Cost of living comparison
Tanzania is 28.6% cheaper than Greece.
If you lived in Tanzania instead of Greece, you would:
pay 49.6% less for restaurants
Greece
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.71
€11.92
|
$3.76
TZS9,740
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.10
€7.59
|
$6.91
TZS17,915
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.99
€1.87
|
$0.67
TZS1,740
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
€0.63
|
$0.36
TZS928
|
|
pay 13.1% less for groceries
Greece
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
€1.09
|
$0.92
TZS2,394
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.97
€4.66
|
$7.85
TZS20,351
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.63
€5.28
|
$5.31
TZS13,760
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.81
€3.57
|
$1.95
TZS5,057
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.64
€3.41
|
$2.83
TZS7,334
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.81
|
$1.32
TZS3,428
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.44
TZS1,148
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.62
€0.58
|
$0.35
TZS914
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.78
|
$0.44
TZS1,129
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.50
|
$0.35
TZS908
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
€0.45
|
$0.55
TZS1,413
|
|
pay 36.7% less for transportation
Greece
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.80
€8.26
|
$4.28
TZS11,087
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.24
€37.74
|
$8.54
TZS22,137
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,158.38
€20,781.60
|
$17,084.05
TZS44,273,319
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.03
€12.22
|
$13.84
TZS35,861
|
|
pay 13.0% less for housing
Greece
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.83
€32.67
|
$65.54
TZS169,837
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$429.23
€402.56
|
$274.47
TZS711,301
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$358.56
€336.28
|
$231.44
TZS599,770
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$172.07
€161.37
|
$54.35
TZS140,854
|
|
pay 14.3% less for childcare
Greece
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$341.10
€319.91
|
$296.62
TZS768,685
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,725.16
€6,307.30
|
$5,678.53
TZS14,715,918
|
|
pay 41.4% less for entertainment and sports
Greece
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.08
€3.83
|
$1.20
TZS3,099
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.33
€3.12
|
$2.03
TZS5,272
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.12
€4.80
|
$1.79
TZS4,635
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.22
€42.41
|
$45.98
TZS119,169
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.85
€8.30
|
$5.82
TZS15,081
|
|
pay 32.1% less for clothing
Greece
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.36
€71.62
|
$20.27
TZS52,517
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.41
€34.15
|
$44.40
TZS115,065
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.82
€72.98
|
$54.01
TZS139,968
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.20
€93.04
|
$53.48
TZS138,585
|
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