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Tanzania vs. Burundi Cost of Living Summary

Tanzania is 8.1% cheaper than Burundi overall.

Restaurants
pay 8.0% less in Tanzania
Groceries
pay 44.0% less in Tanzania
Transportation
pay 32.8% less in Tanzania
Housing
pay 10.3% more in Tanzania
Childcare
pay 2.4 times more in Tanzania
Entertainment and Sports
pay 39.6% more in Tanzania

The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, and housing in Tanzania are more expensive than in Burundi. Expenses including groceries, transportation, and restaurants are lower in Tanzania. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Tanzania.

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Tanzania vs. Burundi Cost Breakdown

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

pay 8.0% less for restaurants

 
Burundi
Tanzania
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $3.85
BIF11,548
$3.17
TZS8,366.70
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $3.81
BIF11,426
$7.47
TZS19,722.96
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.76
BIF5,269
$0.55
TZS1,445.16
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pay 44.0% less for groceries

 
Burundi
Tanzania
Bread
1 loaf
 $2.01
BIF6,014
$0.70
TZS1,858.52
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.16
BIF12,480
$3.75
TZS9,899.69
Milk (1 gallon) $3.80
BIF11,382
$4.51
TZS11,898.18
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pay 32.8% less for transportation

 
Burundi
Tanzania
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.04
BIF15,118
$5.01
TZS13,219.82
Monthly public transit pass $30.09
BIF90,206
$14.80
TZS39,073.97
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $16,811.26
TZS44M
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pay 10.3% more for housing

 
Burundi
Tanzania
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $67.62
BIF203K
$37.49
TZS98,965.48
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $433.02
BIF1M
$332.29
TZS877K
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $90.78
BIF272K
$156.95
TZS414K
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pay 2.4 times more for childcare

 
Burundi
Tanzania
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $99.93
BIF300K
$568.94
TZS2M
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $9,992.86
BIF30M
$10,482.41
TZS28M
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pay 39.6% more for entertainment and sports

 
Burundi
Tanzania
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.17
BIF6,501
$1.19
TZS3,131.87
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.03
BIF9,075
$1.93
TZS5,103.75
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 ?? $1.81
TZS4,785.96
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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Burundi
Tanzania
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 ?? $12.08
TZS31,893.71
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 ?? $21.51
TZS56,774.15
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 ?? $29.89
TZS78,899.37
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We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this

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