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
€14.59
|
$2.90
TZS7,748.09
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.63
€10.08
|
$5.96
TZS15,902.23
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.11
€2.95
|
$0.62
TZS1,658.99
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.40
€2.28
|
$0.31
TZS815.98
|
|
pay 53.3% less for groceries
|
Austria
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.51
€2.38
|
$0.72
TZS1,929.19
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.15
€7.73
|
$3.79
TZS10,119.70
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.62
€5.33
|
$4.52
TZS12,070.45
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.05
€3.84
|
$1.68
TZS4,492.57
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.06
€5.75
|
$2.35
TZS6,263.84
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.09
|
$1.11
TZS2,971.64
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.92
|
$0.38
TZS1,021.09
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.36
€1.29
|
$0.34
TZS919.17
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.88
€1.79
|
$0.35
TZS943.20
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.83
|
$0.30
TZS811.03
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.76
|
$0.50
TZS1,339.21
|
|
pay 44.9% less for transportation
|
Austria
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.30
€5.98
|
$4.28
TZS11,419.16
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$48.89
€46.36
|
$19.55
TZS52,150.61
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,790.93
€25,407.50
|
$15,823.72
TZS42,217,162.51
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.20
€19.16
|
$10.76
TZS28,719.59
|
|
pay 37.7% less for housing
|
Austria
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.05
€34.18
|
$59.94
TZS159,928.55
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$834.31
€791.23
|
$289.33
TZS771,932.98
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$704.76
€668.37
|
$236.84
TZS631,868.80
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$275.88
€261.64
|
$40.01
TZS106,733.22
|
|
pay 51.1% less for childcare
|
Austria
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$436.40
€413.87
|
$236.03
TZS629,732.78
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,173.71
€13,441.81
|
$6,186.60
TZS16,505,652.22
|
|
pay 52.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Austria
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.65
€4.41
|
$1.17
TZS3,129.04
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.63
€3.44
|
$2.16
TZS5,765.54
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.56
€6.22
|
$1.79
TZS4,780.47
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.89
€43.52
|
$36.39
TZS97,087.65
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.58
€11.93
|
$5.68
TZS15,148.51
|
|
pay 63.3% less for clothing
|
Austria
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.11
€80.72
|
$11.43
TZS30,503.97
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.90
€41.63
|
$21.76
TZS58,048.60
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.16
€83.61
|
$45.14
TZS120,443.08
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.74
€112.61
|
$38.53
TZS102,793.47
|
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