Cost of living comparison

Nepal

compared to

Tanzania

Tanzania vs. Nepal Cost of Living Summary

Tanzania is 93.7% more expensive than Nepal overall.

Restaurants: pay 54.4% more in Tanzania
Groceries: pay 34.8% more in Tanzania
Transportation: pay 4.9% less in Tanzania
Housing: pay 4.1 times more in Tanzania
Childcare: pay 3.4 times more in Tanzania
Entertainment and Sports: pay 32.8% more in Tanzania
Clothing: pay 6.9% less in Tanzania

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

Tanzania vs. Nepal Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 54.4% more for restaurants

	Nepal	Tanzania
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.57 NPR218.51	$2.90 TZS7,706.65	+84.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.71 NPR931.93	$5.96 TZS15,817.17	-11.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.42 NPR57.72	$0.62 TZS1,650.12	+49.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.16 NPR21.87	$0.31 TZS811.62	+94.3%
Average			+54.4%

Nepal vs. Tanzania - Cost of restaurants

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pay 34.8% more for groceries

	Nepal	Tanzania
Bread 1 loaf	$0.46 NPR64.54	$0.72 TZS1,918.87	+55.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.21 NPR445.48	$3.79 TZS10,065.57	+18.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.81 NPR390.53	$4.52 TZS12,005.88	+61.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.50 NPR208.36	$1.68 TZS4,468.54	+12.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.41 NPR196.33	$2.35 TZS6,230.34	+66.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.99 NPR137.02	$1.11 TZS2,955.75	+13.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.40 NPR56.02	$0.38 TZS1,015.63	-5.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.48 NPR66.07	$0.34 TZS914.25	-27.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.27 NPR37.07	$0.35 TZS938.16	+32.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.18 NPR25.70	$0.30 TZS806.70	+64.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.26 NPR36.24	$0.50 TZS1,332.04	+92.5%
Average			+34.8%

Nepal vs. Tanzania - Cost of groceries

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pay 4.9% less for transportation

	Nepal	Tanzania
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.84 NPR672.55	$4.28 TZS11,358.08	-11.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$15.93 NPR2,213.27	$19.55 TZS51,871.67	+22.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,847.90 NPR4,287,234.97	$15,823.72 TZS41,991,350.70	-48.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.11 NPR1,265.79	$10.76 TZS28,565.97	+18.2%
Average			-4.9%

Nepal vs. Tanzania - Cost of transportation

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pay 4.1 times more for housing

	Nepal	Tanzania
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.30 NPR1,292.34	$59.94 TZS159,073.12	+544.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$83.84 NPR11,652.47	$289.33 TZS767,804.05	+245.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$52.73 NPR7,328.53	$236.84 TZS628,489.05	+349.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$20.72 NPR2,879.94	$40.01 TZS106,162.32	+93.1%
Average			+308.0%

Nepal vs. Tanzania - Cost of housing

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pay 3.4 times more for childcare

	Nepal	Tanzania
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$51.59 NPR7,169.31	$236.03 TZS626,364.46	+357.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,839.32 NPR394,607.57	$6,186.60 TZS16,417,366.53	+117.9%
Average			+237.8%

Nepal vs. Tanzania - Cost of childcare

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pay 32.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Nepal	Tanzania
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.21 NPR306.53	$1.17 TZS3,112.30	-46.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.57 NPR217.69	$2.16 TZS5,734.70	+38.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.90 NPR403.71	$1.79 TZS4,754.90	-38.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$16.62 NPR2,310.41	$36.39 TZS96,568.34	+118.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$2.96 NPR410.93	$5.68 TZS15,067.48	+92.0%
Average			+32.8%

Nepal vs. Tanzania - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 6.9% less for clothing

	Nepal	Tanzania
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$21.36 NPR2,968.87	$11.43 TZS30,340.81	-46.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$27.01 NPR3,753.76	$21.76 TZS57,738.11	-19.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$40.30 NPR5,600.85	$45.14 TZS119,798.85	+12.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$30.56 NPR4,247.28	$38.53 TZS102,243.65	+26.1%
Average			-6.9%

Nepal 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: March 2025

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