Tanzania vs Zambia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Tanzania Zambia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$662
$935
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1818
$1961
🏠 One person rent
$297
$554
🏘️ Family rent
$635
$828
🍽️ Food expenses
$216
$222
🚐 Transport expenses
$96
$97.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$239
$251
💸 GDP per capita
$1193
$1457
😃 Human freedom index
6.16
6.21
❤️ Life expectancy
66.2
61.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
40
37
🌐 English speaking %
9.9%
16%
🎓 Higher education
55
49
😀 Quality of life
33
28
🏙️ Population
57.3M
17.1M

The average cost of living in Tanzania ($662) is 29% less expensive than in Zambia ($935). Tanzania ranked 141st vs 90th for Zambia 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 0.3 months in Zambia. Ranked 142nd and 155th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Tanzania vs Zambia

We calculate prices for Tanzania and Zambia 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 Zambia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.3
$3.39
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.7
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.24
$3.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.03
 Cappuccino
$2.02
$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$313
$358
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$199
$405
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$726
$638
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$498
$637
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.6
$61.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.4
$93.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44.5
$97
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.02%
21.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4503
$1973
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5203
$4797
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14
$42.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.4
$10.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.75
$0.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.7
$6.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$4.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$5.53
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.47
$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.87
$5.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.7
$2.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.4
$4.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.46
$2.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.01
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.1
$29.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.38
$3.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20
$19.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.39
$5.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$12
$29.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.7
$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$282
$111
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10949
$5878

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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 Zambia

City Cost of living Population
Lusaka
$777
2.47M
Ndola
$1210
528K
Kitwe
$1238
504K
Kapiri Mposhi
$968
241K
Livingstone
$734
137K
Choma
$795
122K
Kasama
$1176
168K
Mansa
$1121
129K
Mufulira
$1236
122K
Chingola
$1107
147K