Cost of Living Comparison

  1. Cost of Living
  2. Tanzania
  3. Kenya
  4. Comparison
TZS
COMPARED TO
KES

Kenya is 1.1% cheaper than Tanzania.

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

pay 9.0% less for restaurants

  Tanzania help_outline Kenya help_outline  
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $3.95
TZS8,816
$3.62
KES375.91
-8.3%
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $7.13
TZS15,910
$6.14
KES637.13
-13.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.61
TZS1,366
$0.50
KES52.26
-17.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) $0.45
TZS1,012
$0.47
KES48.81
+3.8%
Average -9.0%
Tanzania vs. Kenya - Cost of restaurants
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local_grocery_store

pay 19.9% less for groceries

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Bread
1 loaf
 $0.77
TZS1,729
$0.47
KES49.27
-38.7%
Local cheese (8 oz) $7.77
TZS17,327
$4.32
KES448.34
-44.4%
Milk (1 gallon) $5.86
TZS13,080
$2.54
KES263.14
-56.7%
Eggs
1 dozen
 $2.24
TZS5,001
$1.66
KES172.32
-25.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) $2.81
TZS6,269
$2.87
KES297.25
+2.0%
Apples (1 lb) $1.24
TZS2,768
$0.88
KES91.39
-29.0%
Bananas (1 lb) $0.47
TZS1,038
$0.45
KES46.36
-3.9%
Oranges (1 lb) $0.58
TZS1,295
$0.65
KES67.63
+12.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb) $0.54
TZS1,214
$0.51
KES52.78
-6.5%
Potatoes (1 lb) $0.39
TZS863
$0.41
KES42.85
+6.8%
Onions (1 lb) $0.67
TZS1,486
$0.43
KES44.67
-35.4%
Average -19.9%
Tanzania vs. Kenya - Cost of groceries
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drive_eta

pay 96.2% more for transportation

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Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.75
TZS8,359
$3.82
KES396.41
+2.0%
Monthly public transit pass $6.20
TZS13,829
$29.68
KES3,079.51
+378.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $17,838.98
TZS39,798,760
$14,369.93
KES1,490,879.63
-19.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) $11.68
TZS26,050
$14.38
KES1,491.84
+23.1%
Average +96.2%
Tanzania vs. Kenya - Cost of transportation
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home

pay 44.8% less for housing

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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $63.97
TZS142,724
$37.89
KES3,931.00
-40.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $281.10
TZS627,140
$190.67
KES19,782.18
-32.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $240.28
TZS536,060
$117.50
KES12,190.18
-51.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
 $57.29
TZS127,820
$25.62
KES2,658.44
-55.3%
Average -44.8%
Tanzania vs. Kenya - Cost of housing
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child_care

pay 30.6% less for childcare

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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $364.68
TZS813,599
$139.24
KES14,445.78
-61.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $5,602.07
TZS12,498,218
$5,630.51
KES584,164.87
+0.5%
Average -30.6%
Tanzania vs. Kenya - Cost of childcare
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gamepad

pay 24.9% more for entertainment and sports

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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.24
TZS2,774
$2.17
KES225.38
+74.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.99
TZS4,446
$2.40
KES248.79
+20.3%
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $1.56
TZS3,473
$2.12
KES219.81
+36.1%
Monthly membership at local gym $49.64
TZS110,753
$49.41
KES5,126.43
-0.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema $6.27
TZS13,990
$5.90
KES611.64
-6.0%
Average +24.9%
Tanzania vs. Kenya - Cost of entertainment and sports
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store

pay 24.8% less for clothing

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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $23.76
TZS53,015
$22.55
KES2,339.73
-5.1%
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $38.83
TZS86,633
$24.17
KES2,507.74
-37.8%
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $58.38
TZS130,250
$45.49
KES4,719.91
-22.1%
Men's business shoes (leather) $52.95
TZS118,133
$34.85
KES3,615.70
-34.2%
Average -24.8%
Tanzania vs. Kenya - 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: January 2021
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