Cost of living comparison
Greece is 2.2 times more expensive than Tanzania.
If you lived in Greece instead of Tanzania, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
|
Tanzania
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.90
TZS6,885.05
|
$13.17
€12.54
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.96
TZS14,130.91
|
$9.11
€8.67
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
TZS1,474.20
|
$2.07
€1.97
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
TZS725.09
|
$0.60
€0.57
|
|
pay 72.7% more for groceries
|
Tanzania
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
TZS1,714.30
|
$1.33
€1.27
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.79
TZS8,992.49
|
$6.30
€6.00
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.52
TZS10,725.94
|
$5.99
€5.71
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.68
TZS3,992.15
|
$4.02
€3.83
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.35
TZS5,566.12
|
$4.23
€4.02
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
TZS2,640.64
|
$0.88
€0.84
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
TZS907.35
|
$0.85
€0.81
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.34
TZS816.79
|
$0.58
€0.55
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
TZS838.14
|
$0.87
€0.83
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
TZS720.69
|
$0.51
€0.49
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.50
TZS1,190.04
|
$0.57
€0.54
|
|
pay 72.3% more for transportation
|
Tanzania
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.28
TZS10,147.20
|
$7.55
€7.19
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$19.55
TZS46,341.65
|
$40.19
€38.27
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,823.72
TZS37,514,670.20
|
$28,316.80
€26,963.26
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.76
TZS25,520.57
|
$13.82
€13.16
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Tanzania
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.94
TZS142,114.40
|
$32.82
€31.25
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$289.33
TZS685,948.78
|
$524.36
€499.30
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$236.84
TZS561,486.09
|
$392.21
€373.46
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.01
TZS94,844.40
|
$175.68
€167.28
|
|
pay 38.7% more for childcare
|
Tanzania
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$236.03
TZS559,588.00
|
$413.12
€393.37
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,186.60
TZS14,667,117.88
|
$6,332.60
€6,029.90
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Tanzania
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
TZS2,780.50
|
$4.40
€4.19
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.16
TZS5,123.33
|
$3.49
€3.32
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.79
TZS4,247.98
|
$4.94
€4.71
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.39
TZS86,273.23
|
$48.72
€46.39
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.68
TZS13,461.15
|
$8.82
€8.40
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for clothing
|
Tanzania
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$11.43
TZS27,106.19
|
$83.64
€79.64
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.76
TZS51,582.67
|
$37.83
€36.02
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.14
TZS107,027.15
|
$83.15
€79.17
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$38.53
TZS91,343.49
|
$93.42
€88.96
|
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