Cost of living comparison

Serbia

compared to

Tanzania

Tanzania vs. Serbia Cost of Living Summary

Tanzania is 29.7% cheaper than Serbia overall.

Restaurants: pay 55.3% less in Tanzania
Groceries: pay 12.1% less in Tanzania
Transportation: pay 32.8% less in Tanzania
Housing: pay 29.6% less in Tanzania
Childcare: pay 79.5% more in Tanzania
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.1% less in Tanzania
Clothing: pay 72.1% less in Tanzania

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

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Tanzania vs. Serbia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 55.3% less for restaurants

	Serbia	Tanzania
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.70 RSD909	$3.17 TZS8,366.70	-63.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.63 RSD1,006	$7.47 TZS19,722.96	-22.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.05 RSD215	$0.55 TZS1,445.16	-73.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.58 RSD165	$0.43 TZS1,140.98	-72.6%
Average			-55.3%

Serbia vs. Tanzania - Cost of restaurants

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pay 12.1% less for groceries

	Serbia	Tanzania
Bread 1 loaf	$0.78 RSD81	$0.70 TZS1,858.52	-9.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.54 RSD475	$3.75 TZS9,899.69	-17.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.83 RSD505	$4.51 TZS11,898.18	-6.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.32 RSD242	$2.16 TZS5,712.95	-6.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.82 RSD295	$2.10 TZS5,554.43	-25.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.56 RSD58	$1.15 TZS3,026.25	+105.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.78 RSD81	$0.48 TZS1,255.64	-38.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 RSD75	$0.39 TZS1,027.93	-45.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.00 RSD104	$0.42 TZS1,115.26	-57.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.41 RSD43	$0.39 TZS1,016.48	-6.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.32 RSD34	$0.60 TZS1,581.71	+84.8%
Average			-12.1%

Serbia vs. Tanzania - Cost of groceries

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pay 32.8% less for transportation

	Serbia	Tanzania
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.92 RSD724	$5.01 TZS13,219.82	-27.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$25.68 RSD2,684	$14.80 TZS39,073.97	-42.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,965.17 RSD3M	$16,811.26 TZS44M	-43.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.06 RSD947	$11.84 TZS31,246.66	+30.6%
Average			-32.8%

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pay 29.6% less for housing

	Serbia	Tanzania
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$26.71 RSD2,792	$37.49 TZS98,965.48	+40.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$340.23 RSD35,559	$332.29 TZS877K	-2.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$248.38 RSD25,959	$156.95 TZS414K	-36.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$130.61 RSD13,650	$40.75 TZS108K	-68.8%
Average			-29.6%

Serbia vs. Tanzania - Cost of housing

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pay 79.5% more for childcare

	Serbia	Tanzania
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$258.66 RSD27,033	$568.94 TZS2M	+120.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,159.32 RSD748K	$10,482.41 TZS28M	+46.4%
Average			+79.5%

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pay 5.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Serbia	Tanzania
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.55 RSD267	$1.19 TZS3,131.87	-53.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.92 RSD200	$1.93 TZS5,103.75	+0.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.33 RSD453	$1.81 TZS4,785.96	-58.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.21 RSD3,053	$59.09 TZS156K	+102.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.57 RSD582	$5.79 TZS15,284.87	+4.0%
Average			-5.1%

Serbia vs. Tanzania - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 72.1% less for clothing

	Serbia	Tanzania
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$82.25 RSD8,596	$12.08 TZS31,893.71	-85.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.18 RSD4,721	$21.51 TZS56,774.15	-52.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.67 RSD11,044	$29.89 TZS78,899.37	-71.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$117.40 RSD12,270	$36.21 TZS95,597.65	-69.2%
Average			-72.1%

Serbia vs. Tanzania - Cost of clothing

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