Cost of living comparison
Tanzania is 55.8% more expensive than Moldova.
If you lived in Tanzania instead of Moldova, you would:
pay 17.1% more for restaurants
Moldova
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.31
MDL59.23
|
$3.76
TZS9,740
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.86
MDL69.10
|
$6.91
TZS17,915
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
MDL11.98
|
$0.67
TZS1,740
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
MDL8.52
|
$0.36
TZS928
|
|
pay 83.5% more for groceries
Moldova
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.38
MDL6.79
|
$0.92
TZS2,394
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.61
MDL64.70
|
$7.85
TZS20,351
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.00
MDL53.78
|
$5.31
TZS13,760
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.53
MDL27.37
|
$1.95
TZS5,057
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.73
MDL30.94
|
$2.83
TZS7,334
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.30
MDL5.35
|
$1.32
TZS3,428
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
MDL10.27
|
$0.44
TZS1,148
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
MDL9.83
|
$0.35
TZS914
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
MDL10.52
|
$0.44
TZS1,129
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
MDL3.96
|
$0.35
TZS908
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
MDL3.58
|
$0.55
TZS1,413
|
|
pay 70.2% more for transportation
Moldova
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.01
MDL89.66
|
$4.28
TZS11,087
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.20
MDL272.21
|
$8.54
TZS22,137
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,888.83
MDL284,568.96
|
$17,084.05
TZS44,273,319
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.20
MDL57.40
|
$13.84
TZS35,861
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Moldova
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.47
MDL169.58
|
$65.54
TZS169,837
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$226.53
MDL4,057.16
|
$274.47
TZS711,301
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$155.30
MDL2,781.34
|
$231.44
TZS599,770
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.16
MDL1,489.31
|
$54.35
TZS140,854
|
|
pay 43.0% more for childcare
Moldova
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$225.45
MDL4,037.79
|
$296.62
TZS768,685
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,677.02
MDL65,855.46
|
$5,678.53
TZS14,715,918
|
|
pay 38.7% more for entertainment and sports
Moldova
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.01
MDL18.10
|
$1.20
TZS3,099
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.15
MDL20.54
|
$2.03
TZS5,272
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.14
MDL38.27
|
$1.79
TZS4,635
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.94
MDL446.59
|
$45.98
TZS119,169
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.49
MDL80.43
|
$5.82
TZS15,081
|
|
pay 19.1% less for clothing
Moldova
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.37
MDL758.89
|
$20.27
TZS52,517
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.63
MDL548.59
|
$44.40
TZS115,065
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.19
MDL1,382.44
|
$54.01
TZS139,968
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.31
MDL1,581.66
|
$53.48
TZS138,585
|
|
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