Finland vs Tanzania - Cost of Living Comparison

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Finland Tanzania
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1644
$654
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3907
$1678
🏠 One person rent
$777
$292
🏘️ Family rent
$1308
$453
🍽️ Food expenses
$588
$216
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$92.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3033
$100
💸 GDP per capita
$53150
$1187
😃 Human freedom index
8.83
6.53
❤️ Life expectancy
81.7
67
👮 Corruption perceptions index
88
40
🌐 English speaking %
70.1%
21.7%
🎓 Higher education
95
53
😀 Quality of life
93
34
🏙️ Population
5.62M
68.6M

The average cost of living in Finland ($1644) is 152% more expensive than in Tanzania ($654). Finland ranked 31st vs 159th for Tanzania in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Finland compared to 0.2 months in Tanzania. Ranked 11th and 141st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Finland vs Tanzania

We calculate prices for Finland and Tanzania as a population-weighted mean of 49 and 10 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Finland Tanzania
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.8
$3.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$83.1
$18.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$8.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.19
$1.04
 Cappuccino
$4.91
$1.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.04
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$802
$434
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$640
$164
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1544
$929
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1162
$348
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.3
$39.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$61
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$36.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.78%
16.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5166
$1458
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2820
$3706
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.5
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.4
$14.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.9
$12.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.05
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$0.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.45
$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.48
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.55
$9.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$4.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.6
$4.15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$0.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$0.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.22
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$6.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.35
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.2
$2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.6
$4.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.66
$3.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.28
$1.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.7
$62.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.4
$5.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$99.3
$17.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.7
$3.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$14.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$42.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$408
$524
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11002
$10975

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Finland

City Cost of living Population
Helsinki
$1970
694K
Espoo
$1974
326K
Tampere
$1407
255K
Vantaa
$1843
248K
Turku
$1560
210K
Oulu
$1672
217K
Jyvaskyla
$1403
150K
Kuopio
$1525
127K
Joensuu
$1550
79.1K
Lahti
$1533
122K
Hameenlinna
$1436
68.6K
Pori
$1416
83K
Vaasa
$1506
71.2K
Rovaniemi
$1486
65.3K
Lappeenranta
$1448
73.2K
Kouvola
$1383
78.8K
Seinajoki
$1445
67.3K
Kotka
$1478
50K
Lohja
$1391
45.6K
Mikkeli
$1445
51.6K
Salo
$1535
51.1K
Jarvenpaa
$1759
46.9K
Kirkkonummi
$1684
41.2K
Nurmijarvi
$1644
44.8K
Hyvinkaa
$1531
47K
Kokkola
$1459
48.3K
Tuusula
$1698
41.5K
Kerava
$1673
38.2K
Nokia
$1439
35.7K
Kaarina
$1529
36.7K

In Tanzania

City Cost of living Population
Dar es Salaam
$735
4.72M
Mwanza
$613
706K
Zanzibar
$586
710K
Mbeya
$463
542K
Morogoro
$417
471K
Arusha
$618
416K
Tanga
$533
221K
Dodoma
$495
214K
Moshi
$540
145K
Stone Town
$546
18K