Cost of living comparison
Tanzania is 22.2% cheaper than Poland.
If you lived in Tanzania instead of Poland, you would:
pay 53.8% less for restaurants
Poland
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.74
PLN35.17
|
$3.77
TZS9,933.18
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.35
PLN29.59
|
$6.04
TZS15,914.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.72
PLN6.92
|
$0.59
TZS1,546.54
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
PLN5.59
|
$0.35
TZS927.81
|
|
pay 10.1% less for groceries
Poland
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
PLN4.70
|
$0.76
TZS1,993.03
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.22
PLN16.98
|
$3.54
TZS9,322.10
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.59
PLN14.44
|
$4.49
TZS11,826.22
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.85
PLN11.49
|
$1.87
TZS4,935.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
PLN10.99
|
$2.23
TZS5,873.96
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
PLN1.72
|
$1.14
TZS2,993.93
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
PLN2.81
|
$0.40
TZS1,056.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
PLN3.01
|
$0.38
TZS999.97
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
PLN4.51
|
$0.39
TZS1,023.10
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
PLN1.41
|
$0.28
TZS737.91
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
PLN2.04
|
$0.40
TZS1,059.79
|
|
pay 23.6% less for transportation
Poland
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.32
PLN25.43
|
$4.34
TZS11,446.35
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.45
PLN118.54
|
$11.63
TZS30,656.55
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,312.40
PLN122,004.17
|
$15,997.25
TZS42,152,750.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.94
PLN31.97
|
$11.49
TZS30,266.80
|
|
pay 21.3% more for housing
Poland
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.69
PLN59.13
|
$54.88
TZS144,602.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$591.18
PLN2,379.44
|
$299.88
TZS790,195.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$480.23
PLN1,932.86
|
$204.77
TZS539,563.54
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$189.71
PLN763.56
|
$35.19
TZS92,718.39
|
|
pay 11.2% less for childcare
Poland
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$301.71
PLN1,214.33
|
$239.74
TZS631,704.61
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,191.48
PLN24,920.06
|
$6,071.51
TZS15,998,424.20
|
|
pay 35.1% less for entertainment and sports
Poland
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.18
PLN12.79
|
$1.16
TZS3,054.87
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.01
PLN12.10
|
$1.86
TZS4,893.13
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.63
PLN18.64
|
$1.68
TZS4,433.23
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.65
PLN127.37
|
$37.00
TZS97,490.15
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.64
PLN26.72
|
$4.83
TZS12,733.12
|
|
pay 43.2% less for clothing
Poland
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.35
PLN307.30
|
$16.50
TZS43,464.54
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.00
PLN148.93
|
$33.56
TZS88,422.04
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.47
PLN327.89
|
$50.99
TZS134,371.15
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.91
PLN369.94
|
$48.03
TZS126,565.69
|
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