Cost of living comparison
Tanzania is 19.6% cheaper than Hungary overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 50.1% less in Tanzania
- Groceries
-
pay 20.5% less in Tanzania
- Transportation
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pay 19.9% less in Tanzania
- Housing
-
pay 33.3% more in Tanzania
- Childcare
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pay 13.7% less in Tanzania
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 20.4% less in Tanzania
- Clothing
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pay 46.1% less in Tanzania
Expenses including restaurants, clothing, groceries, entertainment and sports, transportation, and childcare are lower in Tanzania.
If you lived in Tanzania instead of Hungary, you would:
pay 50.1% less for restaurants
|
Hungary
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.96
HUF3,288.65
|
$2.90
TZS7,706.65
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.43
HUF2,726.26
|
$5.96
TZS15,817.17
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
HUF443.36
|
$0.62
TZS1,650.12
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
HUF315.05
|
$0.31
TZS811.62
|
|
pay 20.5% less for groceries
|
Hungary
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.39
HUF511.05
|
$0.72
TZS1,918.87
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.38
HUF1,606.60
|
$3.79
TZS10,065.57
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.84
HUF1,410.73
|
$4.52
TZS12,005.88
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.61
HUF957.46
|
$1.68
TZS4,468.54
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.28
HUF837.90
|
$2.35
TZS6,230.34
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.66
HUF243.75
|
$1.11
TZS2,955.75
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
HUF271.62
|
$0.38
TZS1,015.63
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
HUF267.73
|
$0.34
TZS914.25
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
HUF458.18
|
$0.35
TZS938.16
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
HUF178.95
|
$0.30
TZS806.70
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
HUF195.97
|
$0.50
TZS1,332.04
|
|
pay 19.9% less for transportation
|
Hungary
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.03
HUF2,214.31
|
$4.28
TZS11,358.08
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.52
HUF7,531.85
|
$19.55
TZS51,871.67
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,367.29
HUF9,310,555.18
|
$15,823.72
TZS41,991,350.70
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.73
HUF4,305.54
|
$10.76
TZS28,565.97
|
|
pay 33.3% more for housing
|
Hungary
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.11
HUF6,280.44
|
$59.94
TZS159,073.12
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$418.63
HUF153,649.37
|
$289.33
TZS767,804.05
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$319.78
HUF117,367.59
|
$236.84
TZS628,489.05
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$100.62
HUF36,931.59
|
$40.01
TZS106,162.32
|
|
pay 13.7% less for childcare
|
Hungary
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$270.87
HUF99,417.36
|
$236.03
TZS626,364.46
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,237.70
HUF2,656,452.66
|
$6,186.60
TZS16,417,366.53
|
|
pay 20.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Hungary
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.57
HUF575.67
|
$1.17
TZS3,112.30
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
HUF677.38
|
$2.16
TZS5,734.70
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.59
HUF2,050.31
|
$1.79
TZS4,754.90
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.16
HUF15,841.05
|
$36.39
TZS96,568.34
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.33
HUF2,324.14
|
$5.68
TZS15,067.48
|
|
pay 46.1% less for clothing
|
Hungary
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.42
HUF24,011.75
|
$11.43
TZS30,340.81
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.23
HUF9,993.28
|
$21.76
TZS57,738.11
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.04
HUF24,237.69
|
$45.14
TZS119,798.85
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.21
HUF28,338.75
|
$38.53
TZS102,243.65
|
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