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Tanzania vs. Belize Cost of Living Summary

Tanzania is 2.5 times more expensive than Belize overall.

Restaurants: pay 48.4% less in Tanzania
Groceries: pay 47.7% less in Tanzania
Transportation: pay 10.1% less in Tanzania
Housing: pay 50.7% less in Tanzania
Childcare: pay 13.9 times more in Tanzania
Entertainment and Sports: pay 19.7% less in Tanzania
Clothing: pay 43.4% less in Tanzania

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

Tanzania vs. Belize Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 48.4% less for restaurants

	Belize	Tanzania
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.36 BZD18.77	$3.92 TZS9,676.70	-58.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.75 BZD19.55	$8.49 TZS20,945.47	-12.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.29 BZD2.59	$0.66 TZS1,629.49	-48.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.15 BZD2.32	$0.30 TZS748.55	-73.7%
Average			-48.4%

Belize vs. Tanzania - Cost of restaurants

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pay 47.7% less for groceries

	Belize	Tanzania
Bread 1 loaf	$2.00 BZD4.01	$0.73 TZS1,807.84	-63.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.77 BZD15.58	$4.41 TZS10,867.44	-43.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$13.68 BZD27.43	$5.59 TZS13,791.35	-59.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.35 BZD4.72	$2.28 TZS5,620.04	-3.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.30 BZD6.62	$1.88 TZS4,646.05	-43.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.62 BZD5.26	$1.30 TZS3,208.76	-50.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.57 BZD1.14	$0.49 TZS1,216.11	-13.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.73 BZD1.47	$0.43 TZS1,061.21	-41.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.00 BZD4.00	$0.36 TZS884.03	-82.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.41 BZD2.83	$0.36 TZS884.03	-74.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.26 BZD2.52	$0.61 TZS1,513.99	-51.2%
Average			-47.7%

Belize vs. Tanzania - Cost of groceries

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pay 10.1% less for transportation

	Belize	Tanzania
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.61 BZD13.25	$4.69 TZS11,565.92	-29.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.00 BZD40.11	$15.76 TZS38,860.03	-21.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$10,514.56 BZD21,087.14	$17,898.05 TZS44,138,690.42	+70.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$31.59 BZD63.35	$12.49 TZS30,800.35	-60.5%
Average			-10.1%

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pay 50.7% less for housing

	Belize	Tanzania
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$74.90 BZD150.22	$46.82 TZS115,464.93	-37.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$684.11 BZD1,372.00	$334.35 TZS824,548.32	-51.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$547.15 BZD1,097.32	$178.27 TZS439,627.23	-67.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$120.58 BZD241.82	$64.23 TZS158,395.91	-46.7%
Average			-50.7%

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pay 13.9 times more for childcare

	Belize	Tanzania
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$64.52 BZD129.39	$427.61 TZS1,054,534.99	+562.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$674.20 BZD1,352.11	$14,288.25 TZS35,236,488.60	+2019.3%
Average			+1291.0%

Belize vs. Tanzania - Cost of childcare

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pay 19.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Belize	Tanzania
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.66 BZD5.33	$1.37 TZS3,381.39	-48.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.60 BZD7.23	$2.04 TZS5,037.97	-43.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.00 BZD10.03	$2.00 TZS4,925.81	-60.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.91 BZD66.00	$58.55 TZS144,401.75	+77.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.42 BZD16.88	$6.35 TZS15,649.28	-24.6%
Average			-19.7%

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pay 43.4% less for clothing

	Belize	Tanzania
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$37.45 BZD75.11	$18.07 TZS44,554.74	-51.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$27.42 BZD54.99	$27.59 TZS68,042.89	+0.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.13 BZD182.77	$28.27 TZS69,708.59	-69.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$89.59 BZD179.68	$41.90 TZS103,342.49	-53.2%
Average			-43.4%

Belize 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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