Cost of living comparison
Tanzania is 40.1% cheaper than Germany.
If you lived in Tanzania instead of Germany, you would:
pay 64.2% less for restaurants
Germany
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.84
€12.00
|
$3.76
TZS9,755.59
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.44
€8.82
|
$6.91
TZS17,943.37
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.65
€2.47
|
$0.67
TZS1,743.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.37
€2.22
|
$0.36
TZS929.54
|
|
pay 22.7% less for groceries
Germany
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.00
€1.86
|
$0.92
TZS2,397.72
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.74
€6.30
|
$7.85
TZS20,383.54
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.22
€3.94
|
$5.31
TZS13,781.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.93
€2.74
|
$1.95
TZS5,065.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.90
€3.65
|
$2.83
TZS7,345.78
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
€1.13
|
$1.32
TZS3,433.85
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.74
|
$0.44
TZS1,149.95
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
€0.96
|
$0.35
TZS915.18
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.57
|
$0.44
TZS1,130.95
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.68
|
$0.35
TZS909.32
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.49
|
$0.55
TZS1,415.06
|
|
pay 52.6% less for transportation
Germany
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.31
€7.76
|
$4.28
TZS11,104.78
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$73.47
€68.63
|
$8.54
TZS22,171.80
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,050.12
€25,267.68
|
$17,084.05
TZS44,343,592.77
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.90
€20.46
|
$13.84
TZS35,918.31
|
|
pay 31.0% less for housing
Germany
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.93
€35.43
|
$65.54
TZS170,106.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$759.74
€709.68
|
$274.47
TZS712,430.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$577.93
€539.84
|
$231.44
TZS600,722.26
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$202.18
€188.86
|
$54.35
TZS141,077.82
|
|
pay 30.6% less for childcare
Germany
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$325.78
€304.31
|
$296.62
TZS769,905.21
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,890.74
€11,107.21
|
$5,678.53
TZS14,739,275.69
|
|
pay 41.1% less for entertainment and sports
Germany
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.05
€3.79
|
$1.20
TZS3,104.05
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.27
€3.05
|
$2.03
TZS5,280.40
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.03
€7.50
|
$1.79
TZS4,642.22
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.77
€32.48
|
$45.98
TZS119,358.17
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.08
€11.28
|
$5.82
TZS15,104.54
|
|
pay 38.6% less for clothing
Germany
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.79
€75.47
|
$20.27
TZS52,600.28
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.60
€36.99
|
$44.40
TZS115,247.15
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.39
€82.57
|
$54.01
TZS140,190.42
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.48
€106.00
|
$53.48
TZS138,804.68
|
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