Cost of living comparison
Tanzania is 42.2% cheaper than Finland.
If you lived in Tanzania instead of Finland, you would:
pay 67.7% less for restaurants
Finland
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.85
€12.81
|
$3.77
TZS9,941.88
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.97
€9.23
|
$6.04
TZS15,927.99
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.57
€2.38
|
$0.59
TZS1,547.90
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.92
€1.77
|
$0.35
TZS928.63
|
|
pay 38.7% less for groceries
Finland
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.30
€2.13
|
$0.76
TZS1,994.77
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.73
€3.45
|
$3.54
TZS9,330.27
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.21
€3.89
|
$4.49
TZS11,836.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.94
€2.72
|
$1.87
TZS4,939.47
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.06
€4.68
|
$2.23
TZS5,879.11
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.92
|
$1.14
TZS2,996.55
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$0.40
TZS1,057.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.86
|
$0.38
TZS1,000.84
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.65
€1.53
|
$0.39
TZS1,024.00
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.51
|
$0.28
TZS738.56
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.69
|
$0.40
TZS1,060.72
|
|
pay 52.8% less for transportation
Finland
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.87
€7.29
|
$4.34
TZS11,456.38
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$60.62
€56.09
|
$11.63
TZS30,683.40
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,056.21
€27,811.01
|
$15,997.25
TZS42,189,676.21
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.81
€17.41
|
$11.49
TZS30,293.31
|
|
pay 10.7% less for housing
Finland
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.06
€20.41
|
$54.88
TZS144,728.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$746.03
€690.30
|
$299.88
TZS790,887.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$620.54
€574.18
|
$204.77
TZS540,036.19
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.79
€92.34
|
$35.19
TZS92,799.61
|
|
pay 21.3% less for childcare
Finland
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$310.89
€287.66
|
$239.74
TZS632,257.98
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,564.54
€6,999.47
|
$6,071.51
TZS16,012,438.62
|
|
pay 61.4% less for entertainment and sports
Finland
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.16
€6.63
|
$1.16
TZS3,057.55
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.25
€3.93
|
$1.86
TZS4,897.42
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.60
€9.80
|
$1.68
TZS4,437.11
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.05
€39.83
|
$37.00
TZS97,575.55
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.48
€14.32
|
$4.83
TZS12,744.27
|
|
pay 42.5% less for clothing
Finland
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.46
€70.75
|
$16.50
TZS43,502.61
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.66
€30.22
|
$33.56
TZS88,499.50
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.52
€77.28
|
$50.99
TZS134,488.86
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.88
€99.82
|
$48.03
TZS126,676.56
|
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