Is the tamron 18-200 F/3.5-6.3 Di-II macro lens better than this?

I'm getting a nikon d90, and i wanted to know if this was better than the lens that comes in the kit:

http://www.bennettscamera.com/spec_sheet.html?catalog[name]=Nikon-D90-kit-(AF-S-DX-Nikkor-18-105mm-f/3.5-5.6G-ED-VR-lens)-nikon-d90&catalog[product_guids][0]=2b1a1722-a00b-4719-a08b-ee7203664a18

the tamron 18-200 F/3.5-6.3 Di-II macro of course is cheaper than that lens, but It has more zoom, plus it's a macro! I love it. But is it better in pricing with the one in the kit?

Added (1). Also, does it have VR?
i wanted to know if the tamron is better than the nikon lens… Sorry my question was confusing.

Tamron is a good lens and I wouldn't necessarily say "better" then Nikon lenses but they are good. According to the specs it doesn't have the VR, that usually shows right in the title of the lens. Personally though a prime lens is ALWAYS better! They use better glass and will give you a better picture. They are usually cheaper as well because they don't have the convenience of the zoom, you have to be the one to move in and out on the subject. You want a good aperture as well, F1.5, 2.0, 2.5 are all really really good. This has a higher aperture but that's because of the zoom in it. Any of your lenses you buy separate from the kits are going to be better. The ones that come with the kits aren't that great, they will get you started but you should look to upgrade when you can.

No VR on the tamron and certainly not better in anyway I would use that word.

Perhaps you should explain what that 18-105 is not doing for you.

In general (there are exceptions of course), brand name lenses (like nikon, canon, pentax, etc.) are better than third party lenses (like sigma, tamron, tokina, etc.).

The more zoom is nice, but no zoom lenses are true macro lenses (real macro lenses give a 1:1 lifesize ratio, or thereabouts).

Don't know if it has 'VR' (but why don't you just read the description?).

As far as better pricing, does it matter? You will be getting the kit lens anyway (it's already included).

Don't know if the tamron is better than the nikon, but probably not. At best, it is just as good. At worse (and you spent money unnecessarily). At worst it is not very good.