Cost of living comparison

Tanzania

compared to

Russia

Russia vs. Tanzania Cost of Living Summary

Russia is 45.3% more expensive than Tanzania overall.

Restaurants: pay 83.2% more in Russia
Groceries: pay 15.0% more in Russia
Transportation: pay 7.2% more in Russia
Housing: pay 67.0% more in Russia
Childcare: pay 18.0% less in Russia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.9% more in Russia
Clothing: pay 3.9 times more in Russia

The cost of clothing, restaurants, housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, and transportation in Russia are more expensive than in Tanzania. Notably, clothing and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Russia.

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Russia vs. Tanzania Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Russia instead of Tanzania, you would:

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pay 83.2% more for restaurants

	Tanzania	Russia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.17 TZS8,366.70	$10.83 RUB894.72	+241.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.47 TZS19,722.96	$6.39 RUB528.16	-14.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 TZS1,445.16	$1.16 RUB95.62	+111.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.43 TZS1,140.98	$0.60 RUB49.27	+38.0%
Average			+83.2%

Tanzania vs. Russia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 15.0% more for groceries

	Tanzania	Russia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.70 TZS1,858.52	$0.77 RUB63.38	+8.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.75 TZS9,899.69	$5.51 RUB455.14	+46.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.51 TZS11,898.18	$4.39 RUB362.53	-2.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.16 TZS5,712.95	$1.57 RUB129.78	-27.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.10 TZS5,554.43	$2.44 RUB201.91	+16.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.15 TZS3,026.25	$0.84 RUB69.40	-26.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.48 TZS1,255.64	$0.80 RUB66.30	+68.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.39 TZS1,027.93	$0.81 RUB67.22	+108.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 TZS1,115.26	$1.33 RUB109.55	+213.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 TZS1,016.48	$0.35 RUB29.18	-8.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.60 TZS1,581.71	$0.28 RUB23.52	-52.5%
Average			+15.0%

Tanzania vs. Russia - Cost of groceries

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pay 7.2% more for transportation

	Tanzania	Russia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.01 TZS13,219.82	$3.08 RUB254.77	-38.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$14.80 TZS39,073.97	$24.17 RUB1,997.57	+63.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$16,811.26 TZS44M	$32,081.81 RUB3M	+90.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.84 TZS31,246.66	$5.45 RUB450.28	-54.0%
Average			+7.2%

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pay 67.0% more for housing

	Tanzania	Russia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$37.49 TZS98,965.48	$8.47 RUB700.03	-77.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$332.29 TZS877K	$496.53 RUB41,028.91	+49.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$156.95 TZS414K	$335.29 RUB27,705.54	+113.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$40.75 TZS108K	$92.30 RUB7,626.55	+126.5%
Average			+67.0%

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pay 18.0% less for childcare

	Tanzania	Russia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$568.94 TZS2M	$402.75 RUB33,279.52	-29.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,482.41 TZS28M	$9,958.40 RUB823K	-5.0%
Average			-18.0%

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pay 13.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Tanzania	Russia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.19 TZS3,131.87	$2.06 RUB170.10	+73.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.93 TZS5,103.75	$2.73 RUB225.71	+41.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.81 TZS4,785.96	$2.85 RUB235.62	+57.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$59.09 TZS156K	$37.43 RUB3,092.83	-36.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.79 TZS15,284.87	$6.26 RUB517.18	+8.1%
Average			+13.9%

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pay 3.9 times more for clothing

	Tanzania	Russia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$12.08 TZS31,893.71	$83.60 RUB6,907.85	+592.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$21.51 TZS56,774.15	$55.20 RUB4,561.14	+156.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$29.89 TZS78,899.37	$125.97 RUB10,408.90	+321.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$36.21 TZS95,597.65	$111.42 RUB9,206.92	+207.7%
Average			+289.6%

Tanzania vs. Russia - Cost of clothing

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