Cost of living comparison
Tanzania is 40.2% cheaper than Greece overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 57.9% less in Tanzania
- Groceries
-
pay 35.8% less in Tanzania
- Transportation
-
pay 40.2% less in Tanzania
- Housing
-
pay 19.7% less in Tanzania
- Childcare
-
pay 22.6% less in Tanzania
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 47.2% less in Tanzania
- Clothing
-
pay 58.3% less in Tanzania
Expenses including clothing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, transportation, groceries, and childcare are lower in Tanzania.
If you lived in Tanzania instead of Greece, you would:
pay 57.9% less for restaurants
|
Greece
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.17
€11.58
|
$2.90
TZS7,804.82
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.11
€8.01
|
$5.96
TZS16,018.65
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.07
€1.82
|
$0.62
TZS1,671.14
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
€0.53
|
$0.31
TZS821.95
|
|
pay 35.8% less for groceries
|
Greece
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.33
€1.17
|
$0.72
TZS1,943.31
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.30
€5.54
|
$3.79
TZS10,193.79
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.99
€5.27
|
$4.52
TZS12,158.82
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.02
€3.54
|
$1.68
TZS4,525.46
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.23
€3.72
|
$2.35
TZS6,309.70
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.78
|
$1.11
TZS2,993.40
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.75
|
$0.38
TZS1,028.56
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
€0.51
|
$0.34
TZS925.90
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.77
|
$0.35
TZS950.11
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
€0.45
|
$0.30
TZS816.97
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.50
|
$0.50
TZS1,349.01
|
|
pay 40.2% less for transportation
|
Greece
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.55
€6.64
|
$4.28
TZS11,502.77
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$40.19
€35.34
|
$19.55
TZS52,532.42
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,316.80
€24,899.56
|
$15,823.72
TZS42,526,242.05
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.82
€12.15
|
$10.76
TZS28,929.85
|
|
pay 19.7% less for housing
|
Greece
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.82
€28.86
|
$59.94
TZS161,099.41
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$524.36
€461.08
|
$289.33
TZS777,584.44
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$392.21
€344.88
|
$236.84
TZS636,494.82
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$175.68
€154.48
|
$40.01
TZS107,514.63
|
|
pay 22.6% less for childcare
|
Greece
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$413.12
€363.26
|
$236.03
TZS634,343.17
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,332.60
€5,568.39
|
$6,186.60
TZS16,626,493.11
|
|
pay 47.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Greece
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€3.87
|
$1.17
TZS3,151.94
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.49
€3.07
|
$2.16
TZS5,807.75
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.94
€4.35
|
$1.79
TZS4,815.47
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.72
€42.84
|
$36.39
TZS97,798.44
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.82
€7.75
|
$5.68
TZS15,259.42
|
|
pay 58.3% less for clothing
|
Greece
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.64
€73.54
|
$11.43
TZS30,727.29
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.83
€33.26
|
$21.76
TZS58,473.58
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.15
€73.11
|
$45.14
TZS121,324.87
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.42
€82.15
|
$38.53
TZS103,546.04
|
|
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