Cost of living comparison
Tanzania is 23.7% cheaper than Portugal.
If you lived in Tanzania instead of Portugal, you would:
pay 47.9% less for restaurants
Portugal
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.57
€8.88
|
$3.76
TZS9,725.68
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.35
€6.82
|
$6.91
TZS17,888.37
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.54
€1.43
|
$0.67
TZS1,737.74
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.14
€1.06
|
$0.36
TZS926.69
|
|
pay 0.6% more for groceries
Portugal
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
€1.20
|
$0.92
TZS2,390.37
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.41
€4.09
|
$7.85
TZS20,321.05
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.12
€2.90
|
$5.31
TZS13,739.16
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
€2.15
|
$1.95
TZS5,049.62
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.77
€2.57
|
$2.83
TZS7,323.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.76
|
$1.32
TZS3,423.32
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
$0.44
TZS1,146.43
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
€0.63
|
$0.35
TZS912.38
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.78
|
$0.44
TZS1,127.49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.48
|
$0.35
TZS906.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
$0.55
TZS1,410.72
|
|
pay 33.4% less for transportation
Portugal
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.86
€7.29
|
$4.28
TZS11,070.74
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.99
€36.17
|
$8.54
TZS22,103.83
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,824.46
€26,741.89
|
$17,084.05
TZS44,207,659.05
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.59
€9.82
|
$13.84
TZS35,808.20
|
|
pay 22.9% less for housing
Portugal
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.30
€36.46
|
$65.54
TZS169,585.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$706.14
€655.12
|
$274.47
TZS710,246.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$551.18
€511.35
|
$231.44
TZS598,880.76
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.45
€82.98
|
$54.35
TZS140,645.35
|
|
pay 22.4% less for childcare
Portugal
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$353.18
€327.66
|
$296.62
TZS767,545.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,965.43
€7,389.93
|
$5,678.53
TZS14,694,092.96
|
|
pay 15.7% less for entertainment and sports
Portugal
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.08
€1.93
|
$1.20
TZS3,094.54
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.53
€1.42
|
$2.03
TZS5,264.21
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.56
€5.16
|
$1.79
TZS4,627.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.08
€35.33
|
$45.98
TZS118,992.28
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.48
€6.94
|
$5.82
TZS15,058.23
|
|
pay 24.2% less for clothing
Portugal
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.28
€70.77
|
$20.27
TZS52,439.03
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.29
€30.88
|
$44.40
TZS114,893.86
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.03
€64.05
|
$54.01
TZS139,760.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.02
€76.10
|
$53.48
TZS138,379.18
|
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