Cost of living comparison
If you lived in American Samoa instead of Tanzania, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
|
Tanzania
|
American Samoa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.90
TZS7,706.65
|
?? | |
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.96
TZS15,817.17
|
?? | |
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
TZS1,650.12
|
?? | |
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
TZS811.62
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for groceries
|
Tanzania
|
American Samoa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
TZS1,918.87
|
?? | |
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.79
TZS10,065.57
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.52
TZS12,005.88
|
?? | |
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.68
TZS4,468.54
|
?? | |
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.35
TZS6,230.34
|
?? | |
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
TZS2,955.75
|
?? | |
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
TZS1,015.63
|
?? | |
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.34
TZS914.25
|
?? | |
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
TZS938.16
|
?? | |
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
TZS806.70
|
?? | |
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.50
TZS1,332.04
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Tanzania
|
American Samoa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.28
TZS11,358.08
|
?? | |
| Monthly public transit pass |
$19.55
TZS51,871.67
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,823.72
TZS41,991,350.70
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.76
TZS28,565.97
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
|
Tanzania
|
American Samoa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.94
TZS159,073.12
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$289.33
TZS767,804.05
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$236.84
TZS628,489.05
|
?? | |
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.01
TZS106,162.32
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Tanzania
|
American Samoa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$236.03
TZS626,364.46
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,186.60
TZS16,417,366.53
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
|
Tanzania
|
American Samoa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
TZS3,112.30
|
?? | |
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.16
TZS5,734.70
|
?? | |
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.79
TZS4,754.90
|
?? | |
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.39
TZS96,568.34
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.68
TZS15,067.48
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Tanzania
|
American Samoa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$11.43
TZS30,340.81
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.76
TZS57,738.11
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.14
TZS119,798.85
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$38.53
TZS102,243.65
|
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