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Egypt vs. Tanzania Cost of Living Summary

Egypt is 25.0% cheaper than Tanzania overall.

Restaurants: pay 32.9% less in Egypt
Groceries: pay 43.7% less in Egypt
Transportation: pay 27.9% less in Egypt
Housing: pay 64.5% less in Egypt
Childcare: pay 86.0% less in Egypt
Entertainment and Sports: pay 24.2% less in Egypt
Clothing: pay 2.0 times more in Egypt

Expenses including childcare, housing, groceries, restaurants, transportation, and entertainment and sports are lower in Egypt. Notably, clothing is significantly more expensive in Egypt.

Egypt vs. Tanzania Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 32.9% less for restaurants

	Tanzania	Egypt
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.92 TZS9,676.70	$4.04 EGP192.56	+3.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.49 TZS20,945.47	$5.01 EGP238.65	-41.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.66 TZS1,629.49	$0.36 EGP17.26	-45.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.30 TZS748.55	$0.16 EGP7.49	-48.2%
Average			-32.9%

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pay 43.7% less for groceries

	Tanzania	Egypt
Bread 1 loaf	$0.73 TZS1,807.84	$0.56 EGP26.52	-24.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.41 TZS10,867.44	$1.51 EGP71.98	-65.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.59 TZS13,791.35	$3.31 EGP157.57	-40.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.28 TZS5,620.04	$1.43 EGP68.30	-37.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.88 TZS4,646.05	$2.05 EGP97.62	+8.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.30 TZS3,208.76	$0.65 EGP30.88	-50.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.49 TZS1,216.11	$0.29 EGP13.65	-41.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.43 TZS1,061.21	$0.21 EGP10.14	-50.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.36 TZS884.03	$0.16 EGP7.44	-56.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.36 TZS884.03	$0.18 EGP8.53	-50.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.61 TZS1,513.99	$0.17 EGP8.07	-72.4%
Average			-43.7%

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pay 27.9% less for transportation

	Tanzania	Egypt
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.69 TZS11,565.92	$1.30 EGP61.93	-72.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$15.76 TZS38,860.03	$7.45 EGP355.17	-52.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$17,898.05 TZS44,138,690.42	$33,747.60 EGP1,608,073.05	+88.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.49 TZS30,800.35	$3.10 EGP147.87	-75.2%
Average			-27.9%

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pay 64.5% less for housing

	Tanzania	Egypt
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$46.82 TZS115,464.93	$12.49 EGP595.23	-73.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$334.35 TZS824,548.32	$157.03 EGP7,482.70	-53.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$178.27 TZS439,627.23	$85.28 EGP4,063.40	-52.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$64.23 TZS158,395.91	$13.26 EGP631.77	-79.4%
Average			-64.5%

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pay 86.0% less for childcare

	Tanzania	Egypt
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$427.61 TZS1,054,534.99	$71.39 EGP3,401.96	-83.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,288.25 TZS35,236,488.60	$1,608.71 EGP76,654.96	-88.7%
Average			-86.0%

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pay 24.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Tanzania	Egypt
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.37 TZS3,381.39	$1.67 EGP79.76	+22.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.04 TZS5,037.97	$1.40 EGP66.95	-31.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 TZS4,925.81	$1.99 EGP94.87	-0.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.55 TZS144,401.75	$21.74 EGP1,035.94	-62.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.35 TZS15,649.28	$3.25 EGP154.72	-48.8%
Average			-24.2%

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pay 2.0 times more for clothing

	Tanzania	Egypt
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$18.07 TZS44,554.74	$24.55 EGP1,169.61	+35.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$27.59 TZS68,042.89	$44.67 EGP2,128.38	+61.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$28.27 TZS69,708.59	$115.64 EGP5,510.34	+309.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$41.90 TZS103,342.49	$46.41 EGP2,211.24	+10.7%
Average			+104.4%

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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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