Cost of living comparison
Tanzania is 30.7% more expensive than Vietnam.
If you lived in Tanzania instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 24.5% more for restaurants
|
Vietnam
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.92
₫48,806
|
$2.90
TZS7,724.95
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.34
₫110,328
|
$5.96
TZS15,854.74
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
₫13,689
|
$0.62
TZS1,654.04
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
₫8,265
|
$0.31
TZS813.54
|
|
pay 10.6% less for groceries
|
Vietnam
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.90
₫22,938
|
$0.72
TZS1,923.43
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.05
₫153,885
|
$3.79
TZS10,089.48
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
₫138,820
|
$4.52
TZS12,034.40
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
₫37,125
|
$1.68
TZS4,479.15
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.55
₫39,322
|
$2.35
TZS6,245.13
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
₫30,444
|
$1.11
TZS2,962.77
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.43
₫10,831
|
$0.38
TZS1,018.04
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
₫14,496
|
$0.34
TZS916.43
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
₫11,352
|
$0.35
TZS940.39
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
₫12,098
|
$0.30
TZS808.61
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
₫12,253
|
$0.50
TZS1,335.21
|
|
pay 58.5% more for transportation
|
Vietnam
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.47
₫88,140
|
$4.28
TZS11,385.06
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.11
₫180,675
|
$19.55
TZS51,994.88
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,423.92
₫900,440,511
|
$15,823.72
TZS42,091,089.81
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.64
₫143,416
|
$10.76
TZS28,633.83
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
|
Vietnam
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.68
₫220,720
|
$59.94
TZS159,450.95
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$297.09
₫7,551,708
|
$289.33
TZS769,627.76
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$207.27
₫5,268,580
|
$236.84
TZS629,981.85
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.91
₫1,014,504
|
$40.01
TZS106,414.48
|
|
pay 17.8% less for childcare
|
Vietnam
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$205.27
₫5,217,662
|
$236.03
TZS627,852.22
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,496.31
₫317,643,637
|
$6,186.60
TZS16,456,361.55
|
|
pay 49.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Vietnam
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.88
₫22,276
|
$1.17
TZS3,119.69
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.58
₫40,169
|
$2.16
TZS5,748.32
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.27
₫32,174
|
$1.79
TZS4,766.20
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.09
₫561,512
|
$36.39
TZS96,797.72
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.38
₫85,870
|
$5.68
TZS15,103.27
|
|
pay 39.0% less for clothing
|
Vietnam
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.00
₫711,658
|
$11.43
TZS30,412.88
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.19
₫564,142
|
$21.76
TZS57,875.25
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.50
₫2,020,690
|
$45.14
TZS120,083.40
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$79.86
₫2,029,902
|
$38.53
TZS102,486.50
|
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