Cost of living comparison
Spain is 73.5% more expensive than Tanzania.
If you lived in Spain instead of Tanzania, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
|
Tanzania
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.18
TZS9,754
|
$11.33
€11.12
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.39
TZS17,225
|
$7.79
€7.64
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
TZS1,379
|
$1.86
€1.82
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
TZS947
|
$1.23
€1.21
|
|
pay 20.4% more for groceries
|
Tanzania
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
TZS1,929
|
$1.05
€1.03
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.08
TZS18,850
|
$5.33
€5.23
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.00
TZS11,667
|
$3.14
€3.09
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.13
TZS4,976
|
$2.07
€2.03
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.71
TZS6,319
|
$2.73
€2.68
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.28
TZS2,980
|
$0.82
€0.81
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.41
TZS945
|
$0.80
€0.79
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.35
TZS808
|
$0.69
€0.67
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
TZS1,137
|
$0.83
€0.82
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.41
TZS961
|
$0.60
€0.59
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
TZS1,452
|
$0.59
€0.58
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
|
Tanzania
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.04
TZS9,427
|
$6.07
€5.96
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$5.88
TZS13,704
|
$38.58
€37.87
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,696.27
TZS41,262,706
|
$21,470.28
€21,076.67
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.51
TZS33,844
|
$13.16
€12.92
|
|
pay 55.5% more for housing
|
Tanzania
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$72.60
TZS169,288
|
$40.74
€39.99
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$323.29
TZS753,827
|
$646.42
€634.57
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$271.61
TZS633,319
|
$522.31
€512.73
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.90
TZS128,015
|
$95.36
€93.61
|
|
pay 14.2% more for childcare
|
Tanzania
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$291.89
TZS680,595
|
$330.89
€324.83
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,922.92
TZS13,810,573
|
$6,816.46
€6,691.49
|
|
pay 59.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Tanzania
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.31
TZS3,052
|
$2.43
€2.39
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.97
TZS4,584
|
$1.70
€1.67
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.72
TZS4,001
|
$5.18
€5.09
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.42
TZS105,918
|
$41.02
€40.26
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.08
TZS14,171
|
$8.04
€7.90
|
|
pay 61.8% more for clothing
|
Tanzania
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.87
TZS50,988
|
$73.17
€71.83
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.45
TZS115,313
|
$30.09
€29.54
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.80
TZS146,434
|
$71.32
€70.01
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$63.40
TZS147,823
|
$87.55
€85.95
|
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