Cost of living comparison
Tanzania is 44.1% cheaper than Belgium.
If you lived in Tanzania instead of Belgium, you would:
pay 67.8% less for restaurants
Belgium
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.43
€17.23
|
$3.76
TZS9,734
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.18
€9.52
|
$6.91
TZS17,905
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.64
€2.47
|
$0.67
TZS1,739
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.36
€2.20
|
$0.36
TZS928
|
|
pay 23.6% less for groceries
Belgium
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.91
€1.78
|
$0.92
TZS2,393
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.70
€6.26
|
$7.85
TZS20,339
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.76
€3.51
|
$5.31
TZS13,752
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.74
€2.57
|
$1.95
TZS5,054
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.52
€4.22
|
$2.83
TZS7,330
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.98
|
$1.32
TZS3,426
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.74
|
$0.44
TZS1,147
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
€1.00
|
$0.35
TZS913
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.07
|
$0.44
TZS1,129
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.66
|
$0.35
TZS907
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.52
|
$0.55
TZS1,412
|
|
pay 50.5% less for transportation
Belgium
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.59
€7.09
|
$4.28
TZS11,081
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.84
€45.66
|
$8.54
TZS22,124
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,847.12
€24,164.09
|
$17,084.05
TZS44,247,693
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.82
€22.27
|
$13.84
TZS35,841
|
|
pay 42.6% less for housing
Belgium
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.54
€49.12
|
$65.54
TZS169,739
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$812.75
€759.83
|
$274.47
TZS710,890
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$677.61
€633.49
|
$231.44
TZS599,423
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$147.81
€138.18
|
$54.35
TZS140,773
|
|
pay 46.2% less for childcare
Belgium
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$446.94
€417.83
|
$296.62
TZS768,240
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,799.70
€12,901.13
|
$5,678.53
TZS14,707,400
|
|
pay 38.3% less for entertainment and sports
Belgium
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.38
€4.09
|
$1.20
TZS3,097
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.23
€3.02
|
$2.03
TZS5,269
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.08
€7.55
|
$1.79
TZS4,632
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.77
€29.70
|
$45.98
TZS119,100
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.38
€10.64
|
$5.82
TZS15,072
|
|
pay 39.8% less for clothing
Belgium
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.51
€79.01
|
$20.27
TZS52,487
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.84
€37.25
|
$44.40
TZS114,998
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.20
€83.39
|
$54.01
TZS139,887
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.38
€111.61
|
$53.48
TZS138,504
|
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