Cost of living comparison
Belarus is 9.9% more expensive than Tanzania.
If you lived in Belarus instead of Tanzania, you would:
pay 18.7% more for restaurants
Tanzania
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.77
TZS9,731.24
|
$6.95
BYN22.74
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.04
TZS15,590.51
|
$4.33
BYN14.16
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
TZS1,515.10
|
$0.61
BYN1.98
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
TZS908.95
|
$0.41
BYN1.33
|
|
pay 1.8% more for groceries
Tanzania
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.76
TZS1,952.51
|
$0.59
BYN1.93
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.54
TZS9,132.58
|
$3.10
BYN10.15
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.49
TZS11,585.79
|
$2.36
BYN7.74
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.87
TZS4,834.82
|
$1.19
BYN3.91
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.23
TZS5,754.54
|
$1.58
BYN5.16
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
TZS2,933.06
|
$0.43
BYN1.41
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.40
TZS1,035.44
|
$0.73
BYN2.39
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.38
TZS979.64
|
$0.74
BYN2.41
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
TZS1,002.30
|
$0.84
BYN2.74
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
TZS722.91
|
$0.20
BYN0.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
TZS1,038.24
|
$0.26
BYN0.85
|
|
pay 22.4% less for transportation
Tanzania
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.34
TZS11,213.64
|
$2.78
BYN9.10
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.63
TZS30,033.29
|
$12.98
BYN42.46
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,997.25
TZS41,295,774.14
|
$16,464.32
BYN53,867.44
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.49
TZS29,651.47
|
$3.69
BYN12.06
|
|
pay 26.8% less for housing
Tanzania
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.88
TZS141,662.36
|
$10.11
BYN33.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$299.88
TZS774,130.71
|
$245.08
BYN801.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$204.77
TZS528,594.06
|
$157.93
BYN516.70
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.19
TZS90,833.40
|
$40.75
BYN133.34
|
|
pay 16.0% more for childcare
Tanzania
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$239.74
TZS618,861.89
|
$350.75
BYN1,147.57
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,071.51
TZS15,673,171.93
|
$5,210.54
BYN17,047.69
|
|
pay 17.2% less for entertainment and sports
Tanzania
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
TZS2,992.76
|
$0.99
BYN3.24
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.86
TZS4,793.65
|
$1.41
BYN4.60
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
TZS4,343.10
|
$1.54
BYN5.05
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.00
TZS95,508.15
|
$30.83
BYN100.88
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.83
TZS12,474.25
|
$3.76
BYN12.31
|
|
pay 99.5% more for clothing
Tanzania
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.50
TZS42,580.89
|
$61.63
BYN201.63
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.56
TZS86,624.40
|
$32.72
BYN107.04
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$50.99
TZS131,639.35
|
$79.42
BYN259.83
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$48.03
TZS123,992.57
|
$82.20
BYN268.93
|
|
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