Cost of living comparison
Tanzania is 58.8% more expensive than Russia.
If you lived in Tanzania instead of Russia, you would:
pay 8.2% more for restaurants
|
Russia
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.67
₽399.11
|
$4.04
TZS9,011
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.63
₽217.04
|
$7.08
TZS15,795
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
₽44.00
|
$0.60
TZS1,349
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
₽24.92
|
$0.40
TZS882
|
|
pay 76.9% more for groceries
|
Russia
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.47
₽28.18
|
$0.79
TZS1,769
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.57
₽213.68
|
$7.59
TZS16,928
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.16
₽189.05
|
$4.98
TZS11,102
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.10
₽66.02
|
$2.17
TZS4,845
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.60
₽95.55
|
$2.70
TZS6,025
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
₽36.40
|
$1.19
TZS2,649
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
₽27.33
|
$0.49
TZS1,103
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
₽35.61
|
$0.52
TZS1,149
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
₽52.02
|
$0.59
TZS1,309
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.21
₽12.49
|
$0.45
TZS1,002
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
₽12.04
|
$0.74
TZS1,659
|
|
pay 72.8% more for transportation
|
Russia
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.35
₽140.72
|
$3.68
TZS8,219
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.28
₽1,033.92
|
$6.32
TZS14,104
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,967.91
₽1,015,120.65
|
$17,699.99
TZS39,488,666
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.94
₽176.03
|
$11.59
TZS25,847
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
|
Russia
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.24
₽433.07
|
$60.79
TZS135,618
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$281.16
₽16,820.61
|
$340.20
TZS758,975
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$199.27
₽11,921.62
|
$304.54
TZS679,433
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$74.50
₽4,456.97
|
$55.57
TZS123,968
|
|
pay 64.5% more for childcare
|
Russia
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$190.97
₽11,424.86
|
$375.86
TZS838,540
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,173.55
₽249,686.63
|
$5,523.49
TZS12,322,899
|
|
pay 19.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Russia
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.28
₽76.61
|
$1.29
TZS2,872
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.53
₽91.41
|
$1.99
TZS4,443
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.02
₽121.10
|
$1.56
TZS3,482
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.91
₽1,849.32
|
$44.83
TZS100,018
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.21
₽251.91
|
$6.08
TZS13,562
|
|
pay 27.4% less for clothing
|
Russia
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.25
₽3,365.17
|
$20.96
TZS46,768
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.03
₽2,215.33
|
$38.80
TZS86,556
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.91
₽4,063.02
|
$57.93
TZS129,236
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.95
₽4,902.82
|
$51.77
TZS115,503
|
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