Cost of living comparison
Russia is 18.9% more expensive than Tanzania.
If you lived in Russia instead of Tanzania, you would:
pay 27.6% more for restaurants
Tanzania
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.77
TZS9,933.18
|
$6.85
RUB587.14
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.04
TZS15,914.05
|
$4.21
RUB360.40
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
TZS1,546.54
|
$0.84
RUB72.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
TZS927.81
|
$0.41
RUB34.85
|
|
pay 3.7% more for groceries
Tanzania
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.76
TZS1,993.03
|
$0.49
RUB41.72
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.54
TZS9,322.10
|
$3.93
RUB336.76
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.49
TZS11,826.22
|
$3.21
RUB274.70
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.87
TZS4,935.15
|
$1.21
RUB104.03
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.23
TZS5,873.96
|
$1.72
RUB147.63
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
TZS2,993.93
|
$0.56
RUB48.18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.40
TZS1,056.93
|
$0.56
RUB47.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.38
TZS999.97
|
$0.75
RUB64.02
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
TZS1,023.10
|
$0.90
RUB77.30
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
TZS737.91
|
$0.22
RUB18.86
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
TZS1,059.79
|
$0.22
RUB18.73
|
|
pay 8.4% more for transportation
Tanzania
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.34
TZS11,446.35
|
$2.21
RUB189.36
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.63
TZS30,656.55
|
$19.07
RUB1,633.11
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,997.25
TZS42,152,750.93
|
$28,869.86
RUB2,472,902.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.49
TZS30,266.80
|
$4.42
RUB378.77
|
|
pay 4.3% more for housing
Tanzania
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.88
TZS144,602.16
|
$6.26
RUB536.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$299.88
TZS790,195.60
|
$317.16
RUB27,167.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$204.77
TZS539,563.54
|
$217.57
RUB18,636.12
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.19
TZS92,718.39
|
$68.11
RUB5,834.48
|
|
pay 9.9% less for childcare
Tanzania
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$239.74
TZS631,704.61
|
$212.06
RUB18,164.31
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,071.51
TZS15,998,424.20
|
$5,562.55
RUB476,470.36
|
|
pay 3.4% more for entertainment and sports
Tanzania
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
TZS3,054.87
|
$1.50
RUB128.33
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.86
TZS4,893.13
|
$1.72
RUB147.09
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
TZS4,433.23
|
$2.19
RUB187.85
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.00
TZS97,490.15
|
$29.01
RUB2,484.54
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.83
TZS12,733.12
|
$4.18
RUB358.04
|
|
pay 94.6% more for clothing
Tanzania
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.50
TZS43,464.54
|
$58.04
RUB4,971.57
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.56
TZS88,422.04
|
$36.63
RUB3,137.89
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$50.99
TZS134,371.15
|
$78.11
RUB6,690.45
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$48.03
TZS126,565.69
|
$78.83
RUB6,752.33
|
|
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