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Tanzania vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

Tanzania is 1.8% cheaper than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 25.8% more in Tanzania
Groceries: pay 9.2% less in Tanzania
Transportation: pay 32.4% more in Tanzania
Housing: pay 49.2% more in Tanzania
Childcare: pay 39.1% less in Tanzania
Entertainment and Sports: pay 16.6% less in Tanzania
Clothing: pay 55.2% less in Tanzania

The cost of housing, transportation, and restaurants in Tanzania are more expensive than in Beijing. Expenses including clothing, childcare, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Tanzania.

Tanzania vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 25.8% more for restaurants

	Beijing	Tanzania
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.21 CN¥29.61	$3.92 TZS9,790.03	-6.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.91 CN¥34.55	$8.49 TZS21,190.78	+73.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 CN¥3.38	$0.66 TZS1,648.57	+37.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.16	$0.30 TZS757.32	-1.1%
Average			+25.8%

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pay 9.2% less for groceries

	Beijing	Tanzania
Bread 1 loaf	$1.71 CN¥12.02	$0.73 TZS1,829.01	-57.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.47 CN¥52.59	$4.41 TZS10,994.72	-41.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.64 CN¥46.76	$5.59 TZS13,952.87	-15.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.78 CN¥12.51	$2.28 TZS5,685.86	+28.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 CN¥10.78	$1.88 TZS4,700.46	+23.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98 CN¥6.92	$1.30 TZS3,246.34	+32.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.42	$0.49 TZS1,230.36	-35.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 CN¥5.64	$0.43 TZS1,073.64	-46.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 CN¥4.24	$0.36 TZS894.39	-40.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 CN¥2.45	$0.36 TZS894.39	+2.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 CN¥2.90	$0.61 TZS1,531.72	+48.8%
Average			-9.2%

Beijing vs. Tanzania - Cost of groceries

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pay 32.4% more for transportation

	Beijing	Tanzania
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.21 CN¥29.65	$4.69 TZS11,701.38	+11.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.54 CN¥222.11	$15.76 TZS39,315.15	-50.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,225.66 CN¥128,328.71	$17,898.05 TZS44,655,635.00	-1.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.63 CN¥32.58	$12.49 TZS31,161.08	+170.0%
Average			+32.4%

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pay 49.2% more for housing

	Beijing	Tanzania
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.93 CN¥91.05	$46.82 TZS116,817.24	+262.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$935.23 CN¥6,585.07	$334.35 TZS834,205.29	-64.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$504.41 CN¥3,551.57	$178.27 TZS444,776.07	-64.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.27 CN¥276.47	$64.23 TZS160,251.01	+63.6%
Average			+49.2%

Beijing vs. Tanzania - Cost of housing

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pay 39.1% less for childcare

	Beijing	Tanzania
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$710.76 CN¥5,004.56	$427.61 TZS1,066,885.52	-39.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,242.73 CN¥163,654.36	$14,288.25 TZS35,649,172.17	-38.5%
Average			-39.1%

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pay 16.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	Tanzania
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.12 CN¥7.90	$1.37 TZS3,420.99	+22.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.90 CN¥20.43	$2.04 TZS5,096.97	-29.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.21 CN¥29.61	$2.00 TZS4,983.50	-52.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.84 CN¥407.23	$58.55 TZS146,092.96	+1.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.41 CN¥59.23	$6.35 TZS15,832.56	-24.6%
Average			-16.6%

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pay 55.2% less for clothing

	Beijing	Tanzania
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.30 CN¥438.66	$18.07 TZS45,076.56	-71.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.37 CN¥256.10	$27.59 TZS68,839.79	-24.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.74 CN¥575.54	$28.27 TZS70,525.01	-65.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.53 CN¥743.05	$41.90 TZS104,552.82	-60.3%
Average			-55.2%

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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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