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Tanzania vs. Laos Cost of Living Summary

Tanzania is 10.4% more expensive than Laos overall.

Restaurants: pay 22.6% more in Tanzania
Groceries: pay 20.8% less in Tanzania
Transportation: pay 22.6% less in Tanzania
Housing: pay 68.4% more in Tanzania
Childcare: pay 49.2% more in Tanzania
Entertainment and Sports: pay 23.5% more in Tanzania
Clothing: pay 47.7% less in Tanzania

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

Tanzania vs. Laos Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 22.6% more for restaurants

	Laos	Tanzania
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.08 LAK44,969	$3.92 TZS9,676.70	+88.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.54 LAK119,918	$8.49 TZS20,945.47	+53.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.76 LAK16,444	$0.66 TZS1,629.49	-13.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 LAK10,719	$0.30 TZS748.55	-38.7%
Average			+22.6%

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pay 20.8% less for groceries

	Laos	Tanzania
Bread 1 loaf	$1.13 LAK24,565	$0.73 TZS1,807.84	-35.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$13.26 LAK287,052	$4.41 TZS10,867.44	-66.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.91 LAK149,607	$5.59 TZS13,791.35	-19.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.11 LAK45,585	$2.28 TZS5,620.04	+8.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.10 LAK45,372	$1.88 TZS4,646.05	-10.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.76 LAK16,405	$1.30 TZS3,208.76	+71.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 LAK16,239	$0.49 TZS1,216.11	-34.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 LAK20,985	$0.43 TZS1,061.21	-55.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.30 LAK28,222	$0.36 TZS884.03	-72.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.70 LAK15,261	$0.36 TZS884.03	-49.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 LAK9,907	$0.61 TZS1,513.99	+34.1%
Average			-20.8%

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pay 22.6% less for transportation

	Laos	Tanzania
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.72 LAK102,231	$4.69 TZS11,565.92	-0.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$54.89 LAK1,188,115	$15.76 TZS38,860.03	-71.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,639.89 LAK619,954,342	$17,898.05 TZS44,138,690.42	-37.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.51 LAK227,448	$12.49 TZS30,800.35	+18.9%
Average			-22.6%

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pay 68.4% more for housing

	Laos	Tanzania
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.16 LAK198,197	$46.82 TZS115,464.93	+411.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,004.64 LAK21,746,980	$334.35 TZS824,548.32	-66.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$817.42 LAK17,694,410	$178.27 TZS439,627.23	-78.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$59.90 LAK1,296,718	$64.23 TZS158,395.91	+7.2%
Average			+68.4%

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pay 49.2% more for childcare

	Laos	Tanzania
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$296.67 LAK6,421,775	$427.61 TZS1,054,534.99	+44.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,267.93 LAK200,618,663	$14,288.25 TZS35,236,488.60	+54.2%
Average			+49.2%

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pay 23.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Laos	Tanzania
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.42 LAK30,727	$1.37 TZS3,381.39	-3.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.66 LAK35,850	$2.04 TZS5,037.97	+23.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.98 LAK42,885	$2.00 TZS4,925.81	+0.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$67.50 LAK1,461,149	$58.55 TZS144,401.75	-13.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.02 LAK65,430	$6.35 TZS15,649.28	+109.9%
Average			+23.5%

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pay 47.7% less for clothing

	Laos	Tanzania
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.20 LAK1,086,754	$18.07 TZS44,554.74	-64.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$65.21 LAK1,411,532	$27.59 TZS68,042.89	-57.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$66.39 LAK1,437,049	$28.27 TZS69,708.59	-57.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$47.52 LAK1,028,728	$41.90 TZS103,342.49	-11.8%
Average			-47.7%

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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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