Cost of living comparison

Tanzania

compared to

Kenya

Kenya vs. Tanzania Cost of Living Summary

Kenya is 4.8% cheaper than Tanzania overall.

Restaurants: pay 8.6% more in Kenya
Groceries: pay 8.6% less in Kenya
Transportation: pay 32.2% more in Kenya
Housing: pay 18.2% less in Kenya
Childcare: pay 46.2% less in Kenya
Entertainment and Sports: pay 18.1% more in Kenya
Clothing: pay 10.4% more in Kenya

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

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Kenya vs. Tanzania Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 8.6% more for restaurants

	Tanzania	Kenya
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.17 TZS8,374.63	$3.96 KES514.56	+24.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.47 TZS19,741.65	$6.49 KES843.31	-13.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 TZS1,446.53	$0.58 KES74.75	+5.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.43 TZS1,142.06	$0.57 KES73.61	+31.1%
Average			+8.6%

Tanzania vs. Kenya - Cost of restaurants

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pay 8.6% less for groceries

	Tanzania	Kenya
Bread 1 loaf	$0.70 TZS1,860.28	$0.57 KES73.48	-19.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.75 TZS9,909.08	$5.04 KES655.03	+34.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.51 TZS11,909.46	$2.81 KES365.03	-37.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.16 TZS5,718.37	$1.68 KES218.76	-22.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.10 TZS5,559.69	$2.61 KES338.59	+23.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.15 TZS3,029.12	$1.14 KES147.97	-0.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.48 TZS1,256.83	$0.42 KES55.17	-10.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.39 TZS1,028.90	$0.63 KES81.97	+62.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 TZS1,116.32	$0.34 KES43.60	-20.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 TZS1,017.44	$0.33 KES43.06	-13.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.60 TZS1,583.21	$0.35 KES45.57	-41.5%
Average			-8.6%

Tanzania vs. Kenya - Cost of groceries

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pay 32.2% more for transportation

	Tanzania	Kenya
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.01 TZS13,232.35	$5.72 KES743.50	+14.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$14.80 TZS39,111.01	$30.03 KES3,902.10	+102.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$16,811.26 TZS44M	$19,967.15 KES3M	+18.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.84 TZS31,276.27	$12.32 KES1,600.86	+4.1%
Average			+32.2%

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pay 18.2% less for housing

	Tanzania	Kenya
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$37.49 TZS99,059.28	$33.50 KES4,353.50	-10.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$332.29 TZS878K	$208.27 KES27,065.00	-37.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$156.95 TZS415K	$163.35 KES21,226.71	+4.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$40.75 TZS108K	$34.61 KES4,497.19	-15.1%
Average			-18.2%

Tanzania vs. Kenya - Cost of housing

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pay 46.2% less for childcare

	Tanzania	Kenya
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$568.94 TZS2M	$167.67 KES21,788.95	-70.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,482.41 TZS28M	$10,284.02 KES1M	-1.9%
Average			-46.2%

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pay 18.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Tanzania	Kenya
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.19 TZS3,134.84	$2.14 KES278.72	+80.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.93 TZS5,108.58	$2.44 KES317.43	+26.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.81 TZS4,790.50	$3.21 KES417.73	+77.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$59.09 TZS156K	$32.05 KES4,164.74	-45.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.79 TZS15,299.36	$8.52 KES1,107.74	+47.2%
Average			+18.1%

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pay 10.4% more for clothing

	Tanzania	Kenya
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$12.08 TZS31,923.94	$16.22 KES2,108.28	+34.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$21.51 TZS56,827.96	$20.38 KES2,649.03	-5.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$29.89 TZS78,974.15	$35.38 KES4,597.28	+18.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$36.21 TZS95,688.25	$35.71 KES4,640.69	-1.4%
Average			+10.4%

Tanzania vs. Kenya - Cost of clothing

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