Cost of living comparison
Tanzania is 13.3% cheaper than Albania.
If you lived in Tanzania instead of Albania, you would:
pay 51.1% less for restaurants
|
Albania
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.37
ALL790
|
$2.90
TZS6,869.56
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.97
ALL658
|
$5.96
TZS14,099.13
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
ALL157
|
$0.62
TZS1,470.88
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
ALL76
|
$0.31
TZS723.46
|
|
pay 23.3% less for groceries
|
Albania
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.85
ALL80
|
$0.72
TZS1,710.44
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.29
ALL499
|
$3.79
TZS8,972.27
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.20
ALL680
|
$4.52
TZS10,701.82
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.11
ALL294
|
$1.68
TZS3,983.17
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.11
ALL294
|
$2.35
TZS5,553.61
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
ALL55
|
$1.11
TZS2,634.70
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
ALL99
|
$0.38
TZS905.31
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
ALL64
|
$0.34
TZS814.95
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
ALL64
|
$0.35
TZS836.26
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
ALL44
|
$0.30
TZS719.07
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
ALL48
|
$0.50
TZS1,187.36
|
|
pay 35.8% less for transportation
|
Albania
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.81
ALL737
|
$4.28
TZS10,124.39
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.64
ALL1,664
|
$19.55
TZS46,237.45
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,265.14
ALL2,667,085
|
$15,823.72
TZS37,430,316.84
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$30.70
ALL2,896
|
$10.76
TZS25,463.18
|
|
pay 45.3% more for housing
|
Albania
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.01
ALL1,511
|
$59.94
TZS141,794.85
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$447.88
ALL42,262
|
$289.33
TZS684,406.40
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$324.85
ALL30,653
|
$236.84
TZS560,223.56
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$57.67
ALL5,442
|
$40.01
TZS94,631.14
|
|
pay 58.0% more for childcare
|
Albania
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$168.56
ALL15,906
|
$236.03
TZS558,329.75
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,514.89
ALL331,663
|
$6,186.60
TZS14,634,138.23
|
|
pay 25.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Albania
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
ALL245
|
$1.17
TZS2,774.25
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.77
ALL167
|
$2.16
TZS5,111.81
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.70
ALL349
|
$1.79
TZS4,238.43
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.45
ALL4,195
|
$36.39
TZS86,079.24
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.64
ALL721
|
$5.68
TZS13,430.88
|
|
pay 60.6% less for clothing
|
Albania
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.86
ALL4,800
|
$11.43
TZS27,045.24
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.61
ALL3,832
|
$21.76
TZS51,466.69
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.86
ALL8,574
|
$45.14
TZS106,786.49
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.22
ALL11,438
|
$38.53
TZS91,138.10
|
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