Cost of living comparison

Egypt

compared to

Tanzania

Tanzania vs. Egypt Cost of Living Summary

Tanzania is 77.9% more expensive than Egypt overall.

Restaurants: pay 34.5% more in Tanzania
Groceries: pay 84.3% more in Tanzania
Transportation: pay 65.0% more in Tanzania
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Tanzania
Childcare: pay 7.1 times more in Tanzania
Entertainment and Sports: pay 57.3% more in Tanzania
Clothing: pay 48.0% less in Tanzania

The cost of childcare, housing, groceries, transportation, entertainment and sports, and restaurants in Tanzania are more expensive than in Egypt. Notably, childcare, housing, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Tanzania.

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Tanzania vs. Egypt Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 34.5% more for restaurants

	Egypt	Tanzania
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.51 EGP187.77	$3.17 TZS8,366.70	-9.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.31 EGP230.49	$7.47 TZS19,722.96	+73.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 EGP17.68	$0.55 TZS1,445.16	+65.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.16 EGP8.48	$0.43 TZS1,140.98	+172.4%
Average			+34.5%

Egypt vs. Tanzania - Cost of restaurants

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pay 84.3% more for groceries

	Egypt	Tanzania
Bread 1 loaf	$0.60 EGP31.81	$0.70 TZS1,858.52	+18.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.76 EGP93.98	$3.75 TZS9,899.69	+113.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.17 EGP169.66	$4.51 TZS11,898.18	+42.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.31 EGP70.13	$2.16 TZS5,712.95	+64.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.86 EGP99.39	$2.10 TZS5,554.43	+13.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.66 EGP35.06	$1.15 TZS3,026.25	+74.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.31 EGP16.30	$0.48 TZS1,255.64	+55.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.22 EGP11.66	$0.39 TZS1,027.93	+78.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.16 EGP8.82	$0.42 TZS1,115.26	+156.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.15 EGP7.84	$0.39 TZS1,016.48	+162.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.16 EGP8.43	$0.60 TZS1,581.71	+280.1%
Average			+84.3%

Egypt vs. Tanzania - Cost of groceries

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pay 65.0% more for transportation

	Egypt	Tanzania
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.62 EGP86.48	$5.01 TZS13,219.82	+209.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.01 EGP427.93	$14.80 TZS39,073.97	+84.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,467.25 EGP2M	$16,811.26 TZS44M	-46.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.92 EGP155.82	$11.84 TZS31,246.66	+306.0%
Average			+65.0%

Egypt vs. Tanzania - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Egypt	Tanzania
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.64 EGP729.09	$37.49 TZS98,965.48	+174.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$142.90 EGP7,637.83	$332.29 TZS877K	+132.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$97.14 EGP5,191.98	$156.95 TZS414K	+61.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$13.66 EGP730.06	$40.75 TZS108K	+198.4%
Average			+110.4%

Egypt vs. Tanzania - Cost of housing

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pay 7.1 times more for childcare

	Egypt	Tanzania
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$71.34 EGP3,813.22	$568.94 TZS2M	+697.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,650.38 EGP88,212.88	$10,482.41 TZS28M	+535.2%
Average			+611.7%

Egypt vs. Tanzania - Cost of childcare

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pay 57.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Egypt	Tanzania
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.52 EGP81.38	$1.19 TZS3,131.87	-22.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.35 EGP72.10	$1.93 TZS5,103.75	+43.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.84 EGP98.53	$1.81 TZS4,785.96	-1.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$19.84 EGP1,060.49	$59.09 TZS156K	+197.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.05 EGP163.28	$5.79 TZS15,284.87	+89.5%
Average			+57.3%

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pay 48.0% less for clothing

	Egypt	Tanzania
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$19.85 EGP1,060.94	$12.08 TZS31,893.71	-39.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.58 EGP2,008.58	$21.51 TZS56,774.15	-42.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$112.18 EGP5,996.15	$29.89 TZS78,899.37	-73.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$45.89 EGP2,452.87	$36.21 TZS95,597.65	-21.1%
Average			-48.0%

Egypt vs. Tanzania - Cost of clothing

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