Cost of living comparison
Moscow is 64.4% more expensive than Tanzania.
If you lived in Moscow instead of Tanzania, you would:
pay 53.1% more for restaurants
|
Tanzania
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.76
TZS9,755.59
|
$8.62
RUB803.03
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.91
TZS17,943.37
|
$4.93
RUB458.87
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
TZS1,743.09
|
$1.02
RUB95.14
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
TZS929.54
|
$0.57
RUB53.17
|
|
pay 6.6% more for groceries
|
Tanzania
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.92
TZS2,397.72
|
$0.69
RUB64.25
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.85
TZS20,383.54
|
$5.18
RUB482.09
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.31
TZS13,781.41
|
$4.02
RUB374.33
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
TZS5,065.15
|
$1.42
RUB132.18
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.83
TZS7,345.78
|
$2.00
RUB185.96
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.32
TZS3,433.85
|
$0.62
RUB57.67
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
TZS1,149.95
|
$0.53
RUB49.82
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.35
TZS915.18
|
$0.70
RUB65.24
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
TZS1,130.95
|
$1.40
RUB130.61
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
TZS909.32
|
$0.27
RUB25.06
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
TZS1,415.06
|
$0.26
RUB24.62
|
|
pay 56.7% more for transportation
|
Tanzania
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.28
TZS11,104.78
|
$2.47
RUB230.32
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.54
TZS22,171.80
|
$30.79
RUB2,867.96
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,084.05
TZS44,343,592.77
|
$30,787.49
RUB2,867,955.42
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.84
TZS35,918.31
|
$3.94
RUB367.10
|
|
pay 76.2% more for housing
|
Tanzania
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$65.54
TZS170,106.95
|
$6.45
RUB600.80
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$274.47
TZS712,430.47
|
$860.20
RUB80,130.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$231.44
TZS600,722.26
|
$497.14
RUB46,310.65
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.35
TZS141,077.82
|
$90.59
RUB8,438.59
|
|
pay 62.5% more for childcare
|
Tanzania
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$296.62
TZS769,905.21
|
$487.67
RUB45,428.41
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,678.53
TZS14,739,275.69
|
$9,121.01
RUB849,652.01
|
|
pay 42.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Tanzania
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.20
TZS3,104.05
|
$3.08
RUB286.80
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.03
TZS5,280.40
|
$2.57
RUB239.22
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.79
TZS4,642.22
|
$2.52
RUB234.60
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.98
TZS119,358.17
|
$38.25
RUB3,563.13
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.82
TZS15,104.54
|
$6.16
RUB573.59
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for clothing
|
Tanzania
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.27
TZS52,600.28
|
$94.24
RUB8,778.96
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.40
TZS115,247.15
|
$45.95
RUB4,280.03
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$54.01
TZS140,190.42
|
$106.61
RUB9,930.61
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.48
TZS138,804.68
|
$132.25
RUB12,319.92
|
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