Cost of living comparison
Tanzania is 17.2% more expensive than Belarus.
If you lived in Tanzania instead of Belarus, you would:
pay 11.1% less for restaurants
Belarus
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.76
BYN25.31
|
$3.76
TZS9,725.66
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.84
BYN15.78
|
$6.91
TZS17,888.32
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
BYN2.45
|
$0.67
TZS1,737.74
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
BYN1.57
|
$0.36
TZS926.69
|
|
pay 38.1% more for groceries
Belarus
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
BYN1.93
|
$0.92
TZS2,390.36
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.27
BYN10.66
|
$7.85
TZS20,320.99
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.94
BYN9.60
|
$5.31
TZS13,739.12
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.34
BYN4.38
|
$1.95
TZS5,049.61
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.78
BYN5.82
|
$2.83
TZS7,323.24
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
BYN1.90
|
$1.32
TZS3,423.31
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
BYN2.72
|
$0.44
TZS1,146.42
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
BYN2.88
|
$0.35
TZS912.38
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
BYN3.45
|
$0.44
TZS1,127.48
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
BYN1.14
|
$0.35
TZS906.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.31
BYN1.01
|
$0.55
TZS1,410.72
|
|
pay 23.9% more for transportation
Belarus
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.40
BYN11.08
|
$4.28
TZS11,070.71
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.41
BYN53.55
|
$8.54
TZS22,103.77
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,188.13
BYN69,135.05
|
$17,084.05
TZS44,207,533.08
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.84
BYN19.06
|
$13.84
TZS35,808.10
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Belarus
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.49
BYN40.77
|
$65.54
TZS169,585.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$253.76
BYN828.00
|
$274.47
TZS710,244.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$164.77
BYN537.63
|
$231.44
TZS598,879.06
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$47.75
BYN155.80
|
$54.35
TZS140,644.95
|
|
pay 50.3% less for childcare
Belarus
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$713.88
BYN2,329.34
|
$296.62
TZS767,542.91
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,807.37
BYN32,000.60
|
$5,678.53
TZS14,694,051.09
|
|
pay 29.2% more for entertainment and sports
Belarus
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.96
BYN3.13
|
$1.20
TZS3,094.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
BYN5.46
|
$2.03
TZS5,264.20
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.70
BYN5.54
|
$1.79
TZS4,627.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.31
BYN95.65
|
$45.98
TZS118,991.94
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.24
BYN13.83
|
$5.82
TZS15,058.19
|
|
pay 31.0% less for clothing
Belarus
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.92
BYN202.05
|
$20.27
TZS52,438.88
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.03
BYN120.82
|
$44.40
TZS114,893.54
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.08
BYN267.81
|
$54.01
TZS139,760.27
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.90
BYN303.12
|
$53.48
TZS138,378.79
|
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