Cost of living comparison

 Peru
compared to
 Tanzania
Tanzania vs. Peru Cost of Living Summary

Tanzania is 5.2% cheaper than Peru overall.

Restaurants
pay 21.8% less in Tanzania
Groceries
pay 7.1% less in Tanzania
Transportation
pay 15.6% less in Tanzania
Housing
pay 26.4% more in Tanzania
Childcare
pay 45.1% more in Tanzania
Entertainment and Sports
pay 23.5% less in Tanzania
Clothing
pay 40.1% less in Tanzania

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

Tanzania vs. Peru Cost Breakdown

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

pay 21.8% less for restaurants

 
Peru
Tanzania
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $3.74
PEN13.66
$2.90
TZS7,841.12
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$5.76
PEN21.05
$5.96
TZS16,093.16
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.93
PEN3.41
$0.62
TZS1,678.91

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pay 7.1% less for groceries

 
Peru
Tanzania
Bread
1 loaf
$2.12
PEN7.74
$0.72
TZS1,952.35
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.22
PEN11.76
$3.79
TZS10,241.20
Milk (1 gallon) $4.63
PEN16.91
$4.52
TZS12,215.37

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pay 15.6% less for transportation

 
Peru
Tanzania
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.19
PEN18.95
$4.28
TZS11,556.27
Monthly public transit pass $17.61
PEN64.30
$19.55
TZS52,776.75
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $20,522.48
PEN74,948.11
$15,823.72
TZS42,724,038.53

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pay 26.4% more for housing

 
Peru
Tanzania
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$28.54
PEN104.23
$59.94
TZS161,848.71
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $324.84
PEN1,186.33
$289.33
TZS781,201.11
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $239.27
PEN873.80
$236.84
TZS639,455.26

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pay 45.1% more for childcare

 
Peru
Tanzania
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $170.53
PEN622.79
$236.03
TZS637,293.61
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $4,073.87
PEN14,877.78
$6,186.60
TZS16,703,825.63

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pay 23.5% less for entertainment and sports

 
Peru
Tanzania
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.47
PEN9.01
$1.17
TZS3,166.61
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.84
PEN10.39
$2.16
TZS5,834.76
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$5.40
PEN19.72
$1.79
TZS4,837.87

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pay 40.1% less for clothing

 
Peru
Tanzania
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$42.67
PEN155.82
$11.43
TZS30,870.21
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$26.03
PEN95.05
$21.76
TZS58,745.55
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$66.63
PEN243.34
$45.14
TZS121,889.17

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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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