Cost of living comparison
Belarus is 9.9% more expensive than Tanzania.
If you lived in Belarus instead of Tanzania, you would:
pay 18.7% more for restaurants
Tanzania
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.77
TZS10,159.36
|
$6.95
BYN22.72
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.04
TZS16,276.42
|
$4.33
BYN14.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
TZS1,581.76
|
$0.61
BYN1.98
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
TZS948.94
|
$0.41
BYN1.33
|
|
pay 1.8% more for groceries
Tanzania
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.76
TZS2,038.41
|
$0.59
BYN1.93
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.54
TZS9,534.37
|
$3.10
BYN10.14
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.49
TZS12,095.51
|
$2.36
BYN7.73
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.87
TZS5,047.52
|
$1.19
BYN3.90
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.23
TZS6,007.72
|
$1.58
BYN5.16
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
TZS3,062.10
|
$0.43
BYN1.41
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.40
TZS1,081.00
|
$0.73
BYN2.39
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.38
TZS1,022.74
|
$0.74
BYN2.41
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
TZS1,046.40
|
$0.84
BYN2.74
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
TZS754.72
|
$0.20
BYN0.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
TZS1,083.92
|
$0.26
BYN0.85
|
|
pay 22.4% less for transportation
Tanzania
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.34
TZS11,706.99
|
$2.78
BYN9.09
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.63
TZS31,354.61
|
$12.98
BYN42.42
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,997.25
TZS43,112,585.86
|
$16,464.32
BYN53,814.87
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.49
TZS30,955.99
|
$3.69
BYN12.05
|
|
pay 26.8% less for housing
Tanzania
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.88
TZS147,894.81
|
$10.11
BYN33.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$299.88
TZS808,188.67
|
$245.08
BYN801.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$204.77
TZS551,849.61
|
$157.93
BYN516.20
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.19
TZS94,829.62
|
$40.75
BYN133.21
|
|
pay 16.0% more for childcare
Tanzania
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$239.74
TZS646,088.78
|
$350.75
BYN1,146.45
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,071.51
TZS16,362,714.70
|
$5,210.54
BYN17,031.05
|
|
pay 17.2% less for entertainment and sports
Tanzania
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
TZS3,124.43
|
$0.99
BYN3.24
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.86
TZS5,004.55
|
$1.41
BYN4.60
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
TZS4,534.17
|
$1.54
BYN5.04
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.00
TZS99,710.04
|
$30.83
BYN100.78
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.83
TZS13,023.06
|
$3.76
BYN12.29
|
|
pay 99.5% more for clothing
Tanzania
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.50
TZS44,454.24
|
$61.63
BYN201.43
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.56
TZS90,435.45
|
$32.72
BYN106.93
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$50.99
TZS137,430.84
|
$79.42
BYN259.58
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$48.03
TZS129,447.64
|
$82.20
BYN268.67
|
|
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