Cost of living comparison

Saudi Arabia

compared to

Tanzania

Tanzania vs. Saudi Arabia Cost of Living Summary

Tanzania is 30.3% cheaper than Saudi Arabia overall.

Restaurants: pay 17.2% less in Tanzania
Groceries: pay 30.3% less in Tanzania
Transportation: pay 12.2% less in Tanzania
Housing: pay 28.1% less in Tanzania
Childcare: pay 10.1% less in Tanzania
Entertainment and Sports: pay 54.9% less in Tanzania
Clothing: pay 59.5% less in Tanzania

Expenses including clothing, entertainment and sports, groceries, housing, restaurants, and transportation are lower in Tanzania.

Tanzania vs. Saudi Arabia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Tanzania instead of Saudi Arabia, you would:

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pay 17.2% less for restaurants

	Saudi Arabia	Tanzania
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.73 SAR25.24	$2.90 TZS7,684.35	-56.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.54 SAR28.28	$5.96 TZS15,771.40	-20.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.74 SAR2.76	$0.62 TZS1,645.34	-15.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.25 SAR0.92	$0.31 TZS809.27	+24.3%
Average			-17.2%

Saudi Arabia vs. Tanzania - Cost of restaurants

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pay 30.3% less for groceries

	Saudi Arabia	Tanzania
Bread 1 loaf	$0.94 SAR3.54	$0.72 TZS1,913.31	-23.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.87 SAR14.52	$3.79 TZS10,036.44	-2.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.76 SAR25.38	$4.52 TZS11,971.14	-33.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.58 SAR9.67	$1.68 TZS4,455.61	-34.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.22 SAR12.09	$2.35 TZS6,212.31	-27.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.94 SAR3.53	$1.11 TZS2,947.20	+18.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 SAR2.86	$0.38 TZS1,012.69	-49.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.75 SAR2.80	$0.34 TZS911.61	-53.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.74 SAR2.76	$0.35 TZS935.44	-51.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.67 SAR2.53	$0.30 TZS804.36	-54.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.63 SAR2.38	$0.50 TZS1,328.19	-20.7%
Average			-30.3%

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pay 12.2% less for transportation

	Saudi Arabia	Tanzania
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.30 SAR8.63	$4.28 TZS11,325.21	+86.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$44.62 SAR167.39	$19.55 TZS51,721.55	-56.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,543.44 SAR95,819.36	$15,823.72 TZS41,869,829.66	-38.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.12 SAR67.98	$10.76 TZS28,483.31	-40.6%
Average			-12.2%

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pay 28.1% less for housing

	Saudi Arabia	Tanzania
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$74.43 SAR279.20	$59.94 TZS158,612.77	-19.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$384.32 SAR1,441.68	$289.33 TZS765,582.06	-24.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$279.56 SAR1,048.71	$236.84 TZS626,670.23	-15.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$85.15 SAR319.42	$40.01 TZS105,855.09	-53.0%
Average			-28.1%

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pay 10.1% less for childcare

	Saudi Arabia	Tanzania
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$303.07 SAR1,136.89	$236.03 TZS624,551.79	-22.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,063.63 SAR22,746.08	$6,186.60 TZS16,369,855.42	+2.0%
Average			-10.1%

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pay 54.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Saudi Arabia	Tanzania
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.70 SAR6.39	$1.17 TZS3,103.29	-31.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.57 SAR13.37	$2.16 TZS5,718.11	-39.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.18 SAR26.94	$1.79 TZS4,741.14	-75.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$98.57 SAR369.77	$36.39 TZS96,288.88	-63.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$16.63 SAR62.37	$5.68 TZS15,023.88	-65.9%
Average			-54.9%

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pay 59.5% less for clothing

	Saudi Arabia	Tanzania
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$42.91 SAR160.96	$11.43 TZS30,253.00	-73.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$58.28 SAR218.61	$21.76 TZS57,571.02	-62.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.66 SAR343.83	$45.14 TZS119,452.16	-50.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$78.88 SAR295.89	$38.53 TZS101,947.76	-51.2%
Average			-59.5%

Saudi Arabia 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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