Cost of Living in
Tanzania

Cost of living	One person	Family of 4
Total with rent	$601	$2014
Without rent	$378	$915
Rent & Utilities	$275.25	$794.24
Food	$191	$497
Transport	$89.69	$186.66
Monthly salary after tax	$264.67
Human freedom index	4.78
Life expectancy	64.67
English speaking %	8.87%
Population	56.3M

The cost of living in Tanzania is $601, which is 1.74 times less expensive than the world average. Tanzania is ranked 159th out of 208 countries by cost of living .

The average salary after taxes in Tanzania is $264.67, which is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months.

Tanzania

We calculate prices for Tanzania as a population-weighted mean of 67 cities. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Cost of living	One person	Rank
Total with rent	$601	159 / 208
Without rent	$378	145 / 208
Rent & Utilities	$275.25	154 / 208
Food	$191	189 / 208
Transport	$89.69	58 / 208

Rent & Utilities
1 bedroom apartment in city Center, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	345.96$
Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	256.94$
3 bedroom apartment in city Center, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	963.4$
Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	546.93$
Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	43.37$
Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	57.77$
Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	34.77$
Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.97$
Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	7118$
House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	6379$

Eating Out
Lunch Menu	2.23$
Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	19.09$
Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	6.03$
Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	0.94$
Cappuccino	2.05$
Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	0.48$

Transportation
Local transport ticket	0.2$
Monthly ticket local transport	19.33$
Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	10.48$
Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	0.9$

Groceries
Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	1.27$
Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	0.62$
Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	0.97$
Eggs, x12	1.96$
Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	7.24$
Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	4.55$
Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	3.57$
Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	2.56$
Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	0.82$
Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	0.8$
Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	0.77$
Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	0.79$
Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	1.09$
Water, 1 L or 1 qt	0.27$
Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	0.95$
Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	5.64$
Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	1.06$
Cigarette pack	1.83$
Cold medicince, 1 week	3.14$
Hair Shampoo	3.42$
Toilet paper, 4 rolls	1.49$
Toothpaste, 1 tube	0.91$

Other

Gym Membership, 1 month	53.81$
Cinema Ticket, 1 person	5.04$
Doctor's visit	15.63$
Haircut, simple	2.67$
Brand Jeans	13.55$
Brand Sneakers	56.41$
Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	296.11$
International Primary School, 1 year	7350$

Cost of living in other countries

States ranked from the most expensive to the cheapest ones

Rank	State	Cost of living
1	Zanzibar	$804
2	Kagera	$749
3	Pwani	$702
4	Stone Town	$646
5	Unguja North	$637
6	Katavi	$564
7	Sirma	$541
8	Muheza	$541
9	Pemba North	$537
10	Mbeya	$526
11	Moshi	$523
12	Geita	$522
13	Lindi	$519
14	Dodoma	$514
15	Handeni	$495
16	Shinyanga	$495
17	Morogoro	$480
18	Mtwara	$469
19	Nansio	$464
20	Manyara	$456
21	Arusha	$451
22	Dar es Salaam	$442
23	Iringa	$439
24	Tabora	$438
25	Mwanza	$436
26	Kilimanjaro	$435
27	Kilindoni	$432
28	Kigoma	$427
29	Rukwa	$421
30	Lushoto	$421
31	Mkokotoni	$417
32	Singida	$414
33	Simiyu	$413
34	Tanga	$412
35	Njombe	$398
36	Ruvuma	$398
37	Korogwe	$388
38	Mara	$373
39	Monaco	$7654
40	Santa Barbara Province	$3469
41	Singapore	$3385
42	Neuchatel	$3164
43	Ile-de-France	$2736
44	Zurich	$2715
45	California	$2710
46	Queretaro	$2187
47	United States	$2149
48	Baden-Wurttemberg	$2044
49	Aland	$2038
50	Ostergotland	$1978
51	Provence-Alpes-Cote dAzur	$1921
52	Hoki	$1897
53	Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes	$1891
54	Liege	$1878
55	Plzen	$1831
56	South Pyongan	$1816
57	Hokkaido	$1802
58	Tras-os-Montes e Alto Douro	$1703
59	Nampo	$1690
60	Jonkoping	$1661
61	Rikuchu	$1633
62	Sancti Spiritus	$1578
63	Caceres	$1564
64	Holguin	$1508
65	Usti nad Labem	$1462
66	Cadiz	$1459
67	Orebro	$1456
68	Kavala	$1444
69	Limon	$1428
70	Al Bahah	$1394
71	Colon (Panama)	$1391
72	Zlin	$1388
73	Vastmanland	$1381
74	Omi	$1355
75	Tacuarembo	$1343
76	Siauliai County	$1329
77	Ahuachapan	$1327
78	Shimosa	$1324
79	Ciego de Avila	$1316
80	Tokai	$1300
81	Xanthi	$1280
82	Dembeni	$1275
83	Panama	$1271
84	Bayamon	$1269
85	Paysandu	$1264
86	Usulutan	$1259
87	Zilina	$1252
88	Hyuga	$1251
89	Guantanamo	$1238
90	Panama	$1234
91	Ioannina	$1231
92	Igdir	$1230
93	Panama Oeste	$1230
94	San-Pedro	$1203
95	Klaipeda	$1201
96	Tillaberi	$1200
97	Etchu	$1194
98	Vlore	$1194
99	Constanta	$1189
100	Kai	$1170
101	Pinar del Rio	$1161
102	Riga Planning Region	$1154
103	Camaguey	$1149
104	San Pedro de Macoris	$1138
105	Lodz	$1132
106	Chania	$1130
107	Causeni	$1128
108	Presov	$1128
109	Calarasi (Moldova)	$1117
110	Kermanshah	$1116
111	Franche-Comte	$1113
112	Yoro	$1112
113	Tekirdag	$1111
114	Zambezia	$1107
115	Bahia	$1102
116	Setubal	$1097
117	Drama	$1085
118	Kastoria	$1081
119	Suo	$1080
120	Balikesir	$1075
121	Thies	$1074
122	Trencin	$1063
123	Serres	$1060
124	Dubasari	$1050
125	Rethymno	$1045
126	Equateur	$1036
127	Espirito Santo	$1034
128	Suchitepequez	$1030
129	Haut-Uele	$1027
130	Gabu	$1019
131	Straseni	$1015
132	Brasov	$1014
133	Goias	$1013
134	Boke	$1007
135	Mexico	$1007
136	Totomi	$995
137	Siauliai	$994
138	Colon (Cuba)	$992
139	Banska Bystrica	$983
140	Panevezys	$969
141	Iasi	$963
142	Sao Paulo	$961
143	Kozuke	$956
144	Klaipeda County	$952
145	Izmir	$949
146	Osumi	$945
147	Kutahya	$934
148	Quilpue	$930
149	Hradec Kralove	$929
150	Kasai	$920
151	Kasai-Oriental	$919
152	Gueckedou	$918
153	Michoacan	$908
154	Eskisehir	$906
155	Extreme-Nord	$900
156	Solola	$897
157	Timis	$890
158	Bafata	$878
159	Kahramanmaras	$878
160	Usak	$877
161	Guatemala	$876
162	Uige	$872
163	Dien Bien	$871
164	Estado de Mexico	$864
165	Yucatan	$864
166	Durres	$856
167	Guaira	$856
168	Municipality of Chisinau	$854
169	Diyarbakir	$850
170	Cotui	$846
171	Ceara	$845
172	Francisco Morazan	$845
173	Botosani	$841
174	Esteli	$838
175	Buzau	$834
176	Botosani	$829
177	Forecariah	$826
178	Kirikkale	$816
179	Maan	$816
180	San Luis Potosi	$814
181	Boyaca	$812
182	Tucuman	$812
183	Caras-Severin	$810
184	Neuquen	$806
185	Bekes	$799
186	Hoki Province	$787
187	Adiyaman	$779
188	Arges	$779
189	Neamt	$777
190	Raska	$771
191	Atlantico	$768
192	Marijampole	$762
193	Para	$756
194	Gyor-Moson-Sopron	$755
195	Ialomita	$751
196	Veszprem	$751
197	Wasit	$751
198	Huila	$747
199	Sirvan	$747
200	Canakkale	$743
201	Aydin	$733
202	Elazig	$730
203	Chisinau	$726
204	Nuevo Leon	$720
205	Shkoder	$718
206	Korce	$710
207	Khuzestan	$708
208	Copiapo	$705
209	Bazega	$694
210	Curico	$692
211	Hamadan	$689
212	Mures	$683
213	Passore	$680
214	Braila	$675
215	Oueme	$671
216	Bistrita-Nasaud	$669
217	Iasi	$668
218	Djibouti	$666
219	Rezekne	$664
220	Laayoune	$660
221	Nghe An	$657
222	Awash	$655
223	Elazig	$650
224	Leon (Nicaragua)	$648
225	Gilan	$644
226	Meknes	$634
227	Mures	$633
228	Khenifra	$631
229	Tuyen Quang	$628
230	Bacau	$624
231	Paraguari	$622
232	Caras-Severin	$620
233	Piaui	$620
234	Binh Phuoc	$612
235	Osh	$608
236	Chuy Province	$607
237	Vinh Long	$607
238	Anse-a-Veau	$604
239	Dambovita	$604
240	Medias	$602
241	Koulpelogo	$595
242	Anosy	$594
243	Rio San Juan	$590
244	Bac Lieu	$587
245	Ninh Thuan	$585
246	Setif	$582
247	Duzce	$573
248	Ain Beida	$572
249	North Ossetia-Alania	$572
250	Agri	$569
251	Maramures	$569
252	Al Mahwit	$568
253	Hau Giang	$567
254	Dak Lak	$566
255	Al Hoceima	$562
256	Nis	$561
257	Sidi Bel Abbes	$553
258	Cadiz	$542
259	Valcea	$542
260	Kelaat Sraghna	$539
261	Bac Giang	$536
262	Soc Trang	$535
263	Miragoane	$533
264	Bechar	$531
265	Menaka	$525
266	Ba Ria-Vung Tau	$522
267	Karbala	$522
268	Lere	$516
269	Stavropol	$514
270	Yen Bai	$513
271	Kirklareli	$512
272	Hajjah	$507
273	Son La	$502
274	San Andres	$500
275	Inezgane-Ait Melloul	$498
276	Sadah	$495
277	Dhaka	$489
278	Sale	$489
279	Corum	$484
280	Concepcion (Paraguay)	$482
281	Binh Dinh	$480
282	Oulmes	$480
283	Caaguazu	$478
284	Arta	$476
285	Dong Nai	$473
286	Lang Son	$470
287	Salar	$470
288	Kenitra	$467
289	Quang Tri	$466
290	Ayni	$465
291	Dong Thap	$463
292	Narino	$462
293	Maharashtra	$461
294	Quang Ninh	$453
295	Nam Dinh	$448
296	Ain Temouchent	$444
297	Thanh Hoa	$444
298	Sanaa	$443
299	MSila	$441
300	Binh Duong	$438
301	Homs	$436
302	Khemisset	$435
303	Medenine	$433
304	Ca Mau	$431
305	Kebili	$431
306	Thua Thien Hue	$431
307	Beni Mellal-Khenifra	$429
308	Ain Defla	$426
309	Mazandaran	$426
310	Binh Thuan	$424
311	Tamba	$423
312	Jaen (Peru)	$422
313	Tetouan	$414
314	Al Bayda	$412
315	Ysyk-Kol	$411
316	Tebessa	$409
317	Bejaia	$405
318	Misratah	$399
319	Baghlan	$398
320	El Kelaa des Sraghna	$398
321	Daharia	$393
322	Al Bayda	$390
323	San Joaquin	$389
324	Tay Ninh	$389
325	Bordj Bou Arreridj	$384
326	Kien Giang	$381
327	Saida	$381
328	Gabes	$377
329	Kosice	$372
330	Sabha	$365
331	Bihar	$363
332	Kien Giang	$363
333	Quang Nam	$363
334	Samana	$360
335	Medea	$333
336	Ben Tre	$324
337	Naama	$302

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