Cost of living comparison

Tanzania

compared to

Moscow, Russia

Moscow vs. Tanzania Cost of Living Summary

Moscow is 84.6% more expensive than Tanzania overall.

Restaurants: pay 83.2% more in Moscow
Groceries: pay 21.8% more in Moscow
Transportation: pay 11.4% more in Moscow
Housing: pay 2.0 times more in Moscow
Childcare: pay 83.0% more in Moscow
Entertainment and Sports: pay 38.7% more in Moscow
Clothing: pay 3.5 times more in Moscow

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

Moscow vs. Tanzania Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 83.2% more for restaurants

	Tanzania	Moscow
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.90 TZS7,695.91	$9.19 RUB776.36	+216.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.96 TZS15,795.14	$5.10 RUB431.31	-14.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 TZS1,647.82	$1.07 RUB90.60	+72.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 TZS810.48	$0.49 RUB41.01	+58.6%
Average			+83.2%

Tanzania vs. Moscow - Cost of restaurants

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pay 21.8% more for groceries

	Tanzania	Moscow
Bread 1 loaf	$0.72 TZS1,916.19	$0.62 RUB52.28	-14.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.79 TZS10,051.55	$4.41 RUB372.33	+16.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.52 TZS11,989.16	$3.57 RUB301.41	-21.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.68 TZS4,462.31	$1.52 RUB128.40	-9.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.35 TZS6,221.66	$1.99 RUB167.78	-15.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.11 TZS2,951.63	$0.68 RUB57.23	-39.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.38 TZS1,014.21	$0.67 RUB56.39	+74.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.34 TZS912.98	$0.72 RUB60.46	+107.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 TZS936.85	$1.12 RUB94.94	+217.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.30 TZS805.57	$0.25 RUB21.06	-18.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.50 TZS1,330.19	$0.21 RUB17.68	-58.3%
Average			+21.8%

Tanzania vs. Moscow - Cost of groceries

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pay 11.4% more for transportation

	Tanzania	Moscow
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.28 TZS11,342.26	$2.22 RUB187.45	-48.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.55 TZS51,799.41	$28.58 RUB2,415.34	+46.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$15,823.72 TZS41,932,852.63	$30,621.85 RUB2,587,868.08	+93.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.76 TZS28,526.18	$5.82 RUB491.69	-46.0%
Average			+11.4%

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pay 2.0 times more for housing

	Tanzania	Moscow
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$59.94 TZS158,851.51	$6.38 RUB539.04	-89.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$289.33 TZS766,734.43	$960.52 RUB81,174.05	+232.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$236.84 TZS627,613.50	$583.26 RUB49,291.84	+146.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$40.01 TZS106,014.43	$86.66 RUB7,323.64	+116.6%
Average			+101.4%

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pay 83.0% more for childcare

	Tanzania	Moscow
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$236.03 TZS625,491.87	$466.53 RUB39,426.93	+97.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,186.60 TZS16,394,495.53	$10,413.52 RUB880,051.85	+68.3%
Average			+83.0%

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pay 38.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Tanzania	Moscow
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.17 TZS3,107.96	$3.06 RUB258.79	+161.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.16 TZS5,726.71	$2.52 RUB213.34	+16.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.79 TZS4,748.28	$2.45 RUB207.03	+36.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.39 TZS96,433.82	$32.34 RUB2,732.95	-11.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.68 TZS15,046.49	$5.10 RUB431.31	-10.1%
Average			+38.7%

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pay 3.5 times more for clothing

	Tanzania	Moscow
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$11.43 TZS30,298.54	$81.16 RUB6,858.48	+609.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$21.76 TZS57,657.67	$42.31 RUB3,575.46	+94.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$45.14 TZS119,631.96	$108.95 RUB9,207.63	+141.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$38.53 TZS102,101.21	$101.97 RUB8,617.53	+164.7%
Average			+252.6%

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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: April 2025

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