Cost of living comparison
Chicago is 4.7 times more expensive than Tanzania.
If you lived in Chicago instead of Tanzania, you would:
pay 5.8 times more for restaurants
|
Tanzania
|
Chicago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.90
TZS7,784.24
|
$25.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.96
TZS15,976.41
|
$11.34
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
TZS1,666.73
|
$3.02
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
TZS819.79
|
$2.44
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for groceries
|
Tanzania
|
Chicago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
TZS1,938.19
|
$4.19
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.79
TZS10,166.91
|
$7.87
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.52
TZS12,126.75
|
$3.94
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.68
TZS4,513.53
|
$3.75
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.35
TZS6,293.06
|
$6.63
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
TZS2,985.51
|
$2.44
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
TZS1,025.85
|
$0.90
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.34
TZS923.46
|
$2.19
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
TZS947.60
|
$2.27
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
TZS814.82
|
$1.16
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.50
TZS1,345.45
|
$1.37
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
|
Tanzania
|
Chicago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.28
TZS11,472.43
|
$4.16
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$19.55
TZS52,393.89
|
$75.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,823.72
TZS42,414,101.72
|
$31,965.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.76
TZS28,853.56
|
$14.43
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for housing
|
Tanzania
|
Chicago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.94
TZS160,674.60
|
$58.52
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$289.33
TZS775,533.98
|
$2,360.96
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$236.84
TZS634,816.41
|
$1,512.92
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.01
TZS107,231.12
|
$126.63
|
|
pay 8.7 times more for childcare
|
Tanzania
|
Chicago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$236.03
TZS632,670.43
|
$2,475.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,186.60
TZS16,582,649.58
|
$42,300.00
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Tanzania
|
Chicago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
TZS3,143.63
|
$7.50
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.16
TZS5,792.44
|
$5.30
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.79
TZS4,802.77
|
$17.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.39
TZS97,540.55
|
$72.00
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.68
TZS15,219.18
|
$15.00
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for clothing
|
Tanzania
|
Chicago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$11.43
TZS30,646.27
|
$64.98
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.76
TZS58,319.39
|
$51.67
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.14
TZS121,004.94
|
$97.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$38.53
TZS103,272.99
|
$146.00
|
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