Cost of living comparison
Tanzania is 35.2% cheaper than Finland.
If you lived in Tanzania instead of Finland, you would:
pay 63.4% less for restaurants
Finland
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.74
€12.89
|
$3.76
TZS9,674
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.50
€8.91
|
$6.91
TZS17,793
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.59
€2.43
|
$0.67
TZS1,728
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
€1.65
|
$0.36
TZS922
|
|
pay 21.9% less for groceries
Finland
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.40
€2.25
|
$0.92
TZS2,378
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.01
€3.76
|
$7.85
TZS20,212
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.08
€3.83
|
$5.31
TZS13,666
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.96
€2.78
|
$1.95
TZS5,023
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.85
€4.55
|
$2.83
TZS7,284
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
€1.01
|
$1.32
TZS3,405
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.81
|
$0.44
TZS1,140
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
€1.01
|
$0.35
TZS908
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.79
€1.67
|
$0.44
TZS1,121
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.50
|
$0.35
TZS902
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.70
|
$0.55
TZS1,403
|
|
pay 53.1% less for transportation
Finland
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.90
€8.35
|
$4.28
TZS11,012
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$58.04
€54.46
|
$8.54
TZS21,986
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,560.99
€27,735.60
|
$17,084.05
TZS43,971,274
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.72
€19.44
|
$13.84
TZS35,617
|
|
pay 3.8% more for housing
Finland
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.03
€21.60
|
$65.54
TZS168,679
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$744.51
€698.54
|
$274.47
TZS706,449
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$617.65
€579.51
|
$231.44
TZS595,678
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$96.36
€90.41
|
$54.35
TZS139,893
|
|
pay 21.4% less for childcare
Finland
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$346.47
€325.08
|
$296.62
TZS763,441
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,931.98
€7,442.18
|
$5,678.53
TZS14,615,522
|
|
pay 54.7% less for entertainment and sports
Finland
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.11
€6.67
|
$1.20
TZS3,078
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.18
€3.92
|
$2.03
TZS5,236
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.96
€9.34
|
$1.79
TZS4,603
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.96
€41.25
|
$45.98
TZS118,356
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.18
€14.24
|
$5.82
TZS14,978
|
|
pay 35.8% less for clothing
Finland
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.09
€83.59
|
$20.27
TZS52,159
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.28
€34.04
|
$44.40
TZS114,280
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.40
€76.38
|
$54.01
TZS139,013
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.91
€110.63
|
$53.48
TZS137,639
|
|
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