Cost of living comparison
Tanzania is 55.0% cheaper than Netherlands.
If you lived in Tanzania instead of Netherlands, you would:
pay 73.6% less for restaurants
Netherlands
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.20
€16.98
|
$3.77
TZS9,933.18
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.30
€11.47
|
$6.04
TZS15,914.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.89
€2.70
|
$0.59
TZS1,546.54
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.27
€2.12
|
$0.35
TZS927.81
|
|
pay 44.5% less for groceries
Netherlands
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.80
€1.68
|
$0.76
TZS1,993.03
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.99
€5.59
|
$3.54
TZS9,322.10
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.48
€4.18
|
$4.49
TZS11,826.22
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.23
€3.94
|
$1.87
TZS4,935.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.79
€6.34
|
$2.23
TZS5,873.96
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.77
|
$1.14
TZS2,993.93
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.06
€0.99
|
$0.40
TZS1,056.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.77
|
$0.38
TZS999.97
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
€1.29
|
$0.39
TZS1,023.10
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.82
|
$0.28
TZS737.91
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.73
|
$0.40
TZS1,059.79
|
|
pay 57.4% less for transportation
Netherlands
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.89
€7.36
|
$4.34
TZS11,446.35
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$101.29
€94.48
|
$11.63
TZS30,656.55
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,181.31
€29,086.58
|
$15,997.25
TZS42,152,750.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.94
€20.46
|
$11.49
TZS30,266.80
|
|
pay 53.2% less for housing
Netherlands
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.30
€41.32
|
$54.88
TZS144,602.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,236.68
€1,153.60
|
$299.88
TZS790,195.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,025.88
€956.97
|
$204.77
TZS539,563.54
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$184.21
€171.84
|
$35.19
TZS92,718.39
|
|
pay 55.5% less for childcare
Netherlands
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,723.24
€1,607.47
|
$239.74
TZS631,704.61
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,079.32
€7,536.56
|
$6,071.51
TZS15,998,424.20
|
|
pay 54.9% less for entertainment and sports
Netherlands
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.45
€5.08
|
$1.16
TZS3,054.87
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.52
€3.28
|
$1.86
TZS4,893.13
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.25
€8.63
|
$1.68
TZS4,433.23
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.91
€35.37
|
$37.00
TZS97,490.15
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.57
€12.66
|
$4.83
TZS12,733.12
|
|
pay 46.0% less for clothing
Netherlands
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.68
€77.13
|
$16.50
TZS43,464.54
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.20
€31.90
|
$33.56
TZS88,422.04
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.93
€84.82
|
$50.99
TZS134,371.15
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.33
€107.58
|
$48.03
TZS126,565.69
|
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