Cost of living comparison
Kenya is 2.8% cheaper than Tanzania.
If you lived in Kenya instead of Tanzania, you would:
pay 6.1% less for restaurants
|
Tanzania
|
Kenya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.04
TZS9,011
|
$3.82
KES396.66
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.08
TZS15,795
|
$5.90
KES611.61
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
TZS1,349
|
$0.51
KES53.30
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.40
TZS882
|
$0.44
KES46.16
|
|
pay 16.4% less for groceries
|
Tanzania
|
Kenya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.79
TZS1,769
|
$0.48
KES49.50
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.59
TZS16,928
|
$6.77
KES702.79
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.98
TZS11,102
|
$2.50
KES259.81
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.17
TZS4,845
|
$1.65
KES171.25
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.70
TZS6,025
|
$2.92
KES303.31
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
TZS2,649
|
$0.76
KES79.03
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
TZS1,103
|
$0.66
KES68.49
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.52
TZS1,149
|
$0.68
KES70.64
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
TZS1,309
|
$0.43
KES45.00
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
TZS1,002
|
$0.35
KES36.48
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
TZS1,659
|
$0.40
KES41.04
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
|
Tanzania
|
Kenya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.68
TZS8,219
|
$3.93
KES408.07
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$6.32
TZS14,104
|
$31.33
KES3,250.92
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,699.99
TZS39,488,666
|
$12,832.41
KES1,331,361.20
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.59
TZS25,847
|
$15.48
KES1,605.63
|
|
pay 53.1% less for housing
|
Tanzania
|
Kenya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$60.79
TZS135,618
|
$34.71
KES3,601.08
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$340.20
TZS758,975
|
$181.91
KES18,872.87
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$304.54
TZS679,433
|
$113.27
KES11,752.02
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$55.57
TZS123,968
|
$22.16
KES2,298.97
|
|
pay 35.1% less for childcare
|
Tanzania
|
Kenya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$375.86
TZS838,540
|
$137.65
KES14,280.90
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,523.49
TZS12,322,899
|
$5,146.31
KES533,929.80
|
|
pay 17.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Tanzania
|
Kenya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.29
TZS2,872
|
$2.14
KES222.05
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.99
TZS4,443
|
$2.19
KES227.72
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.56
TZS3,482
|
$1.68
KES173.92
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.83
TZS100,018
|
$48.99
KES5,082.46
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.08
TZS13,562
|
$5.57
KES577.46
|
|
pay 27.8% less for clothing
|
Tanzania
|
Kenya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.96
TZS46,768
|
$19.65
KES2,038.93
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.80
TZS86,556
|
$23.65
KES2,453.84
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$57.93
TZS129,236
|
$37.96
KES3,938.67
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$51.77
TZS115,503
|
$35.57
KES3,689.89
|
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