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
€9.05
|
$2.90
TZS7,831.19
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.08
€6.26
|
$5.96
TZS16,072.78
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
€1.21
|
$0.62
TZS1,676.78
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.17
€1.03
|
$0.31
TZS824.73
|
|
pay 20.4% less for groceries
|
Latvia
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
€1.20
|
$0.72
TZS1,949.88
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.17
€4.58
|
$3.79
TZS10,228.24
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.66
€4.12
|
$4.52
TZS12,199.90
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
€2.41
|
$1.68
TZS4,540.75
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.05
€2.70
|
$2.35
TZS6,331.02
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
€0.52
|
$1.11
TZS3,003.52
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.68
|
$0.38
TZS1,032.04
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
€0.92
|
$0.34
TZS929.03
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
€1.23
|
$0.35
TZS953.32
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
€0.34
|
$0.30
TZS819.73
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
€0.33
|
$0.50
TZS1,353.57
|
|
pay 26.6% less for transportation
|
Latvia
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.76
€5.98
|
$4.28
TZS11,541.64
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.41
€34.86
|
$19.55
TZS52,709.94
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,606.21
€22,655.09
|
$15,823.72
TZS42,669,953.06
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.07
€8.03
|
$10.76
TZS29,027.62
|
|
pay 25.9% more for housing
|
Latvia
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.22
€15.24
|
$59.94
TZS161,643.82
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$467.65
€413.75
|
$289.33
TZS780,212.17
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$322.68
€285.49
|
$236.84
TZS638,645.76
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$196.83
€174.15
|
$40.01
TZS107,877.96
|
|
pay 49.3% less for childcare
|
Latvia
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$427.69
€378.40
|
$236.03
TZS636,486.84
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,383.30
€11,840.87
|
$6,186.60
TZS16,682,679.83
|
|
pay 44.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Latvia
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.87
€3.42
|
$1.17
TZS3,162.60
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.06
€2.71
|
$2.16
TZS5,827.38
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.95
€4.38
|
$1.79
TZS4,831.74
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.71
€37.79
|
$36.39
TZS98,128.94
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
€8.85
|
$5.68
TZS15,310.98
|
|
pay 62.3% less for clothing
|
Latvia
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.51
€67.69
|
$11.43
TZS30,831.13
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.17
€38.20
|
$21.76
TZS58,671.19
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.42
€74.69
|
$45.14
TZS121,734.87
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.68
€106.77
|
$38.53
TZS103,895.96
|
|
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