Cost of living comparison

Tanzania

compared to

Ethiopia

Ethiopia vs. Tanzania Cost of Living Summary

Ethiopia is 54.8% more expensive than Tanzania overall.

Restaurants: pay 11.4% more in Ethiopia
Groceries: pay 10.8% more in Ethiopia
Transportation: pay 22.2% more in Ethiopia
Housing: pay 2.6 times more in Ethiopia
Childcare: pay 16.9% less in Ethiopia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 22.9% less in Ethiopia
Clothing: pay 2.7 times more in Ethiopia

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

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Ethiopia vs. Tanzania Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 11.4% more for restaurants

	Tanzania	Ethiopia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.17 TZS8,366.70	$4.00 ETB654.34	+26.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.47 TZS19,722.96	$6.50 ETB1,063.31	-13.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 TZS1,445.16	$0.61 ETB99.06	+10.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.43 TZS1,140.98	$0.66 ETB107.50	+52.0%
Average			+11.4%

Tanzania vs. Ethiopia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 10.8% more for groceries

	Tanzania	Ethiopia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.70 TZS1,858.52	$1.19 ETB194.58	+69.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.75 TZS9,899.69	$3.70 ETB604.57	-1.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.51 TZS11,898.18	$4.09 ETB669.40	-9.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.16 TZS5,712.95	$1.77 ETB289.63	-18.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.10 TZS5,554.43	$4.59 ETB750.34	+118.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.15 TZS3,026.25	$2.44 ETB399.44	+113.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.48 TZS1,255.64	$0.30 ETB48.73	-37.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.39 TZS1,027.93	$0.99 ETB161.65	+153.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 TZS1,115.26	$0.31 ETB50.42	-27.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 TZS1,016.48	$0.22 ETB35.99	-42.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.60 TZS1,581.71	$0.49 ETB79.77	-18.6%
Average			+10.8%

Tanzania vs. Ethiopia - Cost of groceries

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pay 22.2% more for transportation

	Tanzania	Ethiopia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.01 TZS13,219.82	$3.53 ETB577.22	-29.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$14.80 TZS39,073.97	$21.11 ETB3,453.30	+42.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$16,811.26 TZS44M	$55,000.00 ETB9M	+227.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.84 TZS31,246.66	$3.53 ETB576.64	-70.2%
Average			+22.2%

Tanzania vs. Ethiopia - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.6 times more for housing

	Tanzania	Ethiopia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$37.49 TZS98,965.48	$212.33 ETB34,734.76	+466.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$332.29 TZS877K	$706.95 ETB116K	+112.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$156.95 TZS414K	$394.55 ETB64,542.82	+151.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$40.75 TZS108K	$156.76 ETB25,644.51	+284.7%
Average			+161.0%

Tanzania vs. Ethiopia - Cost of housing

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pay 16.9% less for childcare

	Tanzania	Ethiopia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$568.94 TZS2M	$136.41 ETB22,314.75	-76.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,482.41 TZS28M	$30,187.50 ETB5M	+188.0%
Average			-16.9%

Tanzania vs. Ethiopia - Cost of childcare

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pay 22.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Tanzania	Ethiopia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.19 TZS3,131.87	$0.80 ETB130.87	-32.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.93 TZS5,103.75	$0.92 ETB150.32	-52.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.81 TZS4,785.96	$8.00 ETB1,308.69	+341.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$59.09 TZS156K	$44.15 ETB7,221.55	-25.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.79 TZS15,284.87	$3.75 ETB613.45	-35.2%
Average			-22.9%

Tanzania vs. Ethiopia - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 2.7 times more for clothing

	Tanzania	Ethiopia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$12.08 TZS31,893.71	$33.14 ETB5,421.12	+174.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$21.51 TZS56,774.15	$70.86 ETB11,591.24	+229.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$29.89 TZS78,899.37	$78.65 ETB12,865.68	+163.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$36.21 TZS95,597.65	$82.70 ETB13,529.26	+128.4%
Average			+171.5%

Tanzania vs. Ethiopia - Cost of clothing

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