Singapore vs Tanzania - Cost of Living Comparison

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Singapore Tanzania
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3053
$708
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6975
$1787
🏠 One person rent
$2103
$352
🏘️ Family rent
$3880
$604
🍽️ Food expenses
$549
$218
🚐 Transport expenses
$261
$85.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4035
$279
💸 GDP per capita
$84734
$1224
😃 Human freedom index
7.85
6.38
❤️ Life expectancy
82.9
66.8
👮 Corruption perceptions index
84
41
🌐 English speaking %
96.4%
9.9%
🎓 Higher education
95
55
😀 Quality of life
93
34
🏙️ Population
5.87M
57.3M

The average cost of living in Singapore ($3053) is 331% more expensive than in Tanzania ($708). Singapore ranked 3rd vs 135th for Tanzania in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Singapore compared to 0.4 months in Tanzania. Ranked 5th and 134th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Singapore vs Tanzania

We calculate prices for Singapore and Tanzania as a population-weighted mean of 2 and 10 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Singapore Tanzania
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.86
$2.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64
$20.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.64
$6.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.6
$1.21
 Cappuccino
$4.88
$1.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.61
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2528
$373
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1833
$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5159
$762
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3332
$441
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.1
$42.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.8
$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.3%
16.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$21990
$3069
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7571
$6892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.49
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$82.5
$16.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.6
$11.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.11
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.08
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.15
$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.39
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.1
$9.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$5.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.9
$4.26
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.29
$2.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.14
$0.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$0.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.05
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$24
$7.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.9
$1.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.2
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$4.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.04
$3.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.66
$1.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.19
$1.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$107
$58.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11
$5.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.6
$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$4.17
👖 Brand Jeans
$74
$19.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$39.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1115
$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27755
$14143

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In Singapore

City Cost of living Population
Singapore City
$3059
5.87M
Bukit Merah
$2788
152K

In Tanzania

City Cost of living Population
Dar es Salaam
$811
4.72M
Mwanza
$625
706K
Arusha
$638
416K
Mbeya
$461
542K
Morogoro
$486
207K
Dodoma
$502
214K
Zanzibar
$552
710K
Tanga
$545
221K
Moshi
$561
145K
Stone Town
$523
18K