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Russia vs. Tanzania Cost of Living Summary

Russia is 34.4% more expensive than Tanzania overall.

Restaurants: pay 60.0% more in Russia
Groceries: pay 27.9% more in Russia
Transportation: pay 2.8% more in Russia
Housing: pay 10.9% more in Russia
Childcare: pay 37.6% less in Russia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.3% more in Russia
Clothing: pay 2.8 times more in Russia

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

Russia vs. Tanzania Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 60.0% more for restaurants

	Tanzania	Russia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.92 TZS9,554.60	$9.65 RUB737.23	+146.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.49 TZS20,681.18	$5.53 RUB422.40	-34.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.66 TZS1,608.93	$1.06 RUB80.61	+59.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.30 TZS739.11	$0.51 RUB39.15	+68.9%
Average			+60.0%

Tanzania vs. Russia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 27.9% more for groceries

	Tanzania	Russia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.73 TZS1,785.03	$0.63 RUB48.14	-14.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.41 TZS10,730.32	$5.02 RUB383.57	+14.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.59 TZS13,617.33	$4.22 RUB322.38	-24.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.28 TZS5,549.13	$1.60 RUB122.09	-29.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.88 TZS4,587.43	$2.20 RUB168.04	+16.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.30 TZS3,168.27	$0.79 RUB60.28	-39.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.49 TZS1,200.77	$0.80 RUB61.24	+62.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.43 TZS1,047.82	$0.93 RUB71.02	+116.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.36 TZS872.88	$1.25 RUB95.80	+249.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.36 TZS872.88	$0.38 RUB28.97	+5.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.61 TZS1,494.89	$0.30 RUB23.14	-50.6%
Average			+27.9%

Tanzania vs. Russia - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.8% more for transportation

	Tanzania	Russia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.69 TZS11,419.98	$2.69 RUB205.71	-42.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$15.76 TZS38,369.70	$21.72 RUB1,658.72	+37.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$17,898.05 TZS43,581,752.00	$31,562.55 RUB2,410,342.23	+76.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.49 TZS30,411.71	$4.94 RUB377.63	-60.4%
Average			+2.8%

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pay 10.9% more for housing

	Tanzania	Russia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$46.82 TZS114,008.00	$7.57 RUB578.03	-83.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$334.35 TZS814,144.24	$433.96 RUB33,140.41	+29.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$178.27 TZS434,080.05	$300.84 RUB22,974.51	+68.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$64.23 TZS156,397.28	$82.77 RUB6,320.65	+28.9%
Average			+10.9%

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pay 37.6% less for childcare

	Tanzania	Russia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$427.61 TZS1,041,228.96	$300.70 RUB22,963.51	-29.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,288.25 TZS34,791,877.44	$7,780.29 RUB594,158.89	-45.5%
Average			-37.6%

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pay 1.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Tanzania	Russia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.37 TZS3,338.72	$1.70 RUB129.77	+23.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.04 TZS4,974.40	$2.17 RUB165.55	+6.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 TZS4,863.65	$2.68 RUB204.88	+34.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.55 TZS142,579.70	$35.84 RUB2,737.21	-38.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.35 TZS15,451.82	$5.13 RUB391.40	-19.2%
Average			+1.3%

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pay 2.8 times more for clothing

	Tanzania	Russia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$18.07 TZS43,992.55	$62.56 RUB4,777.23	+246.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$27.59 TZS67,184.33	$43.72 RUB3,339.02	+58.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$28.27 TZS68,829.02	$102.93 RUB7,860.67	+264.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$41.90 TZS102,038.52	$97.34 RUB7,433.22	+132.3%
Average			+175.3%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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