Cost of living comparison
Greece is 2.1 times more expensive than Tanzania.
If you lived in Greece instead of Tanzania, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
Tanzania
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.77
TZS10,269.16
|
$14.81
€13.48
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.04
TZS16,452.33
|
$9.01
€8.21
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
TZS1,598.85
|
$1.97
€1.79
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
TZS959.20
|
$0.63
€0.57
|
|
pay 70.2% more for groceries
Tanzania
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.76
TZS2,060.44
|
$1.36
€1.24
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.54
TZS9,637.41
|
$6.52
€5.94
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.49
TZS12,226.23
|
$6.06
€5.52
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.87
TZS5,102.08
|
$4.09
€3.72
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.23
TZS6,072.65
|
$4.27
€3.89
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
TZS3,095.20
|
$0.81
€0.74
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.40
TZS1,092.68
|
$0.82
€0.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.38
TZS1,033.79
|
$0.57
€0.52
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
TZS1,057.71
|
$0.86
€0.78
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
TZS762.87
|
$0.51
€0.47
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
TZS1,095.64
|
$0.54
€0.49
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Tanzania
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.34
TZS11,833.51
|
$7.81
€7.11
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.63
TZS31,693.48
|
$41.23
€37.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,997.25
TZS43,578,537.73
|
$27,791.92
€25,306.79
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.49
TZS31,290.55
|
$14.64
€13.33
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Tanzania
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.88
TZS149,493.23
|
$31.73
€28.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$299.88
TZS816,923.40
|
$529.13
€481.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$204.77
TZS557,813.89
|
$406.38
€370.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.19
TZS95,854.52
|
$178.34
€162.40
|
|
pay 28.0% more for childcare
Tanzania
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$239.74
TZS653,071.57
|
$350.75
€319.39
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,071.51
TZS16,539,559.52
|
$6,658.30
€6,062.92
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Tanzania
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
TZS3,158.20
|
$4.23
€3.85
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.86
TZS5,058.64
|
$3.51
€3.20
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
TZS4,583.18
|
$4.98
€4.53
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.00
TZS100,787.69
|
$46.53
€42.37
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.83
TZS13,163.81
|
$8.93
€8.13
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for clothing
Tanzania
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.50
TZS44,934.70
|
$83.80
€76.31
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.56
TZS91,412.85
|
$41.12
€37.45
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$50.99
TZS138,916.16
|
$86.78
€79.02
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$48.03
TZS130,846.68
|
$96.32
€87.71
|
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