Cost of living comparison
Tanzania is 53.5% cheaper than Germany.
If you lived in Tanzania instead of Germany, you would:
pay 71.5% less for restaurants
Germany
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.04
€13.47
|
$2.90
TZS6,869.56
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.20
€9.78
|
$5.96
TZS14,099.13
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.80
€2.69
|
$0.62
TZS1,470.88
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.41
€2.31
|
$0.31
TZS723.46
|
|
pay 45.9% less for groceries
Germany
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.03
€1.95
|
$0.72
TZS1,710.44
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.71
€6.43
|
$3.79
TZS8,972.27
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.38
€4.20
|
$4.52
TZS10,701.82
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
€3.27
|
$1.68
TZS3,983.17
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.24
€5.98
|
$2.35
TZS5,553.61
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.28
€1.22
|
$1.11
TZS2,634.70
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.67
|
$0.38
TZS905.31
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.93
|
$0.34
TZS814.95
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.10
€2.01
|
$0.35
TZS836.26
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.63
|
$0.30
TZS719.07
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.66
|
$0.50
TZS1,187.36
|
|
pay 50.2% less for transportation
Germany
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.07
€6.78
|
$4.28
TZS10,124.39
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$52.96
€50.77
|
$19.55
TZS46,237.45
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,807.86
€27,620.20
|
$15,823.72
TZS37,430,316.84
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.02
€22.07
|
$10.76
TZS25,463.18
|
|
pay 45.9% less for housing
Germany
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.22
€46.23
|
$59.94
TZS141,794.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$790.39
€757.81
|
$289.33
TZS684,406.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$625.27
€599.50
|
$236.84
TZS560,223.56
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$230.06
€220.58
|
$40.01
TZS94,631.14
|
|
pay 49.1% less for childcare
Germany
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$458.39
€439.49
|
$236.03
TZS558,329.75
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,308.95
€11,801.48
|
$6,186.60
TZS14,634,138.23
|
|
pay 49.1% less for entertainment and sports
Germany
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.42
€4.24
|
$1.17
TZS2,774.25
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.49
€3.34
|
$2.16
TZS5,111.81
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.74
€8.38
|
$1.79
TZS4,238.43
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.01
€34.52
|
$36.39
TZS86,079.24
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.80
€12.27
|
$5.68
TZS13,430.88
|
|
pay 63.0% less for clothing
Germany
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.34
€78.94
|
$11.43
TZS27,045.24
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.78
€39.10
|
$21.76
TZS51,466.69
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.59
€87.82
|
$45.14
TZS106,786.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.43
€118.34
|
$38.53
TZS91,138.10
|
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