Cost of living comparison
Tanzania is 20.2% more expensive than Moscow.
If you lived in Tanzania instead of Moscow, you would:
pay 21.9% less for restaurants
Moscow
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.62
₽809.46
|
$3.76
TZS9,740
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.93
₽462.55
|
$6.91
TZS17,915
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.02
₽95.91
|
$0.67
TZS1,740
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
₽53.60
|
$0.36
TZS928
|
|
pay 28.3% more for groceries
Moscow
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.69
₽64.76
|
$0.92
TZS2,394
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.18
₽485.95
|
$7.85
TZS20,351
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.02
₽377.33
|
$5.31
TZS13,760
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.42
₽133.24
|
$1.95
TZS5,057
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.00
₽187.46
|
$2.83
TZS7,334
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
₽58.14
|
$1.32
TZS3,428
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
₽50.22
|
$0.44
TZS1,148
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.70
₽65.77
|
$0.35
TZS914
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
₽131.65
|
$0.44
TZS1,129
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
₽25.26
|
$0.35
TZS908
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
₽24.82
|
$0.55
TZS1,413
|
|
pay 51.8% more for transportation
Moscow
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.47
₽232.17
|
$4.28
TZS11,087
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.79
₽2,890.95
|
$8.54
TZS22,137
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,787.49
₽2,890,946.32
|
$17,084.05
TZS44,273,319
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.94
₽370.04
|
$13.84
TZS35,861
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
Moscow
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.45
₽605.61
|
$65.54
TZS169,837
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$860.20
₽80,773.04
|
$274.47
TZS711,301
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$497.14
₽46,681.90
|
$231.44
TZS599,770
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$90.59
₽8,506.24
|
$54.35
TZS140,854
|
|
pay 38.5% less for childcare
Moscow
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$487.67
₽45,792.59
|
$296.62
TZS768,685
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,121.01
₽856,463.23
|
$5,678.53
TZS14,715,918
|
|
pay 19.3% less for entertainment and sports
Moscow
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.08
₽289.09
|
$1.20
TZS3,099
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.57
₽241.14
|
$2.03
TZS5,272
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.52
₽236.48
|
$1.79
TZS4,635
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.25
₽3,591.70
|
$45.98
TZS119,169
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.16
₽578.19
|
$5.82
TZS15,081
|
|
pay 47.7% less for clothing
Moscow
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$94.24
₽8,849.34
|
$20.27
TZS52,517
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.95
₽4,314.34
|
$44.40
TZS115,065
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.61
₽10,010.22
|
$54.01
TZS139,968
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$132.25
₽12,418.68
|
$53.48
TZS138,585
|
|
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