Cost of living comparison
Romania is 73.8% more expensive than Tanzania.
If you lived in Romania instead of Tanzania, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
|
Tanzania
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.90
TZS7,748.09
|
$8.56
RON40.44
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.96
TZS15,902.23
|
$6.33
RON29.89
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
TZS1,658.99
|
$1.72
RON8.11
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
TZS815.98
|
$1.43
RON6.75
|
|
pay 36.3% more for groceries
|
Tanzania
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
TZS1,929.19
|
$1.08
RON5.09
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.79
TZS10,119.70
|
$3.79
RON17.91
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.52
TZS12,070.45
|
$5.46
RON25.79
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.68
TZS4,492.57
|
$2.83
RON13.37
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.35
TZS6,263.84
|
$2.70
RON12.76
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
TZS2,971.64
|
$0.47
RON2.24
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
TZS1,021.09
|
$0.66
RON3.10
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.34
TZS919.17
|
$0.65
RON3.06
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
TZS943.20
|
$0.85
RON4.01
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
TZS811.03
|
$0.38
RON1.78
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.50
TZS1,339.21
|
$0.41
RON1.94
|
|
pay 14.1% more for transportation
|
Tanzania
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.28
TZS11,419.16
|
$5.64
RON26.67
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$19.55
TZS52,150.61
|
$20.73
RON97.95
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,823.72
TZS42,217,162.51
|
$25,159.13
RON118,881.92
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.76
TZS28,719.59
|
$6.39
RON30.22
|
|
pay 30.2% more for housing
|
Tanzania
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.94
TZS159,928.55
|
$8.45
RON39.92
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$289.33
TZS771,932.98
|
$363.94
RON1,719.69
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$236.84
TZS631,868.80
|
$266.85
RON1,260.93
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.01
TZS106,733.22
|
$107.36
RON507.32
|
|
pay 36.7% more for childcare
|
Tanzania
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$236.03
TZS629,732.78
|
$405.62
RON1,916.62
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,186.60
TZS16,505,652.22
|
$6,284.14
RON29,693.81
|
|
pay 56.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Tanzania
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
TZS3,129.04
|
$2.01
RON9.52
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.16
TZS5,765.54
|
$2.20
RON10.41
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.79
TZS4,780.47
|
$5.30
RON25.04
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.39
TZS97,087.65
|
$37.40
RON176.73
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.68
TZS15,148.51
|
$6.19
RON29.24
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for clothing
|
Tanzania
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$11.43
TZS30,503.97
|
$57.67
RON272.50
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.76
TZS58,048.60
|
$34.90
RON164.91
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.14
TZS120,443.08
|
$69.76
RON329.61
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$38.53
TZS102,793.47
|
$80.53
RON380.52
|
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