Cost of living comparison
Sweden is 2.1 times more expensive than Tanzania.
If you lived in Sweden instead of Tanzania, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
Tanzania
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.76
TZS9,740
|
$10.47
kr114.23
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.91
TZS17,915
|
$8.27
kr90.28
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
TZS1,740
|
$1.80
kr19.61
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
TZS928
|
$1.63
kr17.74
|
|
pay 79.7% more for groceries
Tanzania
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.92
TZS2,394
|
$2.32
kr25.35
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.85
TZS20,351
|
$4.47
kr48.82
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.31
TZS13,760
|
$4.74
kr51.73
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
TZS5,057
|
$3.01
kr32.86
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.83
TZS7,334
|
$4.05
kr44.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.32
TZS3,428
|
$1.20
kr13.08
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
TZS1,148
|
$1.00
kr10.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.35
TZS914
|
$1.15
kr12.52
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
TZS1,129
|
$1.57
kr17.10
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
TZS908
|
$0.60
kr6.56
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
TZS1,413
|
$0.60
kr6.53
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for transportation
Tanzania
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.28
TZS11,087
|
$7.21
kr78.72
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.54
TZS22,137
|
$69.67
kr760.39
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,084.05
TZS44,273,319
|
$23,170.07
kr252,870.01
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.84
TZS35,861
|
$22.12
kr241.46
|
|
pay 68.4% more for housing
Tanzania
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$65.54
TZS169,837
|
$28.54
kr311.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$274.47
TZS711,301
|
$736.74
kr8,040.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$231.44
TZS599,770
|
$574.14
kr6,265.91
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.35
TZS140,854
|
$61.61
kr672.38
|
|
pay 50.1% less for childcare
Tanzania
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$296.62
TZS768,685
|
$129.63
kr1,414.71
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,678.53
TZS14,715,918
|
$3,186.61
kr34,777.51
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Tanzania
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.20
TZS3,099
|
$6.47
kr70.57
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.03
TZS5,272
|
$3.66
kr39.93
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.79
TZS4,635
|
$6.21
kr67.78
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.98
TZS119,169
|
$36.95
kr403.31
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.82
TZS15,081
|
$12.40
kr135.33
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
Tanzania
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.27
TZS52,517
|
$78.79
kr859.87
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.40
TZS115,065
|
$34.00
kr371.11
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$54.01
TZS139,968
|
$80.12
kr874.38
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.48
TZS138,585
|
$121.88
kr1,330.17
|
|
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