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Tanzania vs. Vietnam Cost of Living Summary

Tanzania is 52.0% more expensive than Vietnam overall.

Restaurants: pay 61.3% more in Tanzania
Groceries: pay 2.3% more in Tanzania
Transportation: pay 62.4% more in Tanzania
Housing: pay 2.2 times more in Tanzania
Childcare: pay 65.5% more in Tanzania
Entertainment and Sports: pay 83.5% more in Tanzania
Clothing: pay 30.0% less in Tanzania

The cost of housing, entertainment and sports, childcare, transportation, restaurants, and groceries in Tanzania are more expensive than in Vietnam. Notably, housing and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Tanzania.

Tanzania vs. Vietnam Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 61.3% more for restaurants

	Vietnam	Tanzania
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.88 ₫49,683	$3.92 TZS9,676.70	+108.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.13 ₫108,845	$8.49 TZS20,945.47	+105.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.53 ₫13,958	$0.66 TZS1,629.49	+24.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.29 ₫7,515	$0.30 TZS748.55	+6.5%
Average			+61.3%

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pay 2.3% more for groceries

	Vietnam	Tanzania
Bread 1 loaf	$0.86 ₫22,659	$0.73 TZS1,807.84	-14.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.32 ₫140,160	$4.41 TZS10,867.44	-17.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.20 ₫137,163	$5.59 TZS13,791.35	+7.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.45 ₫38,157	$2.28 TZS5,620.04	+57.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.56 ₫41,037	$1.88 TZS4,646.05	+21.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.18 ₫31,215	$1.30 TZS3,208.76	+9.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 ₫12,417	$0.49 TZS1,216.11	+4.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.58 ₫15,166	$0.43 TZS1,061.21	-25.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 ₫12,939	$0.36 TZS884.03	-27.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 ₫12,243	$0.36 TZS884.03	-22.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47 ₫12,298	$0.61 TZS1,513.99	+31.6%
Average			+2.3%

Vietnam vs. Tanzania - Cost of groceries

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pay 62.4% more for transportation

	Vietnam	Tanzania
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.19 ₫84,134	$4.69 TZS11,565.92	+46.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.64 ₫175,156	$15.76 TZS38,860.03	+137.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,225.24 ₫875,846,709	$17,898.05 TZS44,138,690.42	-46.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.90 ₫155,607	$12.49 TZS30,800.35	+111.6%
Average			+62.4%

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

	Vietnam	Tanzania
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.68 ₫228,737	$46.82 TZS115,464.93	+439.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$310.38 ₫8,181,759	$334.35 TZS824,548.32	+7.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$223.57 ₫5,893,546	$178.27 TZS439,627.23	-20.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$43.27 ₫1,140,722	$64.23 TZS158,395.91	+48.4%
Average			+118.9%

Vietnam vs. Tanzania - Cost of housing

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pay 65.5% more for childcare

	Vietnam	Tanzania
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$199.23 ₫5,251,819	$427.61 TZS1,054,534.99	+114.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,262.04 ₫323,238,187	$14,288.25 TZS35,236,488.60	+16.5%
Average			+65.5%

Vietnam vs. Tanzania - Cost of childcare

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pay 83.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Vietnam	Tanzania
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.93 ₫24,541	$1.37 TZS3,381.39	+47.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.60 ₫42,129	$2.04 TZS5,037.97	+27.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.28 ₫33,698	$2.00 TZS4,925.81	+56.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$20.38 ₫537,204	$58.55 TZS144,401.75	+187.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.19 ₫84,196	$6.35 TZS15,649.28	+98.7%
Average			+83.5%

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pay 30.0% less for clothing

	Vietnam	Tanzania
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$31.66 ₫834,603	$18.07 TZS44,554.74	-42.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$21.29 ₫561,324	$27.59 TZS68,042.89	+29.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$72.72 ₫1,916,905	$28.27 TZS69,708.59	-61.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$77.26 ₫2,036,773	$41.90 TZS103,342.49	-45.8%
Average			-30.0%

Vietnam 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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