India vs Tanzania - Cost of Living Comparison

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India Tanzania
🚶 Cost of living one person
$440
$658
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1134
$1716
🏠 One person rent
$181
$324
🏘️ Family rent
$398
$671
🍽️ Food expenses
$168
$204
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.8
$83.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$670
$240
💸 GDP per capita
$2485
$1211
😃 Human freedom index
6.29
6.16
❤️ Life expectancy
67.7
66.8
👮 Corruption perceptions index
39
40
🌐 English speaking %
10.6%
9.9%
🎓 Higher education
74
55
😀 Quality of life
41
33
🏙️ Population
1.33B
57.3M

The average cost of living in India ($440) is 33% less expensive than in Tanzania ($658). India ranked 192nd 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 1.5 months in India compared to 0.4 months in Tanzania. Ranked 113th and 137th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in India vs Tanzania

We calculate prices for India and Tanzania as a population-weighted mean of 220 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.

India Tanzania
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.02
$2.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.7
$18.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.14
$6.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.18
$1.02
 Cappuccino
$1.9
$2.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$199
$373
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$130
$216
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$518
$812
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$302
$515
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.8
$36.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.4
$56
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.35
$40.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.82%
17.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2003
$8540
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1064
$5871
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.41
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$17.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.14
$10.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$0.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.57
$8.13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$4.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.8
$3.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$2.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$0.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$0.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.05
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.74
$6.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.84
$1.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.83
$3.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.97
$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.81
$1.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.89
$0.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.6
$44.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.72
$4.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15
$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.66
$3.12
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.9
$11.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.8
$47.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$71.5
$266
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1862
$7052

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Cities Comparison in India vs Tanzania

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In India

City Cost of living Population
Delhi
$505
26.5M
Bangalore
$578
12.3M
Mumbai
$716
15.4M
Hyderabad
$488
9.31M
Pune
$519
5.95M
Chennai
$433
6.6M
Ahmedabad
$471
7.65M
Surat
$785
5.94M
Kolkata
$408
4.5M
Jaipur
$395
3.07M
Nagpur
$403
2.41M
Lucknow
$393
3.38M
Visakhapatnam
$400
2.04M
Mirzapur
$365
2.5M
Thane
$484
1.89M
Gurgaon
$533
877K
Ghaziabad
$391
2.38M
Vadodara
$406
2.07M
Indore
$379
1.99M
Mysore
$325
1.27M
Navi Mumbai
$480
1.12M
Kalyan
$396
1.25M
Kanpur
$329
3.07M
Bhopal
$367
1.8M
Rajkot
$326
2.04M
Nashik
$346
1.49M
Varanasi
$316
1.2M
Bilaspur
$387
1.63M
Agra
$360
1.59M
Faridabad
$383
1.4M

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