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Tanzania vs. Australia Cost of Living Summary

Tanzania is 49.2% cheaper than Australia overall.

Restaurants: pay 62.4% less in Tanzania
Groceries: pay 44.9% less in Tanzania
Transportation: pay 35.5% less in Tanzania
Housing: pay 55.1% less in Tanzania
Childcare: pay 33.9% less in Tanzania
Entertainment and Sports: pay 50.3% less in Tanzania
Clothing: pay 62.5% less in Tanzania

Expenses including clothing, restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, and transportation are lower in Tanzania.

Tanzania vs. Australia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Tanzania instead of Australia, you would:

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pay 62.4% less for restaurants

	Australia	Tanzania
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.15 A$26.23	$3.92 TZS9,676.70	-77.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.64 A$14.74	$8.49 TZS20,945.47	-11.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.63 A$4.03	$0.66 TZS1,629.49	-74.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.14 A$3.28	$0.30 TZS748.55	-85.8%
Average			-62.4%

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pay 44.9% less for groceries

	Australia	Tanzania
Bread 1 loaf	$2.39 A$3.66	$0.73 TZS1,807.84	-69.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.21 A$6.45	$4.41 TZS10,867.44	+4.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.84 A$8.94	$5.59 TZS13,791.35	-4.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.36 A$6.68	$2.28 TZS5,620.04	-47.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.87 A$5.92	$1.88 TZS4,646.05	-51.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.48 A$2.27	$1.30 TZS3,208.76	-12.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.27 A$1.94	$0.49 TZS1,216.11	-61.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.32 A$2.01	$0.43 TZS1,061.21	-67.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.93 A$2.95	$0.36 TZS884.03	-81.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 A$1.68	$0.36 TZS884.03	-67.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.97 A$1.49	$0.61 TZS1,513.99	-37.0%
Average			-44.9%

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pay 35.5% less for transportation

	Australia	Tanzania
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.48 A$6.85	$4.69 TZS11,565.92	+4.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$86.18 A$131.83	$15.76 TZS38,860.03	-81.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,666.22 A$42,322.49	$17,898.05 TZS44,138,690.42	-35.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.83 A$27.28	$12.49 TZS30,800.35	-30.0%
Average			-35.5%

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pay 55.1% less for housing

	Australia	Tanzania
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$54.93 A$84.03	$46.82 TZS115,464.93	-14.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,188.50 A$1,818.11	$334.35 TZS824,548.32	-71.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$962.42 A$1,472.26	$178.27 TZS439,627.23	-81.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$133.71 A$204.55	$64.23 TZS158,395.91	-52.0%
Average			-55.1%

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pay 33.9% less for childcare

	Australia	Tanzania
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,475.00 A$2,256.38	$427.61 TZS1,054,534.99	-71.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,848.50 A$21,184.78	$14,288.25 TZS35,236,488.60	+3.2%
Average			-33.9%

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pay 50.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Australia	Tanzania
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.47 A$9.90	$1.37 TZS3,381.39	-78.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.56 A$5.45	$2.04 TZS5,037.97	-42.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$28.78 A$44.02	$2.00 TZS4,925.81	-93.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.13 A$78.22	$58.55 TZS144,401.75	+14.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.10 A$20.04	$6.35 TZS15,649.28	-51.6%
Average			-50.3%

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pay 62.5% less for clothing

	Australia	Tanzania
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.65 A$106.54	$18.07 TZS44,554.74	-74.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.53 A$74.24	$27.59 TZS68,042.89	-43.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$99.22 A$151.78	$28.27 TZS69,708.59	-71.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$107.98 A$165.18	$41.90 TZS103,342.49	-61.2%
Average			-62.5%

Australia vs. Tanzania - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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