Portugal vs Tanzania - Cost of Living Comparison

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Portugal Tanzania
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1290
$708
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2954
$1787
🏠 One person rent
$777
$352
🏘️ Family rent
$1334
$604
🍽️ Food expenses
$348
$218
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.1
$85.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1167
$279
💸 GDP per capita
$27331
$1224
😃 Human freedom index
8.57
6.38
❤️ Life expectancy
81.6
66.8
👮 Corruption perceptions index
57
41
🌐 English speaking %
27.3%
9.9%
🎓 Higher education
88
55
😀 Quality of life
75
34
🏙️ Population
10.3M
57.3M

The average cost of living in Portugal ($1290) is 82% more expensive than in Tanzania ($708). Portugal ranked 46th vs 135th 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 0.9 months in Portugal compared to 0.4 months in Tanzania. Ranked 38th and 134th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Portugal vs Tanzania

We calculate prices for Portugal and Tanzania as a population-weighted mean of 124 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.

Portugal Tanzania
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.7
$2.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$41.5
$20.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.33
$6.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.3
$1.21
 Cappuccino
$1.89
$1.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.76
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$785
$373
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$637
$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1468
$762
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1113
$441
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.8
$42.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.6
$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.71%
16.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3374
$3069
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2412
$6892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.11
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.4
$16.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.2
$11.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.78
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.36
$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.8
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$9.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.92
$5.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$4.26
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$0.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$0.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.23
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.78
$7.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$1.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.69
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.09
$4.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.27
$3.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.82
$1.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.2
$1.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.3
$58.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.68
$5.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.9
$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$11
$4.17
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.1
$19.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.2
$39.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$394
$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8816
$14143

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Portugal

City Cost of living Population
Lisbon
$1705
546K
Sintra
$1413
386K
Cascais
$1501
214K
Vila Nova de Gaia
$1294
304K
Oeiras
$1525
172K
Porto
$1389
232K
Vila Franca de Xira
$1137
138K
Seixal
$1238
167K
Braga
$1195
193K
Matosinhos
$1408
173K
Gondomar
$1341
164K
Coimbra
$1117
141K
Amadora
$1388
171K
Almada
$1606
177K
Maia
$1775
135K
Loures
$1384
202K
Odivelas
$1409
148K
Guimaraes
$1280
157K
Santa Maria da Feira
$1120
137K
Vila Nova de Famalicao
$1101
134K
Leiria
$1148
127K
Funchal
$1375
106K
Valongo
$1328
93.9K
Torres Vedras
$1369
79.5K
Barcelos
$904
117K
Agualva-Cacem
$1368
81.8K
Paredes
$1190
86.9K
Mafra
$1339
76.7K
Loule
$1415
70.6K
Setubal
$1336
123K

In Tanzania

City Cost of living Population
Dar es Salaam
$811
4.72M
Mwanza
$625
706K
Arusha
$638
416K
Mbeya
$461
542K
Morogoro
$486
207K
Dodoma
$502
214K
Zanzibar
$552
710K
Tanga
$545
221K
Moshi
$561
145K
Stone Town
$523
18K