Cost of living in Tanzania
Are you moving to Tanzania? Do you know how much money you will need there to maintain your current standard of living?
Find out what is the real equivalent in Tanzania of your current salary and improve your chances of a happy relocation.
Get a salary calculation for:
| Food | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic lunchtime menu (including a drink) in the business district | 13,607 Shilling | ||
| Combo meal in fast food restaurant (Big Mac Meal or similar) | 12,197 Shilling | ||
| 500 gr (1 lb.) of boneless chicken breast | 8,593 Shilling | ||
| 1 liter (1 qt.) of whole fat milk | 2,503 Shilling | ||
| 12 eggs, large | 5,300 Shilling | ||
| 1 kg (2 lb.) of tomatoes | 1,957 Shilling | ||
| 500 gr (16 oz.) of local cheese | 12,365 Shilling | ||
| 1 kg (2 lb.) of apples | 6,804 Shilling | ||
| 1 kg (2 lb.) of potatoes | 1,989 Shilling | ||
| 0.5 l (16 oz) domestic beer in the supermarket | 2,508 Shilling | ||
| 1 bottle of red table wine, good quality | 13,087 Shilling | ||
| 2 liters of Coca-Cola | 2,631 Shilling | ||
| Bread for 2 people for 1 day | 1,016 Shilling | ||
| Housing | |||
| Monthly rent for 85 m2 (900 Sqft) furnished accommodation in EXPENSIVE area | 2,160,980 Shilling | ||
| Monthly rent for 85 m2 (900 Sqft) furnished accommodation in NORMAL area | 2,518,830 Shilling | ||
| Utilities 1 month (heating, electricity, gas ...) for 2 people in 85m2 flat | 346,554 Shilling | ||
| Monthly rent for a 45 m2 (480 Sqft) furnished studio in EXPENSIVE area | 2,165,540 Shilling | ||
| Monthly rent for a 45 m2 (480 Sqft) furnished studio in NORMAL area | 1,133,590 Shilling | ||
| Utilities 1 month (heating, electricity, gas ...) for 1 person in 45 m2 (480 Sqft) studio | 237,736 Shilling | ||
| Internet 8 Mbps (1 month) | 86,345 Shilling | ||
| 40” flat screen TV | 964,221 Shilling | ||
| Microwave 800/900 Watt (Bosch, Panasonic, LG, Sharp, or equivalent brands) | 440,406 Shilling | ||
| Laundry detergent (3 l. ~ 100 oz.) | 19,981 Shilling | ||
| Hourly rate for cleaning help | 36,250 Shilling | ||
| Clothes | |||
| 1 pair of jeans (Levis 501 or similar) | 94,492 Shilling | ||
| 1 summer dress in a High Street Store (Zara, H&M or similar retailers) | 92,579 Shilling | ||
| 1 pair of sport shoes (Nike, Adidas, or equivalent brands) | 71,213 Shilling | ||
| 1 pair of men’s leather business shoes | 137,143 Shilling | ||
| Transportation | |||
| Volkswagen Golf 1.4 TSI 150 CV (or equivalent), with no extras, new | 25,000,000 Shilling | ||
| 1 liter (1/4 gallon) of gas | 2,271 Shilling | ||
| Monthly ticket public transport | 157,655 Shilling | ||
| Personal Care | |||
| Cold medicine for 6 days (Tylenol, Frenadol, Coldrex, or equivalent brands) | 32,210 Shilling | ||
| 1 box of antibiotics (12 doses) | 31,335 Shilling | ||
| Short visit to private Doctor (15 minutes) | 47,317 Shilling | ||
| 1 box of 32 tampons (Tampax, OB, ...) | 7,083 Shilling | ||
| Deodorant, roll-on (50ml ~ 1.5 oz.) | 7,812 Shilling | ||
| Hair shampoo 2-in-1 (400 ml ~ 12 oz.) | 10,965 Shilling | ||
| 4 rolls of toilet paper | 3,873 Shilling | ||
| Tube of toothpaste | 3,072 Shilling | ||
| Standard men's haircut in expat area of the city | 11,833 Shilling | ||
| Entertainment | |||
| Basic dinner out for two in neighborhood pub | 41,931 Shilling | ||
| 2 tickets to the movies | 22,414 Shilling | ||
| 2 tickets to the theater (best available seats) | 53,808 Shilling | ||
| Dinner for two at an Italian restaurant in the expat area including appetisers, main course, wine and dessert | 78,347 Shilling | ||
| 1 cocktail drink in downtown club | 13,680 Shilling | ||
| Cappuccino in expat area of the city | 5,290 Shilling | ||
| 1 beer in neighbourhood pub (500ml or 1pt.) | 3,681 Shilling | ||
| iPad Wi-Fi 128GB | 1,359,260 Shilling | ||
| 1 min. of prepaid mobile tariff (no discounts or plans) | 457 Shilling | ||
| 1 month of gym membership in business district | 167,780 Shilling | ||
| 1 package of Marlboro cigarettes | 5,120 Shilling | ||
Map of Cost of Living in Tanzania
This map shows only the top cities in Tanzania. We also have on this page a list of all the cities available in Expatistan.
The color of each marker corresponds with the Cost of Living in the city. Red markers show more expensive cities, green ones show cheaper cities.
Moving the mouse on top of a city will show its name and the Cost of Living Index of that city.
What is the Cost of Living Index? To calculate each city's Price Index value, we start by assigning a value of 100 to a
central reference city (that happens to be Prague).
Once the reference point has been established, the Price Index value of every other city in the
database is calculated by comparing their cost of living to the cost of living in Prague.
Therefore, if a city has a Price Index of 134, that means that living there is 34% more expensive than living in Prague.
Are you moving to Tanzania? Do you know how much money you will need there to maintain your current standard of living?
Find out what is the real equivalent in Tanzania of your current salary and improve your chances of a happy relocation.
Get a salary calculation for:
Recent Comparisons
- Cost of living in Dar es Salaam is about the same as in Nairobi
- Cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 51% cheaper than in Brazzaville
- Cost of living in Kigoma is 8% cheaper than in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
- Cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 14% more expensive than in Mexico City
- Cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 27% more expensive than in Delhi
- Cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 54% cheaper than in Washington D.C.
- Cost of living in Zanzibar is 27% cheaper than in Johannesburg
- Cost of living in Zanzibar is 55% cheaper than in Bergen
- Cost of living in Zanzibar is 49% cheaper than in Sacramento, California
- Cost of living in Zanzibar is 12% cheaper than in João Pessoa
- Cost of living in Arusha is about the same as in Monterrey
- Cost of living in Zanzibar is 13% cheaper than in Mombasa
- Cost of living in Zanzibar is 15% cheaper than in Warsaw
- Cost of living in Zanzibar is 36% cheaper than in Karlsruhe
- Cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 35% cheaper than in Berlin
- Cost of living in Arusha is about the same as in Mexico City
- Cost of living in Zanzibar is 10% cheaper than in Kuala Lumpur
- Cost of living in Zanzibar is 17% cheaper than in Kampala
- Cost of living in Zanzibar is 50% cheaper than in Dubai
- Cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 80% more expensive than in Khartoum