Cost of living comparison
Tanzania is 36.8% cheaper than Malta.
If you lived in Tanzania instead of Malta, you would:
pay 61.3% less for restaurants
Malta
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.74
€14.76
|
$3.76
TZS9,740
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.42
€8.84
|
$6.91
TZS17,915
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.09
€1.96
|
$0.67
TZS1,740
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.41
€1.32
|
$0.36
TZS928
|
|
pay 23.3% less for groceries
Malta
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.18
€1.11
|
$0.92
TZS2,394
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.02
€4.71
|
$7.85
TZS20,351
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.22
€3.96
|
$5.31
TZS13,760
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.62
€2.46
|
$1.95
TZS5,057
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.54
€3.32
|
$2.83
TZS7,334
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
€1.12
|
$1.32
TZS3,428
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.87
|
$0.44
TZS1,148
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
€1.01
|
$0.35
TZS914
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
€1.21
|
$0.44
TZS1,129
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.76
|
$0.35
TZS908
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.85
|
$0.55
TZS1,413
|
|
pay 40.3% less for transportation
Malta
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
€5.34
|
$4.28
TZS11,087
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.21
€27.39
|
$8.54
TZS22,137
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,036.28
€22,542.81
|
$17,084.05
TZS44,273,319
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.88
€20.52
|
$13.84
TZS35,861
|
|
pay 21.6% less for housing
Malta
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.69
€33.47
|
$65.54
TZS169,837
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$914.55
€857.73
|
$274.47
TZS711,301
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$729.88
€684.53
|
$231.44
TZS599,770
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$79.58
€74.63
|
$54.35
TZS140,854
|
|
pay 28.1% less for childcare
Malta
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$395.67
€371.08
|
$296.62
TZS768,685
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,258.81
€7,745.65
|
$5,678.53
TZS14,715,918
|
|
pay 44.4% less for entertainment and sports
Malta
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.10
€2.90
|
$1.20
TZS3,099
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.48
€2.32
|
$2.03
TZS5,272
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.18
€5.80
|
$1.79
TZS4,635
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.27
€60.28
|
$45.98
TZS119,169
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.29
€9.65
|
$5.82
TZS15,081
|
|
pay 38.9% less for clothing
Malta
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.26
€77.15
|
$20.27
TZS52,517
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.09
€37.60
|
$44.40
TZS115,065
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.90
€81.50
|
$54.01
TZS139,968
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.30
€107.20
|
$53.48
TZS138,585
|
|
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