Cost of living comparison
Spain is 2.3 times more expensive than Tanzania.
If you lived in Spain instead of Tanzania, you would:
pay 3.7 times more for restaurants
Tanzania
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.90
TZS7,652.40
|
$13.87
€13.11
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.96
TZS15,705.84
|
$9.22
€8.71
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
TZS1,638.50
|
$2.13
€2.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
TZS805.90
|
$1.58
€1.49
|
|
pay 83.0% more for groceries
Tanzania
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
TZS1,905.36
|
$1.30
€1.23
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.79
TZS9,994.72
|
$6.37
€6.02
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.52
TZS11,921.38
|
$4.16
€3.93
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.68
TZS4,437.09
|
$2.66
€2.51
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.35
TZS6,186.48
|
$3.36
€3.18
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
TZS2,934.94
|
$0.99
€0.94
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
TZS1,008.48
|
$0.81
€0.77
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.34
TZS907.82
|
$0.87
€0.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
TZS931.55
|
$1.13
€1.07
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
TZS801.02
|
$0.72
€0.68
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.50
TZS1,322.67
|
$0.81
€0.77
|
|
pay 68.1% more for transportation
Tanzania
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.28
TZS11,278.14
|
$6.38
€6.03
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.55
TZS51,506.55
|
$34.26
€32.39
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,823.72
TZS41,695,779.87
|
$33,643.92
€31,805.55
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.76
TZS28,364.90
|
$14.57
€13.77
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Tanzania
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.94
TZS157,953.42
|
$31.87
€30.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$289.33
TZS762,399.60
|
$872.36
€824.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$236.84
TZS624,065.21
|
$692.13
€654.31
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.01
TZS105,415.06
|
$103.97
€98.29
|
|
pay 41.1% more for childcare
Tanzania
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$236.03
TZS621,955.57
|
$385.97
€364.88
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,186.60
TZS16,301,807.14
|
$7,352.21
€6,950.47
|
|
pay 83.9% more for entertainment and sports
Tanzania
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
TZS3,090.39
|
$2.84
€2.69
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.16
TZS5,694.34
|
$1.98
€1.87
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.79
TZS4,721.43
|
$5.66
€5.35
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.39
TZS95,888.61
|
$42.87
€40.53
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.68
TZS14,961.43
|
$8.63
€8.16
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for clothing
Tanzania
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$11.43
TZS30,127.24
|
$75.89
€71.74
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.76
TZS57,331.70
|
$32.12
€30.36
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.14
TZS118,955.61
|
$77.96
€73.70
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$38.53
TZS101,523.97
|
$91.38
€86.39
|
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