Tanzania vs Trinidad and Tobago - Cost of Living Comparison

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Tanzania Trinidad and Tobago
🚶 Cost of living one person
$709
$1129
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1806
$2731
🏠 One person rent
$316
$496
🏘️ Family rent
$491
$844
🍽️ Food expenses
$235
$479
🚐 Transport expenses
$100
$45
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$229
$953
💸 GDP per capita
$1186
$19315
😃 Human freedom index
6.38
7.57
❤️ Life expectancy
67
73.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
41
41
🌐 English speaking %
9.9%
87.7%
🎓 Higher education
53
27
😀 Quality of life
38
47
🏙️ Population
68.6M
1.37M

The average cost of living in Tanzania ($709) is 37% less expensive than in Trinidad and Tobago ($1129). Tanzania ranked 145th vs 77th for Trinidad and Tobago in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Tanzania compared to 0.8 months in Trinidad and Tobago. Ranked 136th and 108th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Tanzania vs Trinidad and Tobago

We calculate prices for Tanzania and Trinidad and Tobago as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 5 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.

Tanzania Trinidad and Tobago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.32
$9.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.9
$74.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.75
$7.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$1.89
 Cappuccino
$2.05
$3.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$372
$549
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$365
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$866
$1215
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$439
$859
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50
$44.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.7
$67.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.3
$50.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.54%
5.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1321
$3530
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3950
$1670
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.7
$70
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$9.25
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$2.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$2.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$2.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.22
$4.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.83
$8.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$9.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$5.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$2.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$3.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$4.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.85
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.06
$18.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.97
$4.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.25
$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.63
$5.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.46
$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.2
$2.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66.7
$47.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.94
$9.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.8
$46.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.7
$9.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.8
$50.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$38.8
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$406
$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14608
$8014

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Tanzania

City Cost of living Population
Dar es Salaam
$799
4.72M
Zanzibar
$609
710K
Mwanza
$656
706K
Morogoro
$421
207K
Tanga
$552
221K
Mbeya
$495
542K
Dodoma
$526
214K
Arusha
$612
416K
Moshi
$533
145K
Stone Town
$567
18K

In Trinidad and Tobago

City Cost of living Population
Chaguanas
$1079
83.5K
Port of Spain
$1248
84.1K
San Fernando
$1007
55.4K
Scarborough
$1111
17K
San Juan
$1213
13.8K