Cost of living comparison
Romania is 31.0% more expensive than Tanzania.
If you lived in Romania instead of Tanzania, you would:
pay 97.7% more for restaurants
Tanzania
|
Romania
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.76
TZS9,595
|
$6.92
RON31.84
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.91
TZS17,649
|
$5.40
RON24.86
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
TZS1,714
|
$1.30
RON5.96
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
TZS914
|
$1.20
RON5.53
|
|
pay 1.2% more for groceries
Tanzania
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.92
TZS2,358
|
$0.92
RON4.23
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.85
TZS20,049
|
$3.06
RON14.07
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.31
TZS13,555
|
$4.98
RON22.90
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
TZS4,982
|
$2.57
RON11.81
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.83
TZS7,225
|
$2.23
RON10.24
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.32
TZS3,377
|
$0.43
RON1.98
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
TZS1,131
|
$0.59
RON2.71
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.35
TZS900
|
$0.58
RON2.67
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
TZS1,112
|
$0.87
RON4.02
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
TZS894
|
$0.29
RON1.34
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
TZS1,392
|
$0.31
RON1.42
|
|
pay 29.4% more for transportation
Tanzania
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.28
TZS10,922
|
$6.47
RON29.78
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.54
TZS21,808
|
$18.36
RON84.46
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,084.05
TZS43,615,583
|
$19,112.96
RON87,921.55
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.84
TZS35,329
|
$5.47
RON25.16
|
|
pay 1.3% less for housing
Tanzania
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$65.54
TZS167,314
|
$8.88
RON40.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$274.47
TZS700,734
|
$288.89
RON1,328.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$231.44
TZS590,860
|
$212.37
RON976.90
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.35
TZS138,762
|
$100.05
RON460.22
|
|
pay 2.8% less for childcare
Tanzania
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$296.62
TZS757,265
|
$311.36
RON1,432.30
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,678.53
TZS14,497,294
|
$5,083.75
RON23,385.78
|
|
pay 35.2% more for entertainment and sports
Tanzania
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.20
TZS3,053
|
$1.58
RON7.27
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.03
TZS5,194
|
$1.81
RON8.31
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.79
TZS4,566
|
$4.90
RON22.53
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.98
TZS117,399
|
$35.37
RON162.72
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.82
TZS14,857
|
$6.08
RON27.98
|
|
pay 57.6% more for clothing
Tanzania
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.27
TZS51,737
|
$57.53
RON264.64
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.40
TZS113,355
|
$31.55
RON145.14
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$54.01
TZS137,889
|
$70.03
RON322.16
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.48
TZS136,526
|
$77.90
RON358.36
|
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