Cost of living comparison
Poland is 92.7% more expensive than Tanzania.
If you lived in Poland instead of Tanzania, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
|
Tanzania
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.77
TZS10,253.32
|
$8.74
PLN33.87
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.04
TZS16,426.95
|
$7.35
PLN28.50
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
TZS1,596.39
|
$1.72
PLN6.66
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
TZS957.72
|
$1.39
PLN5.38
|
|
pay 43.3% more for groceries
|
Tanzania
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.76
TZS2,057.26
|
$1.17
PLN4.53
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.54
TZS9,622.55
|
$4.22
PLN16.36
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.49
TZS12,207.37
|
$3.59
PLN13.91
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.87
TZS5,094.21
|
$2.85
PLN11.06
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.23
TZS6,063.28
|
$2.73
PLN10.58
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
TZS3,090.42
|
$0.43
PLN1.66
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.40
TZS1,091.00
|
$0.70
PLN2.70
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.38
TZS1,032.20
|
$0.75
PLN2.89
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
TZS1,056.08
|
$1.12
PLN4.35
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
TZS761.70
|
$0.35
PLN1.36
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
TZS1,093.95
|
$0.51
PLN1.96
|
|
pay 64.3% more for transportation
|
Tanzania
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.34
TZS11,815.26
|
$6.32
PLN24.50
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.63
TZS31,644.60
|
$29.45
PLN114.17
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,997.25
TZS43,511,320.46
|
$30,312.40
PLN117,511.93
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.49
TZS31,242.29
|
$7.94
PLN30.79
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
|
Tanzania
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.88
TZS149,262.64
|
$14.69
PLN56.95
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$299.88
TZS815,663.35
|
$591.18
PLN2,291.82
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$204.77
TZS556,953.49
|
$480.23
PLN1,861.70
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.19
TZS95,706.67
|
$189.71
PLN735.45
|
|
pay 13.9% more for childcare
|
Tanzania
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$239.74
TZS652,064.25
|
$301.71
PLN1,169.62
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,071.51
TZS16,514,048.24
|
$6,191.48
PLN24,002.50
|
|
pay 86.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Tanzania
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
TZS3,153.33
|
$3.18
PLN12.32
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.86
TZS5,050.83
|
$3.01
PLN11.65
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
TZS4,576.11
|
$4.63
PLN17.95
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.00
TZS100,632.23
|
$31.65
PLN122.68
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.83
TZS13,143.50
|
$6.64
PLN25.73
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
|
Tanzania
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.50
TZS44,865.39
|
$76.35
PLN295.99
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.56
TZS91,271.85
|
$37.00
PLN143.45
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$50.99
TZS138,701.89
|
$81.47
PLN315.82
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$48.03
TZS130,644.86
|
$91.91
PLN356.32
|
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