Cost of living comparison
Tanzania is 60.6% cheaper than Paris.
If you lived in Tanzania instead of Paris, you would:
pay 77.5% less for restaurants
Paris
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€15.41
|
$2.90
TZS6,869.56
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.86
€12.33
|
$5.96
TZS14,099.13
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.09
€3.92
|
$0.62
TZS1,470.88
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.96
€2.84
|
$0.31
TZS723.46
|
|
pay 59.6% less for groceries
Paris
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.01
€1.92
|
$0.72
TZS1,710.44
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.23
€10.77
|
$3.79
TZS8,972.27
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.41
€5.18
|
$4.52
TZS10,701.82
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.85
€4.65
|
$1.68
TZS3,983.17
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.32
€6.06
|
$2.35
TZS5,553.61
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.58
€1.52
|
$1.11
TZS2,634.70
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
€1.01
|
$0.38
TZS905.31
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.50
€1.44
|
$0.34
TZS814.95
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.78
€1.70
|
$0.35
TZS836.26
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
€1.06
|
$0.30
TZS719.07
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.21
€1.16
|
$0.50
TZS1,187.36
|
|
pay 57.8% less for transportation
Paris
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.65
€7.34
|
$4.28
TZS10,124.39
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$92.60
€88.78
|
$19.55
TZS46,237.45
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,688.77
€31,341.11
|
$15,823.72
TZS37,430,316.84
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.84
€23.82
|
$10.76
TZS25,463.18
|
|
pay 39.3% less for housing
Paris
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.65
€32.27
|
$59.94
TZS141,794.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,367.25
€1,310.88
|
$289.33
TZS684,406.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,057.37
€1,013.78
|
$236.84
TZS560,223.56
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$188.37
€180.60
|
$40.01
TZS94,631.14
|
|
pay 65.0% less for childcare
Paris
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$756.26
€725.08
|
$236.03
TZS558,329.75
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,942.48
€15,285.22
|
$6,186.60
TZS14,634,138.23
|
|
pay 56.1% less for entertainment and sports
Paris
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.50
€7.19
|
$1.17
TZS2,774.25
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.31
€4.14
|
$2.16
TZS5,111.81
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.40
€12.84
|
$1.79
TZS4,238.43
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.48
€34.98
|
$36.39
TZS86,079.24
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.93
€13.36
|
$5.68
TZS13,430.88
|
|
pay 69.0% less for clothing
Paris
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$103.81
€99.53
|
$11.43
TZS27,045.24
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.57
€44.65
|
$21.76
TZS51,466.69
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$111.54
€106.94
|
$45.14
TZS106,786.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$148.98
€142.83
|
$38.53
TZS91,138.10
|
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