Cost of living comparison

Eritrea

compared to

Tanzania

Tanzania vs. Eritrea Cost of Living Summary

Tanzania is 77.6% more expensive than Eritrea overall.

Restaurants: pay 56.9% less in Tanzania
Groceries: pay 21.8% less in Tanzania
Transportation: pay 26.1% more in Tanzania
Housing: pay 14.9% less in Tanzania
Childcare: pay 6.6 times more in Tanzania
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.3 times more in Tanzania
Clothing: pay 73.5% less in Tanzania

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

Tanzania vs. Eritrea Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 56.9% less for restaurants

	Eritrea	Tanzania
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$18.14 ERN272.04	$2.90 TZS7,717.69	-84.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.99 ERN89.85	$5.96 TZS15,839.84	-0.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.83 ERN27.50	$0.62 TZS1,652.48	-66.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.33 ERN20.00	$0.31 TZS812.78	-77.1%
Average			-56.9%

Eritrea vs. Tanzania - Cost of restaurants

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pay 21.8% less for groceries

	Eritrea	Tanzania
Bread 1 loaf	$0.50 ERN7.50	$0.72 TZS1,921.62	+44.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.50 ERN22.50	$3.79 TZS10,080.00	+152.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.14 ERN92.11	$4.52 TZS12,023.09	-26.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.52 ERN67.80	$1.68 TZS4,474.94	-62.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$12.17 ERN182.57	$2.35 TZS6,239.27	-80.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$5.54 ERN83.16	$1.11 TZS2,959.99	-79.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.58 ERN8.69	$0.38 TZS1,017.08	-34.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.86 ERN12.85	$0.34 TZS915.57	-59.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.55 ERN8.32	$0.35 TZS939.50	-36.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.80 ERN11.94	$0.30 TZS807.85	-61.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.48 ERN7.26	$0.50 TZS1,333.95	+3.8%
Average			-21.8%

Eritrea vs. Tanzania - Cost of groceries

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pay 26.1% more for transportation

	Eritrea	Tanzania
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.83 ERN132.49	$4.28 TZS11,374.36	-51.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.00 ERN120.00	$19.55 TZS51,946.01	+144.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$66,666.00 ERN999,990.00	$15,823.72 TZS42,051,530.51	-76.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.73 ERN85.99	$10.76 TZS28,606.91	+87.8%
Average			+26.1%

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pay 14.9% less for housing

	Eritrea	Tanzania
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$200.00 ERN3,000.00	$59.94 TZS159,301.09	-70.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$475.00 ERN7,125.00	$289.33 TZS768,904.43	-39.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$400.00 ERN6,000.00	$236.84 TZS629,389.76	-40.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$21.03 ERN315.44	$40.01 TZS106,314.47	+90.2%
Average			-14.9%

Eritrea vs. Tanzania - Cost of housing

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pay 6.6 times more for childcare

	Eritrea	Tanzania
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$25.00 ERN375.00	$236.03 TZS627,262.13	+844.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,675.00 ERN25,125.00	$6,186.60 TZS16,440,895.04	+269.3%
Average			+556.7%

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pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports

	Eritrea	Tanzania
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.00 ERN15.00	$1.17 TZS3,116.76	+17.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.77 ERN11.58	$2.16 TZS5,742.92	+179.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 ERN30.00	$1.79 TZS4,761.72	-10.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.00 ERN405.00	$36.39 TZS96,706.74	+34.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$1.10 ERN16.50	$5.68 TZS15,089.08	+416.2%
Average			+127.6%

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pay 73.5% less for clothing

	Eritrea	Tanzania
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$82.50 ERN1,237.50	$11.43 TZS30,384.29	-86.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$75.00 ERN1,125.00	$21.76 TZS57,820.85	-71.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$200.00 ERN3,000.00	$45.14 TZS119,970.54	-77.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.00 ERN1,425.00	$38.53 TZS102,390.18	-59.4%
Average			-73.5%

Eritrea 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: June 2025

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