Cost of living comparison
Tanzania is 33.0% cheaper than Latvia overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 53.9% less in Tanzania
- Groceries
-
pay 20.4% less in Tanzania
- Transportation
-
pay 26.6% less in Tanzania
- Housing
-
pay 25.9% more in Tanzania
- Childcare
-
pay 49.3% less in Tanzania
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 44.2% less in Tanzania
- Clothing
-
pay 62.3% less in Tanzania
Expenses including clothing, restaurants, childcare, entertainment and sports, transportation, and groceries are lower in Tanzania.
If you lived in Tanzania instead of Latvia, you would:
pay 53.9% less for restaurants
|
Latvia
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.23
€9.40
|
$2.90
TZS7,684.35
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.08
€6.51
|
$5.96
TZS15,771.40
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
€1.26
|
$0.62
TZS1,645.34
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.17
€1.07
|
$0.31
TZS809.27
|
|
pay 20.4% less for groceries
|
Latvia
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
€1.25
|
$0.72
TZS1,913.31
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.17
€4.76
|
$3.79
TZS10,036.44
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.66
€4.28
|
$4.52
TZS11,971.14
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
€2.50
|
$1.68
TZS4,455.61
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.05
€2.81
|
$2.35
TZS6,212.31
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
€0.54
|
$1.11
TZS2,947.20
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.71
|
$0.38
TZS1,012.69
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
€0.96
|
$0.34
TZS911.61
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
€1.28
|
$0.35
TZS935.44
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
€0.35
|
$0.30
TZS804.36
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
€0.34
|
$0.50
TZS1,328.19
|
|
pay 26.6% less for transportation
|
Latvia
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.76
€6.21
|
$4.28
TZS11,325.21
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.41
€36.24
|
$19.55
TZS51,721.55
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,606.21
€23,547.03
|
$15,823.72
TZS41,869,829.66
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.07
€8.34
|
$10.76
TZS28,483.31
|
|
pay 25.9% more for housing
|
Latvia
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.22
€15.84
|
$59.94
TZS158,612.77
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$467.65
€430.04
|
$289.33
TZS765,582.06
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$322.68
€296.73
|
$236.84
TZS626,670.23
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$196.83
€181.00
|
$40.01
TZS105,855.09
|
|
pay 49.3% less for childcare
|
Latvia
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$427.69
€393.30
|
$236.03
TZS624,551.79
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,383.30
€12,307.05
|
$6,186.60
TZS16,369,855.42
|
|
pay 44.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Latvia
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.87
€3.56
|
$1.17
TZS3,103.29
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.06
€2.82
|
$2.16
TZS5,718.11
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.95
€4.55
|
$1.79
TZS4,741.14
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.71
€39.27
|
$36.39
TZS96,288.88
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
€9.20
|
$5.68
TZS15,023.88
|
|
pay 62.3% less for clothing
|
Latvia
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.51
€70.35
|
$11.43
TZS30,253.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.17
€39.70
|
$21.76
TZS57,571.02
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.42
€77.63
|
$45.14
TZS119,452.16
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.68
€110.97
|
$38.53
TZS101,947.76
|
|
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