Cost of living comparison
Tanzania is 10.0% more expensive than Poland.
If you lived in Tanzania instead of Poland, you would:
pay 36.6% less for restaurants
Poland
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.88
PLN27.74
|
$3.76
TZS9,755.59
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.95
PLN23.97
|
$6.91
TZS17,943.37
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
PLN5.23
|
$0.67
TZS1,743.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
PLN4.63
|
$0.36
TZS929.54
|
|
pay 37.8% more for groceries
Poland
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.94
PLN3.78
|
$0.92
TZS2,397.72
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.34
PLN13.47
|
$7.85
TZS20,383.54
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.82
PLN11.35
|
$5.31
TZS13,781.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
PLN10.02
|
$1.95
TZS5,065.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.20
PLN8.85
|
$2.83
TZS7,345.78
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.38
PLN1.54
|
$1.32
TZS3,433.85
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
PLN2.21
|
$0.44
TZS1,149.95
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
PLN2.53
|
$0.35
TZS915.18
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
PLN4.63
|
$0.44
TZS1,130.95
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
PLN1.19
|
$0.35
TZS909.32
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
PLN1.50
|
$0.55
TZS1,415.06
|
|
pay 4.1% more for transportation
Poland
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.68
PLN22.91
|
$4.28
TZS11,104.78
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.91
PLN96.38
|
$8.54
TZS22,171.80
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,787.24
PLN79,760.37
|
$17,084.05
TZS44,343,592.77
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.31
PLN25.45
|
$13.84
TZS35,918.31
|
|
pay 64.3% more for housing
Poland
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.94
PLN52.16
|
$65.54
TZS170,106.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$480.05
PLN1,935.03
|
$274.47
TZS712,430.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$406.85
PLN1,639.96
|
$231.44
TZS600,722.26
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.56
PLN598.82
|
$54.35
TZS141,077.82
|
|
pay 28.5% more for childcare
Poland
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$228.50
PLN921.08
|
$296.62
TZS769,905.21
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,467.72
PLN18,008.91
|
$5,678.53
TZS14,739,275.69
|
|
pay 10.3% less for entertainment and sports
Poland
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.34
PLN9.42
|
$1.20
TZS3,104.05
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.45
PLN9.87
|
$2.03
TZS5,280.40
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.13
PLN16.65
|
$1.79
TZS4,642.22
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.45
PLN110.65
|
$45.98
TZS119,358.17
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
PLN22.68
|
$5.82
TZS15,104.54
|
|
pay 17.5% less for clothing
Poland
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.65
PLN260.60
|
$20.27
TZS52,600.28
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.33
PLN122.26
|
$44.40
TZS115,247.15
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.37
PLN267.55
|
$54.01
TZS140,190.42
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.24
PLN303.27
|
$53.48
TZS138,804.68
|
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