Tanzania vs Zimbabwe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Tanzania Zimbabwe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$679
$871
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1729
$2195
🏠 One person rent
$310
$321
🏘️ Family rent
$485
$510
🍽️ Food expenses
$222
$339
🚐 Transport expenses
$93.6
$140
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$192
$241
💸 GDP per capita
$1187
$2497
😃 Human freedom index
6.53
5.02
❤️ Life expectancy
67
62.8
👮 Corruption perceptions index
40
22
🌐 English speaking %
9.9%
82.1%
🎓 Higher education
53
49
😀 Quality of life
37
28
🏙️ Population
68.6M
16.6M

The average cost of living in Tanzania ($679) is 22% less expensive than in Zimbabwe ($871). Tanzania ranked 154th vs 117th 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 0.3 months in Tanzania compared to 0.3 months in Zimbabwe. Ranked 139th and 162nd 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
$3.17
$9.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19
$47
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.23
$5.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$1.46
 Cappuccino
$1.94
$2.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$431
$268
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$184
$201
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$852
$663
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$411
$558
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.7
$37.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.6
$57.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.2
$76.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.42%
13.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1466
$1096
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3677
$921
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.8
$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13
$20.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.8
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.04
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.38
$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.09
$6.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.17
$5.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$2.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.02
$8.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.91
$1.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.07
$8.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.48
$5.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.39
$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.14
$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.5
$46.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.62
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.9
$33.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.02
$6.68
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.6
$22.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$41.7
$37.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$463
$284
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12492
$9348

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Cities Comparison in Tanzania vs Zimbabwe

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Tanzania

City Cost of living Population
Dar es Salaam
$763
4.72M
Zanzibar
$588
710K
Mwanza
$623
706K
Morogoro
$408
207K
Tanga
$544
221K
Mbeya
$469
542K
Dodoma
$506
214K
Arusha
$602
416K
Moshi
$523
145K
Stone Town
$551
18K

In Zimbabwe

City Cost of living Population
Harare
$1024
2.15M
Masvingo
$861
1.64M
Bulawayo
$630
666K
Chitungwiza
$770
371K
Mutare
$764
225K
Kadoma
$754
116K
Gweru
$577
141K
Kwekwe
$706
93.1K
Chinhoyi
$639
56.8K
Marondera
$768
52.3K