Cost of living comparison

Tanzania

compared to

Mexico City, Mexico

Mexico City vs. Tanzania Cost of Living Summary

Mexico City is 79.6% more expensive than Tanzania overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in Mexico City
Groceries: pay 87.8% more in Mexico City
Transportation: pay 12.6% less in Mexico City
Housing: pay 63.8% more in Mexico City
Childcare: pay 48.9% more in Mexico City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 65.1% more in Mexico City
Clothing: pay 2.8 times more in Mexico City

The cost of clothing, restaurants, groceries, entertainment and sports, housing, and childcare in Mexico City are more expensive than in Tanzania. Notably, clothing, restaurants, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Mexico City.

Mexico City vs. Tanzania Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mexico City instead of Tanzania, you would:

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	Tanzania	Mexico City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.90 TZS7,695.91	$9.93 MX$202.34	+241.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.96 TZS15,795.14	$7.45 MX$151.76	+24.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 TZS1,647.82	$1.08 MX$22.00	+73.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 TZS810.48	$0.77 MX$15.75	+152.7%
Average			+123.3%

Tanzania vs. Mexico City - Cost of restaurants

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pay 87.8% more for groceries

	Tanzania	Mexico City
Bread 1 loaf	$0.72 TZS1,916.19	$2.45 MX$49.97	+239.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.79 TZS10,051.55	$4.87 MX$99.18	+28.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.52 TZS11,989.16	$5.51 MX$112.24	+21.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.68 TZS4,462.31	$2.18 MX$44.48	+29.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.35 TZS6,221.66	$3.57 MX$72.77	+52.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.11 TZS2,951.63	$1.22 MX$24.90	+9.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.38 TZS1,014.21	$0.67 MX$13.64	+74.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.34 TZS912.98	$0.80 MX$16.28	+131.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 TZS936.85	$0.83 MX$16.86	+134.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.30 TZS805.57	$0.85 MX$17.34	+179.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.50 TZS1,330.19	$0.83 MX$16.87	+64.9%
Average			+87.8%

Tanzania vs. Mexico City - Cost of groceries

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pay 12.6% less for transportation

	Tanzania	Mexico City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.28 TZS11,342.26	$4.64 MX$94.51	+8.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.55 TZS51,799.41	$17.87 MX$364.22	-8.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$15,823.72 TZS41,932,852.63	$18,615.02 MX$379,394.54	+17.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.76 TZS28,526.18	$3.47 MX$70.82	-67.7%
Average			-12.6%

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pay 63.8% more for housing

	Tanzania	Mexico City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$59.94 TZS158,851.51	$24.38 MX$496.88	-59.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$289.33 TZS766,734.43	$893.52 MX$18,210.94	+208.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$236.84 TZS627,613.50	$544.24 MX$11,092.12	+129.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$40.01 TZS106,014.43	$30.31 MX$617.78	-24.2%
Average			+63.8%

Tanzania vs. Mexico City - Cost of housing

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pay 48.9% more for childcare

	Tanzania	Mexico City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$236.03 TZS625,491.87	$381.33 MX$7,771.84	+61.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,186.60 TZS16,394,495.53	$8,426.99 MX$171,751.31	+36.2%
Average			+48.9%

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pay 65.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Tanzania	Mexico City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.17 TZS3,107.96	$2.73 MX$55.64	+132.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.16 TZS5,726.71	$3.01 MX$61.27	+39.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.79 TZS4,748.28	$3.92 MX$79.93	+118.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.39 TZS96,433.82	$53.69 MX$1,094.21	+47.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.68 TZS15,046.49	$4.96 MX$101.17	-12.6%
Average			+65.1%

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pay 2.8 times more for clothing

	Tanzania	Mexico City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$11.43 TZS30,298.54	$56.36 MX$1,148.58	+392.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$21.76 TZS57,657.67	$41.06 MX$836.83	+88.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$45.14 TZS119,631.96	$91.99 MX$1,874.91	+103.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$38.53 TZS102,101.21	$91.93 MX$1,873.62	+138.6%
Average			+181.0%

Tanzania vs. Mexico City - 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: April 2025

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