Cost of living comparison
Tanzania is 19.6% cheaper than Hungary.
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
HUF3,539.27
|
$2.90
TZS7,724.95
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.43
HUF2,934.02
|
$5.96
TZS15,854.74
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
HUF477.14
|
$0.62
TZS1,654.04
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
HUF339.06
|
$0.31
TZS813.54
|
|
pay 20.5% less for groceries
|
Hungary
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.39
HUF550.00
|
$0.72
TZS1,923.43
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.38
HUF1,729.03
|
$3.79
TZS10,089.48
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.84
HUF1,518.23
|
$4.52
TZS12,034.40
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.61
HUF1,030.43
|
$1.68
TZS4,479.15
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.28
HUF901.75
|
$2.35
TZS6,245.13
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.66
HUF262.33
|
$1.11
TZS2,962.77
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
HUF292.32
|
$0.38
TZS1,018.04
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
HUF288.13
|
$0.34
TZS916.43
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
HUF493.10
|
$0.35
TZS940.39
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
HUF192.59
|
$0.30
TZS808.61
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
HUF210.90
|
$0.50
TZS1,335.21
|
|
pay 19.9% less for transportation
|
Hungary
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.03
HUF2,383.06
|
$4.28
TZS11,385.06
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.52
HUF8,105.83
|
$19.55
TZS51,994.88
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,367.29
HUF10,020,078.18
|
$15,823.72
TZS42,091,089.81
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.73
HUF4,633.65
|
$10.76
TZS28,633.83
|
|
pay 33.3% more for housing
|
Hungary
|
Tanzania
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.11
HUF6,759.04
|
$59.94
TZS159,450.95
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$418.63
HUF165,358.42
|
$289.33
TZS769,627.76
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$319.78
HUF126,311.74
|
$236.84
TZS629,981.85
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$100.62
HUF39,746.01
|
$40.01
TZS106,414.48
|
|
pay 13.7% less for childcare
|
Hungary
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$270.87
HUF106,993.59
|
$236.03
TZS627,852.22
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,237.70
HUF2,858,891.10
|
$6,186.60
TZS16,456,361.55
|
|
pay 20.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Hungary
|
Tanzania
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.57
HUF619.53
|
$1.17
TZS3,119.69
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
HUF729.00
|
$2.16
TZS5,748.32
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.59
HUF2,206.56
|
$1.79
TZS4,766.20
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.16
HUF17,048.24
|
$36.39
TZS96,797.72
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.33
HUF2,501.26
|
$5.68
TZS15,103.27
|
|
pay 46.1% less for clothing
|
Hungary
|
Tanzania
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.42
HUF25,841.60
|
$11.43
TZS30,412.88
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.23
HUF10,754.83
|
$21.76
TZS57,875.25
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.04
HUF26,084.76
|
$45.14
TZS120,083.40
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.21
HUF30,498.34
|
$38.53
TZS102,486.50
|
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