Cost of living comparison
Spain is 86.8% more expensive than Tanzania.
If you lived in Spain instead of Tanzania, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
|
Tanzania
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.76
TZS9,430
|
$12.45
€11.68
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.91
TZS17,345
|
$8.47
€7.94
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
TZS1,685
|
$1.99
€1.87
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
TZS899
|
$1.40
€1.32
|
|
pay 33.4% more for groceries
|
Tanzania
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.92
TZS2,318
|
$1.16
€1.09
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.85
TZS19,703
|
$5.73
€5.38
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.31
TZS13,322
|
$3.55
€3.33
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
TZS4,896
|
$2.35
€2.21
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.83
TZS7,101
|
$3.11
€2.92
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.32
TZS3,319
|
$0.88
€0.83
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
TZS1,112
|
$0.83
€0.78
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.35
TZS885
|
$0.74
€0.69
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
TZS1,093
|
$0.91
€0.86
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
TZS879
|
$0.63
€0.59
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
TZS1,368
|
$0.65
€0.61
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
|
Tanzania
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.28
TZS10,734
|
$6.67
€6.26
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.54
TZS21,432
|
$39.84
€37.36
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,084.05
TZS42,863,885
|
$24,357.72
€22,841.46
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.84
TZS34,720
|
$14.14
€13.26
|
|
pay 89.8% more for housing
|
Tanzania
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$65.54
TZS164,431
|
$40.62
€38.09
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$274.47
TZS688,657
|
$697.48
€654.06
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$231.44
TZS580,677
|
$570.67
€535.15
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.35
TZS136,370
|
$106.79
€100.14
|
|
pay 22.6% more for childcare
|
Tanzania
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$296.62
TZS744,214
|
$342.46
€321.14
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,678.53
TZS14,247,439
|
$7,368.05
€6,909.38
|
|
pay 72.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Tanzania
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.20
TZS3,000
|
$2.66
€2.50
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.03
TZS5,104
|
$1.85
€1.74
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.79
TZS4,487
|
$5.55
€5.20
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.98
TZS115,375
|
$43.33
€40.63
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.82
TZS14,601
|
$8.42
€7.89
|
|
pay 86.5% more for clothing
|
Tanzania
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.27
TZS50,845
|
$73.58
€69.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.40
TZS111,401
|
$33.02
€30.97
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$54.01
TZS135,512
|
$74.35
€69.72
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.48
TZS134,173
|
$91.35
€85.66
|
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