Cost of living comparison
Tanzania is 47.1% more expensive than Russia.
If you lived in Tanzania instead of Russia, you would:
pay 9.3% less for restaurants
Russia
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.74
₽726.98
|
$3.76
TZS9,740
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.69
₽440.38
|
$6.91
TZS17,915
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
₽79.57
|
$0.67
TZS1,740
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
₽38.47
|
$0.36
TZS928
|
|
pay 39.8% more for groceries
Russia
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
₽50.25
|
$0.92
TZS2,394
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.40
₽413.33
|
$7.85
TZS20,351
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.48
₽326.46
|
$5.31
TZS13,760
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.27
₽119.61
|
$1.95
TZS5,057
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.79
₽167.98
|
$2.83
TZS7,334
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
₽57.80
|
$1.32
TZS3,428
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
₽52.47
|
$0.44
TZS1,148
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
₽62.18
|
$0.35
TZS914
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
₽96.75
|
$0.44
TZS1,129
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
₽27.91
|
$0.35
TZS908
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
₽23.76
|
$0.55
TZS1,413
|
|
pay 71.3% more for transportation
Russia
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.37
₽222.88
|
$4.28
TZS11,087
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.36
₽1,817.48
|
$8.54
TZS22,137
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,226.85
₽2,932,202.22
|
$17,084.05
TZS44,273,319
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.41
₽319.97
|
$13.84
TZS35,861
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for housing
Russia
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.56
₽616.16
|
$65.54
TZS169,837
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$310.33
₽29,139.81
|
$274.47
TZS711,301
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$214.38
₽20,129.92
|
$231.44
TZS599,770
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.84
₽6,558.44
|
$54.35
TZS140,854
|
|
pay 27.8% more for childcare
Russia
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$220.41
₽20,696.57
|
$296.62
TZS768,685
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,693.93
₽440,759.85
|
$5,678.53
TZS14,715,918
|
|
pay 12.7% more for entertainment and sports
Russia
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.55
₽145.86
|
$1.20
TZS3,099
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.73
₽162.65
|
$2.03
TZS5,272
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.23
₽209.71
|
$1.79
TZS4,635
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.55
₽2,962.89
|
$45.98
TZS119,169
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.06
₽381.37
|
$5.82
TZS15,081
|
|
pay 31.0% less for clothing
Russia
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.85
₽5,902.04
|
$20.27
TZS52,517
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.44
₽3,703.81
|
$44.40
TZS115,065
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.13
₽7,430.60
|
$54.01
TZS139,968
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.30
₽8,009.88
|
$53.48
TZS138,585
|
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