Russia vs Tanzania - Cost of Living Comparison

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Russia Tanzania
🚶 Cost of living one person
$687
$658
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1738
$1716
🏠 One person rent
$341
$324
🏘️ Family rent
$651
$671
🍽️ Food expenses
$225
$204
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.9
$83.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$666
$240
💸 GDP per capita
$13817
$1211
😃 Human freedom index
5.81
6.16
❤️ Life expectancy
72.5
66.8
👮 Corruption perceptions index
26
40
🌐 English speaking %
3.5%
9.9%
🎓 Higher education
85
55
😀 Quality of life
44
33
🏙️ Population
146M
57.3M

The average cost of living in Russia ($687) is 4% more expensive than in Tanzania ($658). Russia ranked 143rd 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 months in Russia compared to 0.4 months in Tanzania. Ranked 91st and 137th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Russia vs Tanzania

We calculate prices for Russia and Tanzania as a population-weighted mean of 122 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.

Russia Tanzania
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.74
$2.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.1
$18.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.32
$6.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$1.02
 Cappuccino
$1.92
$2.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.9
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$400
$373
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$247
$216
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$825
$812
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$491
$515
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.2
$36.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$86.1
$56
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.62
$40.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.25%
17.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2583
$8540
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1604
$5871
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.44
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.8
$17.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.17
$10.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.57
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$0.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.33
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.1
$8.13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.9
$4.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.46
$3.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$0.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.21
$6.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.79
$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.22
$1.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.35
$3.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.39
$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.06
$1.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$0.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.1
$44.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.16
$4.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18
$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.25
$3.12
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.4
$11.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85
$47.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$272
$266
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6416
$7052

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Cities Comparison in Russia vs Tanzania

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Russia

City Cost of living Population
Moscow
$1075
13M
Saint Petersburg
$874
5.38M
Novosibirsk
$649
1.63M
Yekaterinburg
$701
1.47M
Kazan
$654
1.26M
Nizhny Novgorod
$639
1.21M
Rostov-on-Don
$627
1.14M
Krasnodar
$635
1.14M
Ufa
$567
1.13M
Samara
$589
1.16M
Krasnoyarsk
$669
1.09M
Perm
$559
1.03M
Chelyabinsk
$523
1.18M
Tyumen
$698
861K
Omsk
$406
1.11M
Voronezh
$419
1.05M
Volgograd
$523
1M
Khabarovsk
$750
616K
Irkutsk
$741
624K
Vladivostok
$758
592K
Balashikha
$633
530K
Saratov
$518
838K
Surgut
$612
396K
Penza
$514
492K
Kemerovo
$495
557K
Naberezhnye Chelny
$556
546K
Izhevsk
$620
621K
Yaroslavl
$533
571K
Tomsk
$519
575K
Barnaul
$619
623K

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