Cost of living comparison

Tanzania

compared to

Hungary

Hungary vs. Tanzania Cost of Living Summary

Hungary is 68.9% more expensive than Tanzania overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.3 times more in Hungary
Groceries: pay 57.2% more in Hungary
Transportation: pay 28.8% more in Hungary
Housing: pay 39.9% more in Hungary
Childcare: pay 15.9% more in Hungary
Entertainment and Sports: pay 52.2% more in Hungary
Clothing: pay 2.6 times more in Hungary

The cost of clothing, restaurants, groceries, entertainment and sports, housing, and transportation in Hungary are more expensive than in Tanzania. Notably, clothing and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Hungary.

Hungary vs. Tanzania Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Hungary instead of Tanzania, you would:

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pay 2.3 times more for restaurants

	Tanzania	Hungary
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.90 TZS7,706.65	$8.96 HUF3,288.65	+208.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.96 TZS15,817.17	$7.43 HUF2,726.26	+24.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 TZS1,650.12	$1.21 HUF443.36	+94.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 TZS811.62	$0.86 HUF315.05	+180.7%
Average			+127.0%

Tanzania vs. Hungary - Cost of restaurants

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pay 57.2% more for groceries

	Tanzania	Hungary
Bread 1 loaf	$0.72 TZS1,918.87	$1.39 HUF511.05	+92.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.79 TZS10,065.57	$4.38 HUF1,606.60	+15.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.52 TZS12,005.88	$3.84 HUF1,410.73	-15.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.68 TZS4,468.54	$2.61 HUF957.46	+54.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.35 TZS6,230.34	$2.28 HUF837.90	-2.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.11 TZS2,955.75	$0.66 HUF243.75	-40.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.38 TZS1,015.63	$0.74 HUF271.62	+93.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.34 TZS914.25	$0.73 HUF267.73	+111.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 TZS938.16	$1.25 HUF458.18	+253.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.30 TZS806.70	$0.49 HUF178.95	+60.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.50 TZS1,332.04	$0.53 HUF195.97	+6.4%
Average			+57.2%

Tanzania vs. Hungary - Cost of groceries

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pay 28.8% more for transportation

	Tanzania	Hungary
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.28 TZS11,358.08	$6.03 HUF2,214.31	+41.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.55 TZS51,871.67	$20.52 HUF7,531.85	+5.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$15,823.72 TZS41,991,350.70	$25,367.29 HUF9,310,555.18	+60.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.76 TZS28,565.97	$11.73 HUF4,305.54	+9.0%
Average			+28.8%

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pay 39.9% more for housing

	Tanzania	Hungary
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$59.94 TZS159,073.12	$17.11 HUF6,280.44	-71.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$289.33 TZS767,804.05	$418.63 HUF153,649.37	+44.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$236.84 TZS628,489.05	$319.78 HUF117,367.59	+35.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$40.01 TZS106,162.32	$100.62 HUF36,931.59	+151.5%
Average			+39.9%

Tanzania vs. Hungary - Cost of housing

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pay 15.9% more for childcare

	Tanzania	Hungary
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$236.03 TZS626,364.46	$270.87 HUF99,417.36	+14.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,186.60 TZS16,417,366.53	$7,237.70 HUF2,656,452.66	+17.0%
Average			+15.9%

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pay 52.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Tanzania	Hungary
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.17 TZS3,112.30	$1.57 HUF575.67	+33.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.16 TZS5,734.70	$1.85 HUF677.38	-14.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.79 TZS4,754.90	$5.59 HUF2,050.31	+211.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.39 TZS96,568.34	$43.16 HUF15,841.05	+18.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.68 TZS15,067.48	$6.33 HUF2,324.14	+11.5%
Average			+52.2%

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pay 2.6 times more for clothing

	Tanzania	Hungary
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$11.43 TZS30,340.81	$65.42 HUF24,011.75	+472.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$21.76 TZS57,738.11	$27.23 HUF9,993.28	+25.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$45.14 TZS119,798.85	$66.04 HUF24,237.69	+46.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$38.53 TZS102,243.65	$77.21 HUF28,338.75	+100.4%
Average			+161.0%

Tanzania vs. Hungary - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2025

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