Cost of Living in Moshi

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Cost of living One person Family of 4
💰 Total with rent
$536
$1418
🛋️ Without rent
$297
$915
🏨 Rent & Utilities
$239
$503
🍽️ Food
$207
$543
🚐 Transport
$34.4
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$226
😀 Quality of life
26
🏙️ Population
145K

The average cost of living in Moshi is $536, which is in the top 11% of the least expensive cities in the world, ranked 8233rd out of 9294 in our global list and 8th out of 10 in Tanzania.

The median after-tax salary is $226, which is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months. Ranked 8733rd (TOP 94%) in the list of best places to live in the world and 6th best city to live in Tanzania. With an estimated population of 145K, Moshi is the 9th largest city in Tanzania.

Why living in Moshi is so expensive? Because we have a developed country lifestyle as a reference and in some least developed countries maintaining such a standard of living is hard and expensive. Thus, living costs in Moshi for locals and expats differ significantly.

✈️ Closest airport 31 km Kilimanjaro International Airport
😷 Air quality Moderate 14.7 µg/m³
🎓 Best university rank 7772 Moshi Co-operative University
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Prices in Moshi

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Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
 Cappuccino
$1.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in city Center, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$207
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$120
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in city Center, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$548
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$342
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3731
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3303
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$13.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$168
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5961

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