Cost of living comparison
Poland is 30.5% more expensive than Tanzania.
If you lived in Poland instead of Tanzania, you would:
pay 67.0% more for restaurants
|
Tanzania
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.18
TZS9,754
|
$6.38
zł29.96
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.39
TZS17,225
|
$5.78
zł27.16
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
TZS1,379
|
$1.14
zł5.38
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
TZS947
|
$0.99
zł4.65
|
|
pay 8.7% less for groceries
|
Tanzania
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
TZS1,929
|
$0.82
zł3.83
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.08
TZS18,850
|
$2.88
zł13.54
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.00
TZS11,667
|
$2.27
zł10.68
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.13
TZS4,976
|
$2.21
zł10.38
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.71
TZS6,319
|
$1.81
zł8.50
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.28
TZS2,980
|
$0.37
zł1.74
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.41
TZS945
|
$0.48
zł2.26
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.35
TZS808
|
$0.56
zł2.62
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
TZS1,137
|
$1.14
zł5.34
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.41
TZS961
|
$0.26
zł1.20
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
TZS1,452
|
$0.31
zł1.47
|
|
pay 62.4% more for transportation
|
Tanzania
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.04
TZS9,427
|
$5.25
zł24.64
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$5.88
TZS13,704
|
$22.05
zł103.53
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,696.27
TZS41,262,706
|
$18,306.67
zł85,967.32
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.51
TZS33,844
|
$6.00
zł28.17
|
|
pay 36.8% more for housing
|
Tanzania
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$72.60
TZS169,288
|
$12.51
zł58.76
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$323.29
TZS753,827
|
$413.49
zł1,941.73
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$271.61
TZS633,319
|
$362.60
zł1,702.77
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.90
TZS128,015
|
$147.53
zł692.78
|
|
pay 15.2% less for childcare
|
Tanzania
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$291.89
TZS680,595
|
$215.19
zł1,010.51
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,922.92
TZS13,810,573
|
$5,676.15
zł26,654.95
|
|
pay 30.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Tanzania
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.31
TZS3,052
|
$2.07
zł9.73
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.97
TZS4,584
|
$2.29
zł10.75
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.72
TZS4,001
|
$3.91
zł18.38
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.42
TZS105,918
|
$27.21
zł127.76
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.08
TZS14,171
|
$5.55
zł26.07
|
|
pay 40.7% more for clothing
|
Tanzania
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.87
TZS50,988
|
$62.88
zł295.26
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.45
TZS115,313
|
$30.43
zł142.90
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.80
TZS146,434
|
$61.46
zł288.59
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$63.40
TZS147,823
|
$73.40
zł344.67
|
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