Cost of living comparison
Portugal is 2.0 times more expensive than Tanzania.
If you lived in Portugal instead of Tanzania, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
|
Tanzania
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.77
TZS10,159.36
|
$10.94
€10.06
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.04
TZS16,276.42
|
$8.34
€7.67
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
TZS1,581.76
|
$1.68
€1.54
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
TZS948.94
|
$1.18
€1.09
|
|
pay 72.7% more for groceries
|
Tanzania
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.76
TZS2,038.41
|
$1.52
€1.39
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.54
TZS9,534.37
|
$5.43
€4.99
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.49
TZS12,095.51
|
$3.81
€3.50
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.87
TZS5,047.52
|
$2.88
€2.65
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.23
TZS6,007.72
|
$3.25
€2.99
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
TZS3,062.10
|
$0.93
€0.86
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.40
TZS1,081.00
|
$0.60
€0.56
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.38
TZS1,022.74
|
$0.81
€0.74
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
TZS1,046.40
|
$1.06
€0.98
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
TZS754.72
|
$0.64
€0.59
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
TZS1,083.92
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
pay 94.1% more for transportation
|
Tanzania
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.34
TZS11,706.99
|
$6.92
€6.37
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.63
TZS31,354.61
|
$38.18
€35.11
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,997.25
TZS43,112,585.86
|
$32,478.09
€29,866.30
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.49
TZS30,955.99
|
$9.87
€9.07
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
|
Tanzania
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.88
TZS147,894.81
|
$40.03
€36.81
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$299.88
TZS808,188.67
|
$868.97
€799.09
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$204.77
TZS551,849.61
|
$680.04
€625.36
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.19
TZS94,829.62
|
$91.68
€84.31
|
|
pay 47.0% more for childcare
|
Tanzania
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$239.74
TZS646,088.78
|
$397.00
€365.08
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,071.51
TZS16,362,714.70
|
$7,801.09
€7,173.75
|
|
pay 80.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Tanzania
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
TZS3,124.43
|
$2.32
€2.13
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.86
TZS5,004.55
|
$1.79
€1.65
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
TZS4,534.17
|
$5.63
€5.18
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.00
TZS99,710.04
|
$40.44
€37.19
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.83
TZS13,023.06
|
$7.87
€7.24
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
|
Tanzania
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.50
TZS44,454.24
|
$73.48
€67.57
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.56
TZS90,435.45
|
$33.58
€30.88
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$50.99
TZS137,430.84
|
$79.41
€73.02
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$48.03
TZS129,447.64
|
$97.29
€89.46
|
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