Spain vs Tanzania - Cost of Living Comparison

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Spain Tanzania
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1480
$658
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3313
$1716
🏠 One person rent
$850
$324
🏘️ Family rent
$1358
$671
🍽️ Food expenses
$415
$204
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.1
$83.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1891
$240
💸 GDP per capita
$32677
$1211
😃 Human freedom index
8.03
6.16
❤️ Life expectancy
83.1
66.8
👮 Corruption perceptions index
60
40
🌐 English speaking %
22%
9.9%
🎓 Higher education
90
55
😀 Quality of life
79
33
🏙️ Population
47.4M
57.3M

The average cost of living in Spain ($1480) is 125% more expensive than in Tanzania ($658). Spain ranked 36th 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 1.3 months in Spain compared to 0.4 months in Tanzania. Ranked 29th and 137th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Spain vs Tanzania

We calculate prices for Spain and Tanzania as a population-weighted mean of 153 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.

Spain Tanzania
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.3
$2.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.4
$18.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$6.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.4
$1.02
 Cappuccino
$2.3
$2.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.27
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$892
$373
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$689
$216
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1500
$812
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1115
$515
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$86.8
$36.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$56
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.2
$40.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.55%
17.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4084
$8540
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2641
$5871
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.75
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36
$17.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.4
$10.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.77
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$0.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.92
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$8.13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.06
$4.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$3.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$0.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$0.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.13
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.27
$6.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.88
$1.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$3.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.39
$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$1.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.26
$0.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$44.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.21
$4.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$68.5
$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.4
$3.12
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.1
$11.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.8
$47.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$455
$266
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8656
$7052

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Spain

City Cost of living Population
Madrid
$1889
3.33M
Barcelona
$1887
1.66M
Valencia
$1581
808K
Seville
$1358
684K
Tenerife
$1707
932K
Zaragoza
$1330
683K
Malaga
$1519
586K
Murcia
$1192
673K
Bilbao
$1522
346K
Palma de Mallorca
$1783
423K
Las Palmas
$1353
378K
Alicante
$1360
349K
Cordoba
$1165
324K
Vigo
$1282
294K
Terrassa
$1491
225K
Valladolid
$1262
297K
Pamplona
$1464
206K
Gijon
$1269
268K
Vitoria-Gasteiz
$1600
256K
Sabadell
$1577
218K
L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1635
274K
San Sebastian
$1623
189K
Badalona
$1914
226K
A Coruna
$1259
247K
Granada
$1288
231K
Oviedo
$1158
186K
Jerez de la Frontera
$936
213K
Cartagena
$1136
218K
Elche
$1192
238K
Burgos
$1220
174K

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