Egypt vs Tanzania - Cost of Living Comparison

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Egypt Tanzania
🚶 Cost of living one person
$356
$658
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$905
$1716
🏠 One person rent
$118
$324
🏘️ Family rent
$220
$671
🍽️ Food expenses
$158
$204
🚐 Transport expenses
$26.1
$83.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$141
$240
💸 GDP per capita
$3513
$1211
😃 Human freedom index
4.24
6.16
❤️ Life expectancy
70.2
66.8
👮 Corruption perceptions index
35
40
🌐 English speaking %
31.4%
9.9%
🎓 Higher education
75
55
😀 Quality of life
36
33
🏙️ Population
94.8M
57.3M

The average cost of living in Egypt ($356) is 46% less expensive than in Tanzania ($658). Egypt ranked 197th vs 156th for Tanzania in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Egypt compared to 0.4 months in Tanzania. Ranked 132nd and 137th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Egypt vs Tanzania

We calculate prices for Egypt and Tanzania as a population-weighted mean of 29 and 10 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Egypt Tanzania
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.54
$2.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.1
$18.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.19
$6.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.02
 Cappuccino
$1.4
$2.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.32
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$143
$373
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$86.3
$216
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$279
$812
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$172
$515
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$11.8
$36.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18
$56
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.72
$40.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.98%
17.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$612
$8540
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$324
$5871
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.94
$17.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.87
$10.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.26
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$0.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.46
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$8.13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$4.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$3.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$2.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$0.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$0.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.12
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.62
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.36
$6.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.83
$1.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.5
$3.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.02
$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$1.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.07
$0.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.1
$44.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.84
$4.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.1
$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.19
$3.12
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.2
$11.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.7
$47.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$72.5
$266
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1620
$7052

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Egypt

City Cost of living Population
Cairo
$424
9.61M
Giza
$323
5.6M
Alexandria
$310
4.87M
Shubra El Kheima
$374
1.03M
Helwan
$345
619K
Faiyum
$339
519K
Mansoura
$306
622K
Qena
$333
201K
Tanta
$315
430K
Suez
$303
517K
Port Said
$282
524K
Asyut
$306
389K
Aswan
$324
268K
Luxor
$314
202K
El Mahalla El Kubra
$331
593K
Zagazig
$327
303K
Shibin El Kom
$323
268K
Sohag
$350
194K
Minya
$357
236K
Kafr El Dawwar
$299
263K
Ismailia
$310
429K
Damanhur
$308
244K
Beni Suef
$334
193K
Hurghada
$278
161K
Damietta
$291
207K
Benha
$335
158K
Sharm El Sheikh
$499
73K
El Gouna
$294
15K
Dahab
$393
4.48K

In Tanzania

City Cost of living Population
Dar es Salaam
$722
4.72M
Zanzibar
$736
710K
Mbeya
$433
542K
Arusha
$543
416K
Mwanza
$466
706K
Tanga
$601
221K
Morogoro
$639
207K
Dodoma
$564
214K
Moshi
$548
145K
Stone Town
$675
18K