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Tanzania vs. Ethiopia Cost of Living Summary

Tanzania is 12.0% cheaper than Ethiopia overall.

Restaurants: pay 29.0% less in Tanzania
Groceries: pay 35.3% less in Tanzania
Transportation: pay 60.0% more in Tanzania
Housing: pay 58.0% less in Tanzania
Childcare: pay 51.9% more in Tanzania
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.0% less in Tanzania
Clothing: pay 68.4% less in Tanzania

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

Tanzania vs. Ethiopia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 29.0% less for restaurants

	Ethiopia	Tanzania
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.00 ETB795.00	$2.90 TZS7,833.86	-51.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.24 ETB826.18	$5.96 TZS16,078.26	-4.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.78 ETB104.01	$0.62 TZS1,677.35	-20.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 ETB66.54	$0.31 TZS825.01	-39.1%
Average			-29.0%

Ethiopia vs. Tanzania - Cost of restaurants

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pay 35.3% less for groceries

	Ethiopia	Tanzania
Bread 1 loaf	$1.20 ETB159.21	$0.72 TZS1,950.54	-39.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.85 ETB643.08	$3.79 TZS10,231.72	-21.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.08 ETB805.42	$4.52 TZS12,204.06	-25.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.65 ETB351.02	$1.68 TZS4,542.30	-36.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.65 ETB748.12	$2.35 TZS6,333.18	-58.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.30 ETB437.43	$1.11 TZS3,004.54	-66.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.51 ETB67.09	$0.38 TZS1,032.39	-24.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.08 ETB142.87	$0.34 TZS929.35	-68.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 ETB51.22	$0.35 TZS953.64	-8.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 ETB41.24	$0.30 TZS820.01	-2.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.79 ETB105.23	$0.50 TZS1,354.03	-36.8%
Average			-35.3%

Ethiopia vs. Tanzania - Cost of groceries

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pay 60.0% more for transportation

	Ethiopia	Tanzania
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.88 ETB646.57	$4.28 TZS11,545.57	-12.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.00 ETB1,325.00	$19.55 TZS52,727.89	+95.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,000.00 ETB3,312,500.00	$15,823.72 TZS42,684,479.23	-36.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.67 ETB485.61	$10.76 TZS29,037.50	+193.7%
Average			+60.0%

Ethiopia vs. Tanzania - Cost of transportation

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pay 58.0% less for housing

	Ethiopia	Tanzania
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$171.17 ETB22,679.58	$59.94 TZS161,698.85	-65.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$645.10 ETB85,475.75	$289.33 TZS780,477.78	-55.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$422.74 ETB56,013.35	$236.84 TZS638,863.18	-44.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$124.84 ETB16,541.07	$40.01 TZS107,914.69	-68.0%
Average			-58.0%

Ethiopia vs. Tanzania - Cost of housing

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pay 51.9% more for childcare

	Ethiopia	Tanzania
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$81.47 ETB10,795.21	$236.03 TZS636,703.52	+189.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$43,916.67 ETB5,818,958.33	$6,186.60 TZS16,688,359.13	-85.9%
Average			+51.9%

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pay 5.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Ethiopia	Tanzania
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.00 ETB132.50	$1.17 TZS3,163.67	+17.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.15 ETB152.34	$2.16 TZS5,829.36	+88.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.00 ETB530.00	$1.79 TZS4,833.39	-55.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$90.59 ETB12,003.84	$36.39 TZS98,162.35	-59.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.70 ETB887.75	$5.68 TZS15,316.20	-15.3%
Average			-5.0%

Ethiopia vs. Tanzania - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 68.4% less for clothing

	Ethiopia	Tanzania
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$48.33 ETB6,404.17	$11.43 TZS30,841.63	-76.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$75.17 ETB9,959.58	$21.76 TZS58,691.16	-71.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$108.84 ETB14,421.66	$45.14 TZS121,776.31	-58.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$119.32 ETB15,810.13	$38.53 TZS103,931.33	-67.7%
Average			-68.4%

Ethiopia 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: May 2025

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