Cost of living comparison
Tanzania is 45.8% cheaper than Netherlands.
If you lived in Tanzania instead of Netherlands, you would:
pay 67.3% less for restaurants
Netherlands
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.72
€16.62
|
$3.76
TZS9,674
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.84
€9.23
|
$6.91
TZS17,793
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.85
€2.68
|
$0.67
TZS1,728
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.32
€2.17
|
$0.36
TZS922
|
|
pay 18.7% less for groceries
Netherlands
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.95
€1.83
|
$0.92
TZS2,378
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.93
€5.56
|
$7.85
TZS20,212
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.34
€4.07
|
$5.31
TZS13,666
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
€2.21
|
$1.95
TZS5,023
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.08
€3.83
|
$2.83
TZS7,284
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
€1.17
|
$1.32
TZS3,405
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.63
|
$0.44
TZS1,140
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.67
|
$0.35
TZS908
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.22
|
$0.44
TZS1,121
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.50
|
$0.35
TZS902
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
€0.43
|
$0.55
TZS1,403
|
|
pay 56.1% less for transportation
Netherlands
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.49
€7.97
|
$4.28
TZS11,012
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$104.47
€98.02
|
$8.54
TZS21,986
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,989.41
€27,199.32
|
$17,084.05
TZS43,971,274
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.81
€22.34
|
$13.84
TZS35,617
|
|
pay 43.6% less for housing
Netherlands
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.56
€41.81
|
$65.54
TZS168,679
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,134.22
€1,064.18
|
$274.47
TZS706,449
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$969.29
€909.43
|
$231.44
TZS595,678
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$179.88
€168.77
|
$54.35
TZS139,893
|
|
pay 46.5% less for childcare
Netherlands
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,616.01
€1,516.23
|
$296.62
TZS763,441
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,406.01
€6,010.44
|
$5,678.53
TZS14,615,522
|
|
pay 45.2% less for entertainment and sports
Netherlands
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.48
€5.14
|
$1.20
TZS3,078
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.36
€3.15
|
$2.03
TZS5,236
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.91
€8.36
|
$1.79
TZS4,603
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.22
€33.99
|
$45.98
TZS118,356
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.01
€12.20
|
$5.82
TZS14,978
|
|
pay 42.9% less for clothing
Netherlands
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.46
€83.00
|
$20.27
TZS52,159
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.75
€39.17
|
$44.40
TZS114,280
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.66
€90.69
|
$54.01
TZS139,013
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.64
€116.00
|
$53.48
TZS137,639
|
|
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