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Tanzania vs. Dar Es Salaam Cost of Living Summary

Tanzania is 5.6% cheaper than Dar Es Salaam.

Restaurants: pay 23.1% more in Tanzania
Groceries: pay 3.8% less in Tanzania
Transportation: pay 6.2% less in Tanzania
Housing: pay 10.1% less in Tanzania
Childcare: pay 19.2% less in Tanzania
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.2% more in Tanzania
Clothing: pay 28.5% less in Tanzania

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

Tanzania vs. Dar Es Salaam Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Tanzania instead of Dar Es Salaam, you would:

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pay 23.1% more for restaurants

	Dar Es Salaam	Tanzania
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.23 TZS7,983.84	$3.92 TZS9,691.94	+21.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.10 TZS24,949.49	$8.49 TZS20,978.45	-15.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.40 TZS997.98	$0.66 TZS1,632.05	+63.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.25 TZS607.10	$0.30 TZS749.73	+23.5%
Average			+23.1%

Dar Es Salaam vs. Tanzania - Cost of restaurants

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pay 3.8% less for groceries

	Dar Es Salaam	Tanzania
Bread 1 loaf	$0.81 TZS1,995.96	$0.73 TZS1,810.68	-9.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.78 TZS11,809.43	$4.41 TZS10,884.55	-7.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.19 TZS10,337.34	$5.59 TZS13,813.06	+33.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.12 TZS5,233.85	$2.28 TZS5,628.89	+7.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.67 TZS6,596.14	$1.88 TZS4,653.36	-29.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.23 TZS3,039.40	$1.30 TZS3,213.81	+5.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.44 TZS1,080.77	$0.49 TZS1,218.03	+12.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.49 TZS1,222.23	$0.43 TZS1,062.88	-13.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 TZS1,075.11	$0.36 TZS885.43	-17.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 TZS1,075.11	$0.36 TZS885.43	-17.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 TZS1,612.66	$0.61 TZS1,516.38	-6.0%
Average			-3.8%

Dar Es Salaam vs. Tanzania - Cost of groceries

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pay 6.2% less for transportation

	Dar Es Salaam	Tanzania
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.63 TZS11,427.74	$4.69 TZS11,584.13	+1.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$15.76 TZS38,921.21	$15.76 TZS38,921.21
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$17,898.05 TZS44,208,183.75	$17,898.05 TZS44,208,183.75
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.49 TZS35,802.53	$12.49 TZS30,848.84	-13.8%
Average			-6.2%

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pay 10.1% less for housing

	Dar Es Salaam	Tanzania
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$35.62 TZS87,988.55	$46.82 TZS115,646.72	+31.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$519.76 TZS1,283,807.45	$334.35 TZS825,846.52	-35.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$257.24 TZS635,381.74	$178.27 TZS440,319.40	-30.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$67.97 TZS167,895.42	$64.23 TZS158,645.29	-5.5%
Average			-10.1%

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pay 19.2% less for childcare

	Dar Es Salaam	Tanzania
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$427.61 TZS1,056,195.29	$427.61 TZS1,056,195.29
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,689.39 TZS43,692,803.03	$14,288.25 TZS35,291,966.03	-19.2%
Average			-19.2%

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pay 5.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Dar Es Salaam	Tanzania
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.01 TZS2,494.95	$1.37 TZS3,386.71	+35.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.06 TZS5,089.70	$2.04 TZS5,045.90	-0.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.12 TZS5,239.39	$2.00 TZS4,933.56	-5.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$85.86 TZS212,070.71	$58.55 TZS144,629.10	-31.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.92 TZS12,162.88	$6.35 TZS15,673.92	+28.9%
Average			+5.2%

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pay 28.5% less for clothing

	Dar Es Salaam	Tanzania
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$22.22 TZS54,888.89	$18.07 TZS44,624.89	-18.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.04 TZS91,481.48	$27.59 TZS68,150.01	-25.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$40.40 TZS99,797.98	$28.27 TZS69,818.34	-30.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$69.70 TZS172,151.52	$41.90 TZS103,505.19	-39.9%
Average			-28.5%

Dar Es Salaam 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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