Tanzania vs Yemen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Tanzania Yemen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$662
$505
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1818
$1257
🏠 One person rent
$297
$216
🏘️ Family rent
$635
$420
🍽️ Food expenses
$216
$194
🚐 Transport expenses
$96
$47.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$239
$365
💸 GDP per capita
$1193
$650
😃 Human freedom index
6.16
3.43
❤️ Life expectancy
66.2
63.8
👮 Corruption perceptions index
40
16
🌐 English speaking %
9.9%
9%
🎓 Higher education
55
25
😀 Quality of life
33
14
🏙️ Population
57.3M
28.3M

The average cost of living in Tanzania ($662) is 31% more expensive than in Yemen ($505). Tanzania ranked 141st vs 176th for Yemen in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Tanzania compared to 0.7 months in Yemen. Ranked 142nd and 185th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Tanzania vs Yemen

We calculate prices for Tanzania and Yemen as a population-weighted mean of 10 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.

Tanzania Yemen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.3
$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.7
$18.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.24
$4.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.77
 Cappuccino
$2.02
$1.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$313
$220
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$199
$135
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$726
$491
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$498
$297
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.6
$36.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.4
$55.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44.5
$27.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.02%
10.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4503
$1544
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5203
$813
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14
$12.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.4
$5.28
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.75
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.7
$6.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$4.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$5.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.47
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.87
$7.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.7
$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.4
$3.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.46
$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.01
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.1
$21.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.38
$4.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20
$13.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.39
$4.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$12
$25.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.7
$56.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$282
$81.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10949
$2850

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Tanzania

City Cost of living Population
Dar es Salaam
$720
4.72M
Mbeya
$457
542K
Zanzibar
$762
501K
Arusha
$571
416K
Mwanza
$493
706K
Morogoro
$600
207K
Dodoma
$581
214K
Tanga
$622
221K
Moshi
$536
145K
Stone Town
$706
18K

In Yemen

City Cost of living Population
Sanaa
$523
2.96M
Taiz
$490
615K
Al Hudaydah
$489
548K
Aden
$486
507K
Ibb
$481
351K
Dhamar
$470
160K
Mukalla
$468
144K
Sayyan
$467
70K
Sa'dah
$467
70.2K
Zabid
$466
50.8K