Cost of living comparison
Greece is 83.9% more expensive than Tanzania.
If you lived in Greece instead of Tanzania, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Tanzania
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.76
TZS9,674
|
$12.71
€11.93
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.91
TZS17,793
|
$8.10
€7.60
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
TZS1,728
|
$1.99
€1.87
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
TZS922
|
$0.68
€0.63
|
|
pay 34.6% more for groceries
Tanzania
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.92
TZS2,378
|
$1.16
€1.09
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.85
TZS20,212
|
$4.97
€4.67
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.31
TZS13,666
|
$5.63
€5.28
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
TZS5,023
|
$3.81
€3.57
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.83
TZS7,284
|
$3.64
€3.41
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.32
TZS3,405
|
$0.86
€0.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
TZS1,140
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.35
TZS908
|
$0.62
€0.58
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
TZS1,121
|
$0.83
€0.78
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
TZS902
|
$0.53
€0.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
TZS1,403
|
$0.48
€0.45
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Tanzania
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.28
TZS11,012
|
$8.80
€8.26
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.54
TZS21,986
|
$40.24
€37.76
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,084.05
TZS43,971,274
|
$22,158.38
€20,790.10
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.84
TZS35,617
|
$13.03
€12.22
|
|
pay 70.3% more for housing
Tanzania
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$65.54
TZS168,679
|
$34.83
€32.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$274.47
TZS706,449
|
$429.23
€402.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$231.44
TZS595,678
|
$358.56
€336.42
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.35
TZS139,893
|
$172.07
€161.44
|
|
pay 16.7% more for childcare
Tanzania
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$296.62
TZS763,441
|
$341.10
€320.04
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,678.53
TZS14,615,522
|
$6,725.16
€6,309.88
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Tanzania
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.20
TZS3,078
|
$4.08
€3.83
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.03
TZS5,236
|
$3.33
€3.12
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.79
TZS4,603
|
$5.12
€4.80
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.98
TZS118,356
|
$45.22
€42.43
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.82
TZS14,978
|
$8.85
€8.30
|
|
pay 97.1% more for clothing
Tanzania
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.27
TZS52,159
|
$76.36
€71.65
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.40
TZS114,280
|
$36.41
€34.17
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$54.01
TZS139,013
|
$77.82
€73.01
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.48
TZS137,639
|
$99.20
€93.07
|
|
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