Cost of living comparison
Tanzania is 10.0% more expensive than Poland.
If you lived in Tanzania instead of Poland, you would:
pay 36.6% less for restaurants
Poland
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.88
zł27.51
|
$3.76
TZS9,595
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.95
zł23.78
|
$6.91
TZS17,649
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
zł5.19
|
$0.67
TZS1,714
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
zł4.59
|
$0.36
TZS914
|
|
pay 37.8% more for groceries
Poland
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.94
zł3.75
|
$0.92
TZS2,358
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.34
zł13.36
|
$7.85
TZS20,049
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.82
zł11.26
|
$5.31
TZS13,555
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
zł9.94
|
$1.95
TZS4,982
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.20
zł8.78
|
$2.83
TZS7,225
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.38
zł1.53
|
$1.32
TZS3,377
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
zł2.19
|
$0.44
TZS1,131
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
zł2.51
|
$0.35
TZS900
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
zł4.59
|
$0.44
TZS1,112
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
zł1.18
|
$0.35
TZS894
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
zł1.49
|
$0.55
TZS1,392
|
|
pay 4.1% more for transportation
Poland
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.68
zł22.72
|
$4.28
TZS10,922
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.91
zł95.59
|
$8.54
TZS21,808
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,787.24
zł79,107.07
|
$17,084.05
TZS43,615,583
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.31
zł25.24
|
$13.84
TZS35,329
|
|
pay 64.3% more for housing
Poland
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.94
zł51.73
|
$65.54
TZS167,314
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$480.05
zł1,919.18
|
$274.47
TZS700,734
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$406.85
zł1,626.53
|
$231.44
TZS590,860
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.56
zł593.92
|
$54.35
TZS138,762
|
|
pay 28.5% more for childcare
Poland
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$228.50
zł913.53
|
$296.62
TZS757,265
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,467.72
zł17,861.41
|
$5,678.53
TZS14,497,294
|
|
pay 10.3% less for entertainment and sports
Poland
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.34
zł9.34
|
$1.20
TZS3,053
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.45
zł9.79
|
$2.03
TZS5,194
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.13
zł16.51
|
$1.79
TZS4,566
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.45
zł109.75
|
$45.98
TZS117,399
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
zł22.50
|
$5.82
TZS14,857
|
|
pay 17.5% less for clothing
Poland
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.65
zł258.46
|
$20.27
TZS51,737
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.33
zł121.26
|
$44.40
TZS113,355
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.37
zł265.36
|
$54.01
TZS137,889
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.24
zł300.78
|
$53.48
TZS136,526
|
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