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Tanzania vs. Lima Cost of Living Summary

Tanzania is 1.5% cheaper than Lima.

Restaurants: pay 19.3% less in Tanzania
Groceries: pay 13.3% less in Tanzania
Transportation: pay 23.4% less in Tanzania
Housing: pay 8.3% more in Tanzania
Childcare: pay 98.2% more in Tanzania
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.0% less in Tanzania
Clothing: pay 50.9% less in Tanzania

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

Tanzania vs. Lima Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 19.3% less for restaurants

	Lima	Tanzania
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.28 PEN14.38	$3.92 TZS9,676.70	-8.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.14 PEN23.96	$8.49 TZS20,945.47	+19.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.01 PEN3.37	$0.66 TZS1,629.49	-34.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 PEN2.19	$0.30 TZS748.55	-53.5%
Average			-19.3%

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pay 13.3% less for groceries

	Lima	Tanzania
Bread 1 loaf	$2.67 PEN8.95	$0.73 TZS1,807.84	-72.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.52 PEN15.16	$4.41 TZS10,867.44	-2.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.76 PEN19.32	$5.59 TZS13,791.35	-2.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.96 PEN9.94	$2.28 TZS5,620.04	-23.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.63 PEN8.84	$1.88 TZS4,646.05	-28.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.02 PEN3.41	$1.30 TZS3,208.76	+28.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.51 PEN1.70	$0.49 TZS1,216.11	-2.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.58 PEN1.93	$0.43 TZS1,061.21	-25.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 PEN1.89	$0.36 TZS884.03	-36.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 PEN1.55	$0.36 TZS884.03	-22.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43 PEN1.46	$0.61 TZS1,513.99	+41.5%
Average			-13.3%

Lima vs. Tanzania - Cost of groceries

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pay 23.4% less for transportation

	Lima	Tanzania
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.20 PEN17.44	$4.69 TZS11,565.92	-9.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.85 PEN76.67	$15.76 TZS38,860.03	-31.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,990.85 PEN67,088.33	$17,898.05 TZS44,138,690.42	-10.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.70 PEN72.84	$12.49 TZS30,800.35	-42.5%
Average			-23.4%

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pay 8.3% more for housing

	Lima	Tanzania
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.99 PEN83.85	$46.82 TZS115,464.93	+87.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$661.42 PEN2,219.71	$334.35 TZS824,548.32	-49.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$374.24 PEN1,255.92	$178.27 TZS439,627.23	-52.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$43.53 PEN146.09	$64.23 TZS158,395.91	+47.5%
Average			+8.3%

Lima vs. Tanzania - Cost of housing

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pay 98.2% more for childcare

	Lima	Tanzania
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$192.22 PEN645.08	$427.61 TZS1,054,534.99	+122.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,215.29 PEN27,570.11	$14,288.25 TZS35,236,488.60	+73.9%
Average			+98.2%

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pay 10.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Lima	Tanzania
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.28 PEN7.67	$1.37 TZS3,381.39	-40.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.61 PEN8.77	$2.04 TZS5,037.97	-21.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.71 PEN19.17	$2.00 TZS4,925.81	-65.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.13 PEN104.46	$58.55 TZS144,401.75	+88.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.14 PEN23.96	$6.35 TZS15,649.28	-11.1%
Average			-10.0%

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pay 50.9% less for clothing

	Lima	Tanzania
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.07 PEN171.39	$18.07 TZS44,554.74	-64.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.74 PEN119.93	$27.59 TZS68,042.89	-22.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.99 PEN281.88	$28.27 TZS69,708.59	-66.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$83.70 PEN280.90	$41.90 TZS103,342.49	-49.9%
Average			-50.9%

Lima 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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