Cost of living comparison
Tanzania is 19.3% more expensive than Romania.
If you lived in Tanzania instead of Romania, you would:
pay 34.0% less for restaurants
Romania
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.92
RON32.32
|
$3.76
TZS9,740
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.40
RON25.23
|
$6.91
TZS17,915
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
RON6.05
|
$0.67
TZS1,740
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
RON5.61
|
$0.36
TZS928
|
|
pay 32.5% more for groceries
Romania
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.92
RON4.29
|
$0.92
TZS2,394
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.06
RON14.29
|
$7.85
TZS20,351
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.98
RON23.24
|
$5.31
TZS13,760
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.57
RON11.98
|
$1.95
TZS5,057
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.23
RON10.40
|
$2.83
TZS7,334
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
RON2.01
|
$1.32
TZS3,428
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
RON2.76
|
$0.44
TZS1,148
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
RON2.71
|
$0.35
TZS914
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
RON4.08
|
$0.44
TZS1,129
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
RON1.36
|
$0.35
TZS908
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.31
RON1.44
|
$0.55
TZS1,413
|
|
pay 13.8% more for transportation
Romania
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.47
RON30.23
|
$4.28
TZS11,087
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$18.36
RON85.73
|
$8.54
TZS22,137
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,112.96
RON89,246.08
|
$17,084.05
TZS44,273,319
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.47
RON25.54
|
$13.84
TZS35,861
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Romania
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.88
RON41.45
|
$65.54
TZS169,837
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$288.89
RON1,348.95
|
$274.47
TZS711,301
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$212.37
RON991.62
|
$231.44
TZS599,770
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$100.05
RON467.16
|
$54.35
TZS140,854
|
|
pay 3.5% more for childcare
Romania
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$311.36
RON1,453.88
|
$296.62
TZS768,685
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,083.75
RON23,738.08
|
$5,678.53
TZS14,715,918
|
|
pay 9.9% less for entertainment and sports
Romania
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.58
RON7.38
|
$1.20
TZS3,099
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
RON8.43
|
$2.03
TZS5,272
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.90
RON22.87
|
$1.79
TZS4,635
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.37
RON165.17
|
$45.98
TZS119,169
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.08
RON28.40
|
$5.82
TZS15,081
|
|
pay 19.6% less for clothing
Romania
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.53
RON268.62
|
$20.27
TZS52,517
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.55
RON147.32
|
$44.40
TZS115,065
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.03
RON327.02
|
$54.01
TZS139,968
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.90
RON363.76
|
$53.48
TZS138,585
|
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