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Nepal vs. Tanzania Cost of Living Summary

Nepal is 34.1% cheaper than Tanzania overall.

Restaurants: pay 40.7% less in Nepal
Groceries: pay 31.3% less in Nepal
Transportation: pay 2.5% more in Nepal
Housing: pay 75.1% less in Nepal
Childcare: pay 85.4% less in Nepal
Entertainment and Sports: pay 14.1% less in Nepal
Clothing: pay 5.7% more in Nepal

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

Nepal vs. Tanzania Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 40.7% less for restaurants

	Tanzania	Nepal
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.92 TZS9,676.70	$1.72 NPR245.98	-56.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.49 TZS20,945.47	$6.09 NPR868.56	-28.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.66 TZS1,629.49	$0.47 NPR66.82	-29.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.30 TZS748.55	$0.15 NPR21.97	-49.3%
Average			-40.7%

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pay 31.3% less for groceries

	Tanzania	Nepal
Bread 1 loaf	$0.73 TZS1,807.84	$0.46 NPR66.00	-36.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.41 TZS10,867.44	$3.17 NPR452.92	-28.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.59 TZS13,791.35	$2.73 NPR390.23	-51.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.28 TZS5,620.04	$1.57 NPR224.34	-31.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.88 TZS4,646.05	$1.34 NPR191.86	-28.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.30 TZS3,208.76	$0.93 NPR132.93	-28.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.49 TZS1,216.11	$0.39 NPR55.14	-21.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.43 TZS1,061.21	$0.50 NPR71.16	+15.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.36 TZS884.03	$0.26 NPR37.38	-26.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.36 TZS884.03	$0.18 NPR26.11	-49.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.61 TZS1,513.99	$0.25 NPR36.31	-58.6%
Average			-31.3%

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pay 2.5% more for transportation

	Tanzania	Nepal
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.69 TZS11,565.92	$4.54 NPR647.91	-3.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$15.76 TZS38,860.03	$11.71 NPR1,670.35	-25.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$17,898.05 TZS44,138,690.42	$28,860.29 NPR4,118,273.43	+61.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.49 TZS30,800.35	$9.69 NPR1,383.25	-22.4%
Average			+2.5%

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pay 75.1% less for housing

	Tanzania	Nepal
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$46.82 TZS115,464.93	$8.21 NPR1,171.36	-82.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$334.35 TZS824,548.32	$80.01 NPR11,416.67	-76.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$178.27 TZS439,627.23	$52.43 NPR7,481.18	-70.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$64.23 TZS158,395.91	$18.56 NPR2,648.48	-71.1%
Average			-75.1%

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pay 85.4% less for childcare

	Tanzania	Nepal
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$427.61 TZS1,054,534.99	$52.04 NPR7,425.31	-87.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,288.25 TZS35,236,488.60	$2,428.89 NPR346,594.44	-83.0%
Average			-85.4%

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pay 14.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Tanzania	Nepal
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.37 TZS3,381.39	$2.16 NPR307.58	+57.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.04 TZS5,037.97	$1.40 NPR200.08	-31.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 TZS4,925.81	$2.59 NPR370.28	+29.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.55 TZS144,401.75	$17.84 NPR2,545.91	-69.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.35 TZS15,649.28	$2.74 NPR390.97	-56.8%
Average			-14.1%

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pay 5.7% more for clothing

	Tanzania	Nepal
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$18.07 TZS44,554.74	$20.52 NPR2,927.72	+13.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$27.59 TZS68,042.89	$24.55 NPR3,503.67	-11.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$28.27 TZS69,708.59	$41.57 NPR5,932.47	+47.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$41.90 TZS103,342.49	$30.69 NPR4,379.01	-26.8%
Average			+5.7%

Tanzania vs. Nepal - 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: December 2025

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