Cost of living comparison
Tanzania is 45.4% cheaper than Uruguay.
If you lived in Tanzania instead of Uruguay, you would:
pay 65.2% less for restaurants
|
Uruguay
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.65
UYU739.65
|
$2.90
TZS6,869.56
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.31
UYU413.68
|
$5.96
TZS14,099.13
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.79
UYU79.36
|
$0.62
TZS1,470.88
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.34
UYU59.34
|
$0.31
TZS723.46
|
|
pay 41.7% less for groceries
|
Uruguay
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.27
UYU100.66
|
$0.72
TZS1,710.44
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.19
UYU275.18
|
$3.79
TZS8,972.27
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.87
UYU171.98
|
$4.52
TZS10,701.82
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.50
UYU155.39
|
$1.68
TZS3,983.17
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.83
UYU170.13
|
$2.35
TZS5,553.61
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
UYU51.96
|
$1.11
TZS2,634.70
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.09
UYU48.50
|
$0.38
TZS905.31
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
UYU26.18
|
$0.34
TZS814.95
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.18
UYU52.46
|
$0.35
TZS836.26
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
UYU35.04
|
$0.30
TZS719.07
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
UYU34.40
|
$0.50
TZS1,187.36
|
|
pay 49.8% less for transportation
|
Uruguay
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.05
UYU313.38
|
$4.28
TZS10,124.39
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$45.52
UYU2,022.07
|
$19.55
TZS46,237.45
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,750.70
UYU1,499,348.33
|
$15,823.72
TZS37,430,316.84
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.42
UYU951.38
|
$10.76
TZS25,463.18
|
|
pay 24.5% less for housing
|
Uruguay
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.19
UYU1,696.78
|
$59.94
TZS141,794.85
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$604.11
UYU26,836.95
|
$289.33
TZS684,406.40
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$444.71
UYU19,755.68
|
$236.84
TZS560,223.56
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$91.38
UYU4,059.44
|
$40.01
TZS94,631.14
|
|
pay 22.1% less for childcare
|
Uruguay
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$340.39
UYU15,121.74
|
$236.03
TZS558,329.75
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,149.59
UYU317,614.92
|
$6,186.60
TZS14,634,138.23
|
|
pay 47.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Uruguay
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.27
UYU145.46
|
$1.17
TZS2,774.25
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.80
UYU168.60
|
$2.16
TZS5,111.81
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.87
UYU216.40
|
$1.79
TZS4,238.43
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.06
UYU2,268.52
|
$36.39
TZS86,079.24
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.53
UYU423.57
|
$5.68
TZS13,430.88
|
|
pay 66.4% less for clothing
|
Uruguay
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.71
UYU3,807.46
|
$11.43
TZS27,045.24
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.60
UYU2,070.12
|
$21.76
TZS51,466.69
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.95
UYU5,550.75
|
$45.14
TZS106,786.49
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.59
UYU4,468.43
|
$38.53
TZS91,138.10
|
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