Netherlands vs Tanzania - Cost of Living Comparison

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Netherlands Tanzania
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2088
$658
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4890
$1716
🏠 One person rent
$1266
$324
🏘️ Family rent
$2100
$671
🍽️ Food expenses
$559
$204
🚐 Transport expenses
$122
$83.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3622
$240
💸 GDP per capita
$62537
$1211
😃 Human freedom index
8.57
6.16
❤️ Life expectancy
81.7
66.8
👮 Corruption perceptions index
79
40
🌐 English speaking %
90.9%
9.9%
🎓 Higher education
95
55
😀 Quality of life
93
33
🏙️ Population
17.9M
57.3M

The average cost of living in the Netherlands ($2088) is 217% more expensive than in Tanzania ($658). the Netherlands ranked 14th vs 156th 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 1.7 months in the Netherlands compared to 0.4 months in Tanzania. Ranked 8th and 137th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in the Netherlands vs Tanzania

We calculate prices for the Netherlands and Tanzania as a population-weighted mean of 70 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.

Netherlands Tanzania
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.3
$2.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$76.3
$18.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.5
$6.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.78
$1.02
 Cappuccino
$3.81
$2.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.04
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1257
$373
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1024
$216
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2134
$812
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1745
$515
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$36.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$233
$56
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44.5
$40.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.13%
17.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5819
$8540
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4471
$5871
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.81
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$85.9
$17.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.2
$10.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.17
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.91
$0.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.71
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$8.13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$4.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$3.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$2.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$0.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$0.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.19
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.94
$6.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.5
$1.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.02
$3.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.36
$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.92
$1.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.4
$0.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.8
$44.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.4
$4.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.6
$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.6
$3.12
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.8
$11.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.7
$47.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1910
$266
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9328
$7052

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Cities Comparison in the Netherlands vs Tanzania

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In the Netherlands

City Cost of living Population
Amsterdam
$2859
921K
Rotterdam
$2219
664K
The Hague
$2094
548K
Utrecht
$2184
359K
Eindhoven
$2023
244K
Groningen
$1814
238K
Tilburg
$1865
228K
Arnhem
$1661
164K
Breda
$1750
183K
Almere
$2076
215K
Nijmegen
$1827
177K
's-Hertogenbosch
$1953
159K
Enschede
$1973
160K
Haarlem
$2373
163K
Leiden
$2228
124K
Apeldoorn
$2027
139K
Maastricht
$1940
120K
Venlo
$1751
102K
Zwolle
$1841
130K
Emmen
$1900
107K
Delft
$1991
109K
Hilversum
$2180
91.2K
Purmerend
$2064
81.5K
Zutphen
$1769
47.4K
Deventer
$2006
101K
Zeist
$2375
65K
Heerlen
$1515
86.9K
Roosendaal
$1920
77K
Leeuwarden
$1625
93.8K
Assen
$1798
68.8K

In Tanzania

City Cost of living Population
Dar es Salaam
$722
4.72M
Zanzibar
$736
710K
Mbeya
$433
542K
Arusha
$543
416K
Mwanza
$466
706K
Tanga
$601
221K
Morogoro
$639
207K
Dodoma
$564
214K
Moshi
$548
145K
Stone Town
$675
18K