Cost of living comparison
Tanzania is 53.7% cheaper than Austria.
If you lived in Tanzania instead of Austria, you would:
pay 73.1% less for restaurants
|
Austria
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.38
€14.65
|
$2.90
TZS6,885.05
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.63
€10.12
|
$5.96
TZS14,130.91
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.11
€2.96
|
$0.62
TZS1,474.20
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.40
€2.28
|
$0.31
TZS725.09
|
|
pay 53.3% less for groceries
|
Austria
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.51
€2.39
|
$0.72
TZS1,714.30
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.15
€7.76
|
$3.79
TZS8,992.49
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.62
€5.35
|
$4.52
TZS10,725.94
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.05
€3.85
|
$1.68
TZS3,992.15
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.06
€5.77
|
$2.35
TZS5,566.12
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.10
|
$1.11
TZS2,640.64
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.92
|
$0.38
TZS907.35
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.36
€1.29
|
$0.34
TZS816.79
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.88
€1.79
|
$0.35
TZS838.14
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.83
|
$0.30
TZS720.69
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.76
|
$0.50
TZS1,190.04
|
|
pay 44.9% less for transportation
|
Austria
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.30
€6.00
|
$4.28
TZS10,147.20
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$48.89
€46.55
|
$19.55
TZS46,341.65
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,790.93
€25,510.32
|
$15,823.72
TZS37,514,670.20
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.20
€19.24
|
$10.76
TZS25,520.57
|
|
pay 37.7% less for housing
|
Austria
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.05
€34.32
|
$59.94
TZS142,114.40
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$834.31
€794.43
|
$289.33
TZS685,948.78
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$704.76
€671.08
|
$236.84
TZS561,486.09
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$275.88
€262.69
|
$40.01
TZS94,844.40
|
|
pay 51.1% less for childcare
|
Austria
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$436.40
€415.54
|
$236.03
TZS559,588.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,173.71
€13,496.21
|
$6,186.60
TZS14,667,117.88
|
|
pay 52.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Austria
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.65
€4.42
|
$1.17
TZS2,780.50
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.63
€3.45
|
$2.16
TZS5,123.33
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.56
€6.24
|
$1.79
TZS4,247.98
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.89
€43.70
|
$36.39
TZS86,273.23
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.58
€11.98
|
$5.68
TZS13,461.15
|
|
pay 63.3% less for clothing
|
Austria
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.11
€81.04
|
$11.43
TZS27,106.19
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.90
€41.80
|
$21.76
TZS51,582.67
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.16
€83.95
|
$45.14
TZS107,027.15
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.74
€113.06
|
$38.53
TZS91,343.49
|
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