Cost of living comparison
Norway is 2.8 times more expensive than Tanzania.
If you lived in Norway instead of Tanzania, you would:
pay 4.5 times more for restaurants
Tanzania
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.76
TZS9,740
|
$17.76
kr195.67
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.91
TZS17,915
|
$11.40
kr125.60
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
TZS1,740
|
$2.93
kr32.24
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
TZS928
|
$2.64
kr29.12
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Tanzania
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.92
TZS2,394
|
$2.64
kr29.10
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.85
TZS20,351
|
$5.47
kr60.30
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.31
TZS13,760
|
$7.09
kr78.13
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
TZS5,057
|
$3.54
kr38.98
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.83
TZS7,334
|
$5.56
kr61.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.32
TZS3,428
|
$1.28
kr14.09
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
TZS1,148
|
$0.99
kr10.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.35
TZS914
|
$1.26
kr13.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
TZS1,129
|
$1.66
kr18.26
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
TZS908
|
$0.92
kr10.13
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
TZS1,413
|
$1.02
kr11.18
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for transportation
Tanzania
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.28
TZS11,087
|
$7.56
kr83.35
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.54
TZS22,137
|
$69.76
kr768.57
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,084.05
TZS44,273,319
|
$32,415.05
kr357,145.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.84
TZS35,861
|
$21.33
kr235.00
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Tanzania
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$65.54
TZS169,837
|
$50.38
kr555.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$274.47
TZS711,301
|
$954.57
kr10,517.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$231.44
TZS599,770
|
$754.37
kr8,311.56
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.35
TZS140,854
|
$157.28
kr1,732.89
|
|
pay 3.5% less for childcare
Tanzania
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$296.62
TZS768,685
|
$315.96
kr3,481.16
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,678.53
TZS14,715,918
|
$4,907.04
kr54,065.31
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Tanzania
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.20
TZS3,099
|
$8.74
kr96.29
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.03
TZS5,272
|
$4.01
kr44.22
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.79
TZS4,635
|
$13.22
kr145.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.98
TZS119,169
|
$41.00
kr451.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.82
TZS15,081
|
$12.96
kr142.82
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
Tanzania
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.27
TZS52,517
|
$78.39
kr863.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.40
TZS115,065
|
$42.70
kr470.52
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$54.01
TZS139,968
|
$99.39
kr1,095.08
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.48
TZS138,585
|
$127.08
kr1,400.10
|
|
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