Cost of living comparison
Moldova is 7.7% cheaper than Tanzania.
If you lived in Moldova instead of Tanzania, you would:
pay 5.9% less for restaurants
Tanzania
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.76
TZS9,674
|
$3.31
MDL58.23
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.91
TZS17,793
|
$3.86
MDL67.94
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
TZS1,728
|
$0.67
MDL11.77
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
TZS922
|
$0.48
MDL8.38
|
|
pay 25.0% less for groceries
Tanzania
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.92
TZS2,378
|
$0.38
MDL6.67
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.85
TZS20,212
|
$3.61
MDL63.61
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.31
TZS13,666
|
$3.00
MDL52.87
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
TZS5,023
|
$1.53
MDL26.91
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.83
TZS7,284
|
$1.73
MDL30.42
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.32
TZS3,405
|
$0.30
MDL5.26
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
TZS1,140
|
$0.57
MDL10.09
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.35
TZS908
|
$0.55
MDL9.66
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
TZS1,121
|
$0.59
MDL10.34
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
TZS902
|
$0.22
MDL3.90
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
TZS1,403
|
$0.20
MDL3.52
|
|
pay 2.8% more for transportation
Tanzania
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.28
TZS11,012
|
$5.01
MDL88.15
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.54
TZS21,986
|
$15.20
MDL267.62
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,084.05
TZS43,971,274
|
$15,888.83
MDL279,768.42
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.84
TZS35,617
|
$3.20
MDL56.43
|
|
pay 20.8% less for housing
Tanzania
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$65.54
TZS168,679
|
$9.47
MDL166.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$274.47
TZS706,449
|
$226.53
MDL3,988.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$231.44
TZS595,678
|
$155.30
MDL2,734.42
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.35
TZS139,893
|
$83.16
MDL1,464.19
|
|
pay 29.6% less for childcare
Tanzania
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$296.62
TZS763,441
|
$225.45
MDL3,969.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,678.53
TZS14,615,522
|
$3,677.02
MDL64,744.51
|
|
pay 21.6% less for entertainment and sports
Tanzania
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.20
TZS3,078
|
$1.01
MDL17.79
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.03
TZS5,236
|
$1.15
MDL20.20
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.79
TZS4,603
|
$2.14
MDL37.62
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.98
TZS118,356
|
$24.94
MDL439.05
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.82
TZS14,978
|
$4.49
MDL79.08
|
|
pay 46.5% more for clothing
Tanzania
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.27
TZS52,159
|
$42.37
MDL746.09
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.40
TZS114,280
|
$30.63
MDL539.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$54.01
TZS139,013
|
$77.19
MDL1,359.12
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.48
TZS137,639
|
$88.31
MDL1,554.97
|
|
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