Cost of living comparison
Tanzania is 4.8% more expensive than Hungary.
If you lived in Tanzania instead of Hungary, you would:
pay 33.6% less for restaurants
Hungary
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.37
Ft2,725.43
|
$3.76
TZS9,740
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.73
Ft2,119.16
|
$6.91
TZS17,915
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
Ft436.07
|
$0.67
TZS1,740
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
Ft357.93
|
$0.36
TZS928
|
|
pay 6.0% more for groceries
Hungary
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.13
Ft418.55
|
$0.92
TZS2,394
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.07
Ft1,875.05
|
$7.85
TZS20,351
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.47
Ft1,285.22
|
$5.31
TZS13,760
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.28
Ft841.90
|
$1.95
TZS5,057
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
Ft800.43
|
$2.83
TZS7,334
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.64
Ft236.06
|
$1.32
TZS3,428
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
Ft240.53
|
$0.44
TZS1,148
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.69
Ft255.89
|
$0.35
TZS914
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
Ft513.43
|
$0.44
TZS1,129
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
Ft164.21
|
$0.35
TZS908
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
Ft163.70
|
$0.55
TZS1,413
|
|
pay 18.8% less for transportation
Hungary
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
Ft2,025.74
|
$4.28
TZS11,087
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.10
Ft8,915.99
|
$8.54
TZS22,137
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,929.98
Ft8,112,556.78
|
$17,084.05
TZS44,273,319
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.36
Ft3,832.70
|
$13.84
TZS35,861
|
|
pay 72.2% more for housing
Hungary
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.65
Ft5,050.02
|
$65.54
TZS169,837
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$356.86
Ft132,012.32
|
$274.47
TZS711,301
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$280.52
Ft103,773.16
|
$231.44
TZS599,770
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.62
Ft40,920.24
|
$54.35
TZS140,854
|
|
pay 30.0% more for childcare
Hungary
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$218.36
Ft80,777.44
|
$296.62
TZS768,685
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,572.41
Ft1,691,471.18
|
$5,678.53
TZS14,715,918
|
|
pay 9.4% less for entertainment and sports
Hungary
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.58
Ft584.24
|
$1.20
TZS3,099
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.71
Ft631.90
|
$2.03
TZS5,272
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.63
Ft2,083.17
|
$1.79
TZS4,635
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.88
Ft13,644.21
|
$45.98
TZS119,169
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.73
Ft2,118.62
|
$5.82
TZS15,081
|
|
pay 12.6% less for clothing
Hungary
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.90
Ft21,418.20
|
$20.27
TZS52,517
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.48
Ft9,795.83
|
$44.40
TZS115,065
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.51
Ft26,825.33
|
$54.01
TZS139,968
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.83
Ft27,312.27
|
$53.48
TZS138,585
|
|
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