Cost of living comparison

Tanzania

compared to

Jeddah (Jiddah), Saudi Arabia

Jeddah (Jiddah) vs. Tanzania Cost of Living Summary

Jeddah (Jiddah) is 77.8% more expensive than Tanzania overall.

Restaurants: pay 41.4% more in Jeddah (Jiddah)
Groceries: pay 51.5% more in Jeddah (Jiddah)
Transportation: pay 33.8% more in Jeddah (Jiddah)
Housing: pay 64.3% more in Jeddah (Jiddah)
Childcare: pay 26.9% more in Jeddah (Jiddah)
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.5 times more in Jeddah (Jiddah)
Clothing: pay 2.8 times more in Jeddah (Jiddah)

The cost of clothing, entertainment and sports, housing, groceries, restaurants, and transportation in Jeddah (Jiddah) are more expensive than in Tanzania. Notably, clothing and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Jeddah (Jiddah).

Jeddah (Jiddah) vs. Tanzania Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Jeddah (Jiddah) instead of Tanzania, you would:

Display currency: USD

pay 41.4% more for restaurants

	Tanzania	Jeddah (Jiddah)
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.90 TZS7,528.93	$6.66 SAR24.96	+129.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.96 TZS15,452.41	$7.99 SAR29.96	+34.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 TZS1,612.06	$0.75 SAR2.82	+20.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 TZS792.90	$0.25 SAR0.94	-18.5%
Average			+41.4%

Tanzania vs. Jeddah (Jiddah) - Cost of restaurants

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 51.5% more for groceries

	Tanzania	Jeddah (Jiddah)
Bread 1 loaf	$0.72 TZS1,874.62	$1.05 SAR3.92	+44.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.79 TZS9,833.45	$3.72 SAR13.94	-2.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.52 TZS11,729.02	$6.45 SAR24.20	+42.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.68 TZS4,365.49	$2.70 SAR10.12	+60.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.35 TZS6,086.66	$3.38 SAR12.68	+44.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.11 TZS2,887.59	$1.00 SAR3.76	-9.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.38 TZS992.20	$0.73 SAR2.74	+90.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.34 TZS893.17	$0.69 SAR2.57	+98.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 TZS916.52	$0.75 SAR2.82	+112.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.30 TZS788.09	$0.55 SAR2.06	+80.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.50 TZS1,301.33	$0.52 SAR1.96	+3.9%
Average			+51.5%

Tanzania vs. Jeddah (Jiddah) - Cost of groceries

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 33.8% more for transportation

	Tanzania	Jeddah (Jiddah)
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.28 TZS11,096.16	$2.35 SAR8.81	-45.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.55 TZS50,675.46	$34.61 SAR129.81	+77.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$15,823.72 TZS41,022,988.85	$26,424.39 SAR99,104.72	+67.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.76 TZS27,907.22	$14.64 SAR54.92	+36.0%
Average			+33.8%

Tanzania vs. Jeddah (Jiddah) - Cost of transportation

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 64.3% more for housing

	Tanzania	Jeddah (Jiddah)
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$59.94 TZS155,404.73	$72.50 SAR271.90	+20.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$289.33 TZS750,097.74	$455.92 SAR1,709.93	+57.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$236.84 TZS613,995.47	$396.27 SAR1,486.23	+67.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$40.01 TZS103,714.11	$84.65 SAR317.48	+111.6%
Average			+64.3%

Tanzania vs. Jeddah (Jiddah) - Cost of housing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 26.9% more for childcare

	Tanzania	Jeddah (Jiddah)
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$236.03 TZS611,919.88	$369.34 SAR1,385.22	+56.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,186.60 TZS16,038,765.91	$6,026.30 SAR22,601.65	-2.6%
Average			+26.9%

Tanzania vs. Jeddah (Jiddah) - Cost of childcare

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports

	Tanzania	Jeddah (Jiddah)
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.17 TZS3,040.53	$1.86 SAR6.99	+58.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.16 TZS5,602.45	$4.16 SAR15.61	+92.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.79 TZS4,645.25	$6.66 SAR24.96	+271.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.39 TZS94,341.38	$94.62 SAR354.88	+160.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.68 TZS14,720.01	$14.64 SAR54.92	+157.9%
Average			+148.2%

Tanzania vs. Jeddah (Jiddah) - Cost of entertainment and sports

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 2.8 times more for clothing

	Tanzania	Jeddah (Jiddah)
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$11.43 TZS29,641.12	$49.05 SAR183.98	+329.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$21.76 TZS56,406.61	$56.89 SAR213.37	+161.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$45.14 TZS117,036.17	$93.50 SAR350.68	+107.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$38.53 TZS99,885.81	$83.80 SAR314.28	+117.5%
Average			+178.8%

Tanzania vs. Jeddah (Jiddah) - Cost of clothing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

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: July 2025

More cost comparisons

Tanzania vs.

Phnom Penh

Tanzania vs.

Hanoi

Tanzania vs.

Wellington

Tanzania vs.

Algiers

Tanzania vs.

Moscow

Tanzania vs.

Warsaw

Tanzania vs.

Washington

Tanzania vs.

Manila

Share this

Compare countries by overall cost of living

See the cost of living in Tanzania vs. Saudi Arabia. This provides a comparison of the average cost of living from cities within Tanzania and Saudi Arabia.

Help us improve these prices

MyLifeElsewhere is a collaborative project. Please enter price information for your location to help assist us in making these comparisons more accurate. Learn more

Add prices for Tanzania

Add prices for Jeddah (Jiddah)

ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY

Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Jeddah (Jiddah) or Tanzania. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.