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Tanzania vs. Ottawa Cost of Living Summary

Tanzania is 45.7% cheaper than Ottawa.

Restaurants: pay 62.1% less in Tanzania
Groceries: pay 51.2% less in Tanzania
Transportation: pay 27.6% less in Tanzania
Housing: pay 53.7% less in Tanzania
Childcare: pay 27.5% less in Tanzania
Entertainment and Sports: pay 43.2% less in Tanzania
Clothing: pay 54.3% less in Tanzania

Expenses including restaurants, clothing, housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, and transportation are lower in Tanzania.

Tanzania vs. Ottawa Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 62.1% less for restaurants

	Ottawa	Tanzania
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.99 CA$25.16	$3.92 TZS9,676.70	-78.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.01 CA$15.40	$8.49 TZS20,945.47	-22.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 CA$2.80	$0.66 TZS1,629.49	-67.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.56 CA$2.18	$0.30 TZS748.55	-80.5%
Average			-62.1%

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pay 51.2% less for groceries

	Ottawa	Tanzania
Bread 1 loaf	$2.73 CA$3.82	$0.73 TZS1,807.84	-73.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.85 CA$8.18	$4.41 TZS10,867.44	-24.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.65 CA$12.10	$5.59 TZS13,791.35	-35.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.52 CA$4.92	$2.28 TZS5,620.04	-35.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.74 CA$8.03	$1.88 TZS4,646.05	-67.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.91 CA$2.67	$1.30 TZS3,208.76	-31.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.60 CA$0.84	$0.49 TZS1,216.11	-17.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.63 CA$2.28	$0.43 TZS1,061.21	-73.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.67 CA$2.33	$0.36 TZS884.03	-78.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.11 CA$1.55	$0.36 TZS884.03	-67.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.46 CA$2.04	$0.61 TZS1,513.99	-57.9%
Average			-51.2%

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pay 27.6% less for transportation

	Ottawa	Tanzania
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.05 CA$5.66	$4.69 TZS11,565.92	+15.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$97.12 CA$135.85	$15.76 TZS38,860.03	-83.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,444.83 CA$34,192.21	$17,898.05 TZS44,138,690.42	-26.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.82 CA$20.73	$12.49 TZS30,800.35	-15.7%
Average			-27.6%

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pay 53.7% less for housing

	Ottawa	Tanzania
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$49.93 CA$69.84	$46.82 TZS115,464.93	-6.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,452.55 CA$2,031.76	$334.35 TZS824,548.32	-77.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,228.71 CA$1,718.66	$178.27 TZS439,627.23	-85.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$118.93 CA$166.35	$64.23 TZS158,395.91	-46.0%
Average			-53.7%

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pay 27.5% less for childcare

	Ottawa	Tanzania
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$788.18 CA$1,102.46	$427.61 TZS1,054,534.99	-45.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,753.32 CA$22,034.96	$14,288.25 TZS35,236,488.60	-9.3%
Average			-27.5%

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pay 43.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Ottawa	Tanzania
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.76 CA$8.05	$1.37 TZS3,381.39	-76.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.74 CA$5.24	$2.04 TZS5,037.97	-45.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.95 CA$18.11	$2.00 TZS4,925.81	-84.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.60 CA$62.39	$58.55 TZS144,401.75	+31.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.79 CA$15.09	$6.35 TZS15,649.28	-41.2%
Average			-43.2%

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pay 54.3% less for clothing

	Ottawa	Tanzania
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.82 CA$73.89	$18.07 TZS44,554.74	-65.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.91 CA$54.43	$27.59 TZS68,042.89	-29.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$87.10 CA$121.83	$28.27 TZS69,708.59	-67.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.91 CA$129.96	$41.90 TZS103,342.49	-54.9%
Average			-54.3%

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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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