Cost of living comparison
Serbia is 69.1% more expensive than Tanzania.
If you lived in Serbia instead of Tanzania, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
|
Tanzania
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.90
TZS6,869.56
|
$7.13
RSD800
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.96
TZS14,099.13
|
$7.64
RSD857
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
TZS1,470.88
|
$1.60
RSD180
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
TZS723.46
|
$1.16
RSD130
|
|
pay 33.5% more for groceries
|
Tanzania
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
TZS1,710.44
|
$0.70
RSD79
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.79
TZS8,972.27
|
$3.97
RSD446
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.52
TZS10,701.82
|
$4.84
RSD543
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.68
TZS3,983.17
|
$2.39
RSD268
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.35
TZS5,553.61
|
$2.93
RSD329
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
TZS2,634.70
|
$0.48
RSD54
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
TZS905.31
|
$0.75
RSD85
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.34
TZS814.95
|
$0.64
RSD72
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
TZS836.26
|
$0.81
RSD91
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
TZS719.07
|
$0.46
RSD51
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.50
TZS1,187.36
|
$0.43
RSD49
|
|
pay 27.4% more for transportation
|
Tanzania
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.28
TZS10,124.39
|
$6.22
RSD698
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$19.55
TZS46,237.45
|
$23.52
RSD2,638
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,823.72
TZS37,430,316.84
|
$28,112.26
RSD3,153,295
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.76
TZS25,463.18
|
$7.11
RSD797
|
|
pay 37.0% more for housing
|
Tanzania
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.94
TZS141,794.85
|
$23.16
RSD2,598
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$289.33
TZS684,406.40
|
$353.21
RSD39,619
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$236.84
TZS560,223.56
|
$242.83
RSD27,238
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.01
TZS94,631.14
|
$113.86
RSD12,772
|
|
pay 6.0% less for childcare
|
Tanzania
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$236.03
TZS558,329.75
|
$238.41
RSD26,742
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,186.60
TZS14,634,138.23
|
$5,379.39
RSD603,396
|
|
pay 22.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Tanzania
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
TZS2,774.25
|
$2.03
RSD227
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.16
TZS5,111.81
|
$1.68
RSD188
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.79
TZS4,238.43
|
$3.80
RSD426
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.39
TZS86,079.24
|
$25.78
RSD2,892
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.68
TZS13,430.88
|
$4.53
RSD508
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for clothing
|
Tanzania
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$11.43
TZS27,045.24
|
$73.17
RSD8,207
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.76
TZS51,466.69
|
$35.45
RSD3,977
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.14
TZS106,786.49
|
$92.31
RSD10,354
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$38.53
TZS91,138.10
|
$99.77
RSD11,191
|
|
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