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Tanzania vs. Romania Cost of Living Summary

Tanzania is 2.6% cheaper than Romania overall.

Restaurants: pay 48.6% less in Tanzania
Groceries: pay 2.1% less in Tanzania
Transportation: pay 3.3% less in Tanzania
Housing: pay 77.3% more in Tanzania
Childcare: pay 31.6% more in Tanzania
Entertainment and Sports: pay 19.0% less in Tanzania
Clothing: pay 54.4% less in Tanzania

The cost of housing and childcare in Tanzania are more expensive than in Romania. Expenses including clothing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, transportation, and groceries are lower in Tanzania. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Tanzania.

Tanzania vs. Romania Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Tanzania instead of Romania, you would:

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pay 48.6% less for restaurants

	Romania	Tanzania
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.04 RON44.12	$3.92 TZS9,676.70	-60.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.48 RON32.85	$8.49 TZS20,945.47	+13.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.94 RON8.52	$0.66 TZS1,629.49	-66.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.61 RON7.09	$0.30 TZS748.55	-81.2%
Average			-48.6%

Romania vs. Tanzania - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.1% less for groceries

	Romania	Tanzania
Bread 1 loaf	$1.18 RON5.19	$0.73 TZS1,807.84	-37.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.01 RON17.63	$4.41 TZS10,867.44	+9.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.61 RON24.64	$5.59 TZS13,791.35	-0.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.05 RON13.38	$2.28 TZS5,620.04	-25.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.90 RON12.74	$1.88 TZS4,646.05	-35.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.51 RON2.23	$1.30 TZS3,208.76	+156.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.70 RON3.06	$0.49 TZS1,216.11	-29.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.70 RON3.09	$0.43 TZS1,061.21	-38.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.93 RON4.09	$0.36 TZS884.03	-61.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 RON1.73	$0.36 TZS884.03	-8.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.42 RON1.82	$0.61 TZS1,513.99	+47.9%
Average			-2.1%

Romania vs. Tanzania - Cost of groceries

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pay 3.3% less for transportation

	Romania	Tanzania
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.02 RON26.45	$4.69 TZS11,565.92	-22.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.52 RON103.31	$15.76 TZS38,860.03	-33.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,339.27 RON120,090.50	$17,898.05 TZS44,138,690.42	-34.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.08 RON31.10	$12.49 TZS30,800.35	+76.4%
Average			-3.3%

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pay 77.3% more for housing

	Romania	Tanzania
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.24 RON40.59	$46.82 TZS115,464.93	+406.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$390.19 RON1,713.96	$334.35 TZS824,548.32	-14.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$289.13 RON1,270.02	$178.27 TZS439,627.23	-38.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$116.41 RON511.34	$64.23 TZS158,395.91	-44.8%
Average			+77.3%

Romania vs. Tanzania - Cost of housing

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pay 31.6% more for childcare

	Romania	Tanzania
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$526.34 RON2,311.99	$427.61 TZS1,054,534.99	-18.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,853.44 RON34,497.00	$14,288.25 TZS35,236,488.60	+81.9%
Average			+31.6%

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pay 19.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Romania	Tanzania
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.34 RON10.30	$1.37 TZS3,381.39	-41.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.50 RON11.00	$2.04 TZS5,037.97	-18.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.88 RON25.83	$2.00 TZS4,925.81	-66.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.19 RON185.34	$58.55 TZS144,401.75	+38.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.90 RON30.33	$6.35 TZS15,649.28	-8.1%
Average			-19.0%

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pay 54.4% less for clothing

	Romania	Tanzania
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$66.67 RON292.86	$18.07 TZS44,554.74	-72.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.50 RON169.11	$27.59 TZS68,042.89	-28.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.13 RON343.19	$28.27 TZS69,708.59	-63.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$88.57 RON389.07	$41.90 TZS103,342.49	-52.7%
Average			-54.4%

Romania vs. Tanzania - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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