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Tanzania vs. Tonga Cost of Living Summary

Tanzania is 5.0 times more expensive than Tonga overall.

Restaurants: pay 58.8% less in Tanzania
Groceries: pay 40.8% less in Tanzania
Transportation: pay 24.4% more in Tanzania
Housing: pay 54.6% less in Tanzania
Childcare: pay 30.0 times more in Tanzania
Entertainment and Sports: pay 33.1% less in Tanzania
Clothing: pay 40.2% more in Tanzania

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

Tanzania vs. Tonga Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 58.8% less for restaurants

	Tonga	Tanzania
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.31 TOP20.00	$3.92 TZS9,676.70	-52.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.38 TOP25.00	$8.49 TZS20,945.47	-18.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.84 TOP6.83	$0.66 TZS1,629.49	-76.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.46 TOP5.92	$0.30 TZS748.55	-87.6%
Average			-58.8%

Tonga vs. Tanzania - Cost of restaurants

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pay 40.8% less for groceries

	Tonga	Tanzania
Bread 1 loaf	$1.04 TOP2.50	$0.73 TZS1,807.84	-29.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.50 TOP10.83	$4.41 TZS10,867.44	-2.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.92 TOP14.26	$5.59 TZS13,791.35	-5.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.09 TOP12.27	$2.28 TZS5,620.04	-55.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.67 TOP6.43	$1.88 TZS4,646.05	-29.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.26 TOP3.02	$1.30 TZS3,208.76	+3.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.26 TOP3.02	$0.49 TZS1,216.11	-60.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.32 TOP3.18	$0.43 TZS1,061.21	-67.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.70 TOP4.08	$0.36 TZS884.03	-78.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.44 TOP3.48	$0.36 TZS884.03	-75.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.19 TOP2.87	$0.61 TZS1,513.99	-48.5%
Average			-40.8%

Tonga vs. Tanzania - Cost of groceries

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pay 24.4% more for transportation

	Tonga	Tanzania
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.50 TOP13.25	$4.69 TZS11,565.92	-14.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$41.53 TOP100.00	$15.76 TZS38,860.03	-62.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$5,814.53 TOP14,000.00	$17,898.05 TZS44,138,690.42	+207.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.69 TOP45.00	$12.49 TZS30,800.35	-33.2%
Average			+24.4%

Tonga vs. Tanzania - Cost of transportation

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pay 54.6% less for housing

	Tonga	Tanzania
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$124.60 TOP300.00	$46.82 TZS115,464.93	-62.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$622.99 TOP1,500.00	$334.35 TZS824,548.32	-46.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	??	$178.27 TZS439,627.23
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$142.92 TOP344.12	$64.23 TZS158,395.91	-55.1%
Average			-54.6%

Tonga vs. Tanzania - Cost of housing

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pay 30.0 times more for childcare

	Tonga	Tanzania
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$157.82 TOP380.00	$427.61 TZS1,054,534.99	+170.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$249.19 TOP600.00	$14,288.25 TZS35,236,488.60	+5633.8%
Average			+2902.3%

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pay 33.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Tonga	Tanzania
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.32 TOP8.00	$1.37 TZS3,381.39	-58.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.91 TOP7.00	$2.04 TZS5,037.97	-29.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.18 TOP24.50	$2.00 TZS4,925.81	-80.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.15 TOP75.00	$58.55 TZS144,401.75	+88.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$41.53 TOP100.00	$6.35 TZS15,649.28	-84.7%
Average			-33.1%

Tonga vs. Tanzania - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 40.2% more for clothing

	Tonga	Tanzania
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$14.54 TOP35.00	$18.07 TZS44,554.74	+24.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$17.65 TOP42.50	$27.59 TZS68,042.89	+56.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$20.77 TOP50.00	$28.27 TZS69,708.59	+36.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$29.07 TOP70.00	$41.90 TZS103,342.49	+44.1%
Average			+40.2%

Tonga vs. Tanzania - 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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