Cost of living comparison
Portugal is 73.5% more expensive than Tanzania.
If you lived in Portugal instead of Tanzania, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Tanzania
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.76
TZS9,734
|
$9.57
€8.95
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.91
TZS17,905
|
$7.35
€6.87
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
TZS1,739
|
$1.54
€1.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
TZS928
|
$1.14
€1.07
|
|
pay 19.0% more for groceries
Tanzania
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.92
TZS2,393
|
$1.30
€1.21
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.85
TZS20,339
|
$4.41
€4.12
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.31
TZS13,752
|
$3.12
€2.92
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
TZS5,054
|
$2.31
€2.16
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.83
TZS7,330
|
$2.77
€2.59
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.32
TZS3,426
|
$0.81
€0.76
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
TZS1,147
|
$0.59
€0.55
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.35
TZS913
|
$0.68
€0.63
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
TZS1,129
|
$0.84
€0.79
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
TZS907
|
$0.52
€0.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
TZS1,412
|
$0.59
€0.55
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Tanzania
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.28
TZS11,081
|
$7.86
€7.35
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.54
TZS22,124
|
$38.99
€36.45
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,084.05
TZS44,247,693
|
$28,824.46
€26,947.55
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.84
TZS35,841
|
$10.59
€9.90
|
|
pay 80.0% more for housing
Tanzania
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$65.54
TZS169,739
|
$39.30
€36.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$274.47
TZS710,890
|
$706.14
€660.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$231.44
TZS599,423
|
$551.18
€515.29
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.35
TZS140,773
|
$89.45
€83.62
|
|
pay 29.7% more for childcare
Tanzania
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$296.62
TZS768,240
|
$353.18
€330.18
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,678.53
TZS14,707,400
|
$7,965.43
€7,446.76
|
|
pay 54.2% more for entertainment and sports
Tanzania
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.20
TZS3,097
|
$2.08
€1.94
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.03
TZS5,269
|
$1.53
€1.43
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.79
TZS4,632
|
$5.56
€5.20
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.98
TZS119,100
|
$38.08
€35.60
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.82
TZS15,072
|
$7.48
€7.00
|
|
pay 83.1% more for clothing
Tanzania
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.27
TZS52,487
|
$76.28
€71.31
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.40
TZS114,998
|
$33.29
€31.12
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$54.01
TZS139,887
|
$69.03
€64.54
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.48
TZS138,504
|
$82.02
€76.68
|
|
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