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Tanzania vs. Barbados Cost of Living Summary

Tanzania is 34.6% cheaper than Barbados overall.

Restaurants: pay 64.3% less in Tanzania
Groceries: pay 60.7% less in Tanzania
Transportation: pay 50.9% less in Tanzania
Housing: pay 51.0% less in Tanzania
Childcare: pay 85.0% more in Tanzania
Entertainment and Sports: pay 48.0% less in Tanzania
Clothing: pay 52.3% less in Tanzania

Expenses including restaurants, groceries, clothing, housing, transportation, and entertainment and sports are lower in Tanzania. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Tanzania.

Tanzania vs. Barbados Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 64.3% less for restaurants

	Barbados	Tanzania
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$31.67 BBD63.33	$3.92 TZS9,676.70	-87.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.42 BBD22.83	$8.49 TZS20,945.47	-25.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.87 BBD3.74	$0.66 TZS1,629.49	-64.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.47 BBD2.94	$0.30 TZS748.55	-79.4%
Average			-64.3%

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pay 60.7% less for groceries

	Barbados	Tanzania
Bread 1 loaf	$2.88 BBD5.77	$0.73 TZS1,807.84	-74.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.66 BBD7.33	$4.41 TZS10,867.44	+20.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$13.79 BBD27.57	$5.59 TZS13,791.35	-59.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.88 BBD11.75	$2.28 TZS5,620.04	-61.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.08 BBD12.15	$1.88 TZS4,646.05	-69.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.01 BBD4.01	$1.30 TZS3,208.76	-35.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.44 BBD2.89	$0.49 TZS1,216.11	-65.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.77 BBD5.55	$0.43 TZS1,061.21	-84.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.63 BBD5.26	$0.36 TZS884.03	-86.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.27 BBD4.53	$0.36 TZS884.03	-84.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.90 BBD3.79	$0.61 TZS1,513.99	-67.6%
Average			-60.7%

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pay 50.9% less for transportation

	Barbados	Tanzania
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.80 BBD15.61	$4.69 TZS11,565.92	-39.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$26.00 BBD52.00	$15.76 TZS38,860.03	-39.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$43,750.00 BBD87,500.00	$17,898.05 TZS44,138,690.42	-59.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$35.77 BBD71.55	$12.49 TZS30,800.35	-65.1%
Average			-50.9%

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pay 51.0% less for housing

	Barbados	Tanzania
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$65.83 BBD131.67	$46.82 TZS115,464.93	-28.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$726.53 BBD1,453.07	$334.35 TZS824,548.32	-54.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$651.39 BBD1,302.78	$178.27 TZS439,627.23	-72.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$125.22 BBD250.44	$64.23 TZS158,395.91	-48.7%
Average			-51.0%

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pay 85.0% more for childcare

	Barbados	Tanzania
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$302.50 BBD605.00	$427.61 TZS1,054,534.99	+41.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,250.00 BBD12,500.00	$14,288.25 TZS35,236,488.60	+128.6%
Average			+85.0%

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pay 48.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Barbados	Tanzania
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.67 BBD5.33	$1.37 TZS3,381.39	-48.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.82 BBD9.65	$2.04 TZS5,037.97	-57.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.87 BBD15.73	$2.00 TZS4,925.81	-74.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$74.38 BBD148.75	$58.55 TZS144,401.75	-21.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.25 BBD20.50	$6.35 TZS15,649.28	-38.1%
Average			-48.0%

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pay 52.3% less for clothing

	Barbados	Tanzania
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.92 BBD115.83	$18.07 TZS44,554.74	-68.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.83 BBD71.67	$27.59 TZS68,042.89	-23.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$98.61 BBD197.22	$28.27 TZS69,708.59	-71.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$78.06 BBD156.11	$41.90 TZS103,342.49	-46.3%
Average			-52.3%

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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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