Cost of living comparison
Albania is 51.0% more expensive than Tanzania.
If you lived in Albania instead of Tanzania, you would:
pay 96.5% more for restaurants
|
Tanzania
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.77
TZS9,731.24
|
$7.46
ALL688
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.04
TZS15,590.51
|
$6.30
ALL581
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
TZS1,515.10
|
$1.58
ALL145
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
TZS908.95
|
$0.76
ALL70
|
|
pay 52.0% more for groceries
|
Tanzania
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.76
TZS1,952.51
|
$0.80
ALL74
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.54
TZS9,132.58
|
$4.90
ALL452
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.49
TZS11,585.79
|
$6.95
ALL641
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.87
TZS4,834.82
|
$3.29
ALL303
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.23
TZS5,754.54
|
$3.21
ALL296
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
TZS2,933.06
|
$0.62
ALL57
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.40
TZS1,035.44
|
$1.05
ALL97
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.38
TZS979.64
|
$0.72
ALL66
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
TZS1,002.30
|
$0.64
ALL59
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
TZS722.91
|
$0.46
ALL42
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
TZS1,038.24
|
$0.48
ALL44
|
|
pay 90.2% more for transportation
|
Tanzania
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.34
TZS11,213.64
|
$7.84
ALL722
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.63
TZS30,033.29
|
$15.59
ALL1,436
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,997.25
TZS41,295,774.14
|
$30,451.57
ALL2,806,055
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.49
TZS29,651.47
|
$29.40
ALL2,709
|
|
pay 13.4% more for housing
|
Tanzania
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.88
TZS141,662.36
|
$15.91
ALL1,466
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$299.88
TZS774,130.71
|
$333.93
ALL30,771
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$204.77
TZS528,594.06
|
$252.77
ALL23,292
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.19
TZS90,833.40
|
$66.76
ALL6,152
|
|
pay 45.2% less for childcare
|
Tanzania
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$239.74
TZS618,861.89
|
$144.51
ALL13,316
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,071.51
TZS15,673,171.93
|
$2,989.15
ALL275,444
|
|
pay 55.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Tanzania
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
TZS2,992.76
|
$2.48
ALL229
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.86
TZS4,793.65
|
$1.54
ALL142
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
TZS4,343.10
|
$3.54
ALL326
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.00
TZS95,508.15
|
$36.41
ALL3,355
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.83
TZS12,474.25
|
$8.18
ALL754
|
|
pay 95.3% more for clothing
|
Tanzania
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.50
TZS42,580.89
|
$45.87
ALL4,227
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.56
TZS86,624.40
|
$44.92
ALL4,139
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$50.99
TZS131,639.35
|
$78.19
ALL7,205
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$48.03
TZS123,992.57
|
$103.69
ALL9,555
|
|
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