Cost of living comparison

Colombia

compared to

Tanzania

Tanzania vs. Colombia Cost of Living Summary

Tanzania is 0.3% more expensive than Colombia overall.

Restaurants: pay 27.6% less in Tanzania
Groceries: pay 5.6% less in Tanzania
Transportation: pay 9.2% less in Tanzania
Housing: pay 32.2% more in Tanzania
Childcare: pay 32.8% more in Tanzania
Entertainment and Sports: pay 31.7% more in Tanzania
Clothing: pay 52.5% less in Tanzania

The cost of childcare, housing, and entertainment and sports in Tanzania are more expensive than in Colombia. Expenses including clothing, restaurants, transportation, and groceries are lower in Tanzania.

Tanzania vs. Colombia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Tanzania instead of Colombia, you would:

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pay 27.6% less for restaurants

	Colombia	Tanzania
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.20 COP17,859.63	$2.90 TZS7,841.12	-30.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.62 COP28,140.83	$5.96 TZS16,093.16	-10.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.78 COP3,334.54	$0.62 TZS1,678.91	-20.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 COP2,530.92	$0.31 TZS825.78	-48.6%
Average			-27.6%

Colombia vs. Tanzania - Cost of restaurants

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pay 5.6% less for groceries

	Colombia	Tanzania
Bread 1 loaf	$1.27 COP5,404.91	$0.72 TZS1,952.35	-43.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.16 COP9,199.51	$3.79 TZS10,241.20	+75.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.88 COP16,495.09	$4.52 TZS12,215.37	+16.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.02 COP8,589.31	$1.68 TZS4,546.51	-16.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.19 COP9,303.17	$2.35 TZS6,339.05	+7.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.07 COP4,554.22	$1.11 TZS3,007.32	+3.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.45 COP1,933.11	$0.38 TZS1,033.35	-15.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.55 COP2,345.52	$0.34 TZS930.21	-37.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 COP1,944.24	$0.35 TZS954.53	-22.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 COP2,127.17	$0.30 TZS820.77	-39.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.45 COP1,925.07	$0.50 TZS1,355.29	+10.8%
Average			-5.6%

Colombia vs. Tanzania - Cost of groceries

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pay 9.2% less for transportation

	Colombia	Tanzania
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.05 COP12,980.54	$4.28 TZS11,556.27	+40.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$34.31 COP145,821.04	$19.55 TZS52,776.75	-43.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$17,642.99 COP74,985,848.68	$15,823.72 TZS42,724,038.53	-10.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.10 COP59,919.45	$10.76 TZS29,064.41	-23.6%
Average			-9.2%

Colombia vs. Tanzania - Cost of transportation

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pay 32.2% more for housing

	Colombia	Tanzania
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.88 COP97,229.57	$59.94 TZS161,848.71	+162.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$272.41 COP1,157,803.03	$289.33 TZS781,201.11	+6.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$235.87 COP1,002,491.90	$236.84 TZS639,455.26	+0.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$66.40 COP282,223.68	$40.01 TZS108,014.70	-39.8%
Average			+32.2%

Colombia vs. Tanzania - Cost of housing

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pay 32.8% more for childcare

	Colombia	Tanzania
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$190.65 COP810,315.10	$236.03 TZS637,293.61	+23.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,364.51 COP18,549,961.33	$6,186.60 TZS16,703,825.63	+41.7%
Average			+32.8%

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pay 31.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Colombia	Tanzania
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.15 COP4,904.22	$1.17 TZS3,166.61	+1.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.40 COP5,968.31	$2.16 TZS5,834.76	+53.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.09 COP8,894.14	$1.79 TZS4,837.87	-14.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$22.45 COP95,436.10	$36.39 TZS98,253.32	+62.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.65 COP15,529.56	$5.68 TZS15,330.39	+55.4%
Average			+31.7%

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pay 52.5% less for clothing

	Colombia	Tanzania
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.02 COP221,095.55	$11.43 TZS30,870.21	-78.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.22 COP162,462.35	$21.76 TZS58,745.55	-43.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.60 COP346,835.05	$45.14 TZS121,889.17	-44.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$69.09 COP293,628.08	$38.53 TZS104,027.65	-44.2%
Average			-52.5%

Colombia vs. Tanzania - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: May 2025

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