Tanzania vs Zimbabwe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Tanzania Zimbabwe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$708
$880
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1787
$2256
🏠 One person rent
$352
$341
🏘️ Family rent
$604
$636
🍽️ Food expenses
$218
$336
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.7
$132
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$279
$334
💸 GDP per capita
$1224
$2156
😃 Human freedom index
6.38
4.87
❤️ Life expectancy
66.8
59.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
41
21
🌐 English speaking %
9.9%
82.1%
🎓 Higher education
55
48
😀 Quality of life
34
22
🏙️ Population
57.3M
15.2M

The average cost of living in Tanzania ($708) is 20% less expensive than in Zimbabwe ($880). Tanzania ranked 135th vs 103rd for Zimbabwe 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 0.4 months in Zimbabwe. Ranked 134th and 165th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Tanzania vs Zimbabwe

We calculate prices for Tanzania and Zimbabwe 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 Zimbabwe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.96
$8.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.4
$47.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.66
$5.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$1.52
 Cappuccino
$1.89
$2.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$224
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$190
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$762
$637
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$441
$432
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.8
$35.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.5
$54.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.2
$109
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.78%
13.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3069
$1342
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6892
$1043
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.1
$30.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.2
$20.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.65
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.85
$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.74
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.35
$6.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.26
$6.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$2.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$2.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.02
$6.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$1.14
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.79
$1.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.1
$8.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.46
$5.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.41
$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.14
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.1
$50.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.23
$9.85
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.1
$33.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.17
$6.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.5
$20.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$39.6
$38.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$292
$231
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14143
$6172

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Tanzania

City Cost of living Population
Dar es Salaam
$811
4.72M
Mwanza
$625
706K
Arusha
$638
416K
Mbeya
$461
542K
Morogoro
$486
207K
Dodoma
$502
214K
Zanzibar
$552
710K
Tanga
$545
221K
Moshi
$561
145K
Stone Town
$523
18K

In Zimbabwe

City Cost of living Population
Harare
$992
2.15M
Masvingo
$854
1.64M
Bulawayo
$766
666K
Chitungwiza
$873
365K
Mutare
$752
225K
Gweru
$597
141K
Kadoma
$723
116K
Kwekwe
$730
93.1K
Marondera
$794
52.3K
Chinhoyi
$646
56.8K