Cost of Living Comparison Between Egypt and Tanzania Cost of Living Comparison Between Egypt and Tanzania

🙂 Solo nomad: Egypt is 20% cheaper than Tanzania without rent, and 30.4% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Egypt is 14.6% cheaper than Tanzania without rent, and 24.7% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Egypt
Tanzania
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$3.88 E£193
$2.73 TZS 6,998
42.12%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$19.69 E£979
$19.1 TZS 48.9K
3.09%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$4.85 E£241
$7.91 TZS 20.2K
-38.69%
Cappuccino
$1.47 E£72.9
$1.97 TZS 5,032
-25.38%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.32 E£16.14
$0.38 TZS 965
-15.79%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.13 E£6.24
$0.25 TZS 641
-48.00%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$1.39 E£69.2
$1.13 TZS 2,903
23.01%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.93 E£146
$1.88 TZS 4,807
55.85%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Egypt
Tanzania
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$0.84 E£41.59
$0.9 TZS 2,296
-6.67%
White Bread (500g)
$0.63 E£31.29
$0.75 TZS 1,923
-16.00%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$0.67 E£33.19
$1.06 TZS 2,710
-36.79%
Eggs
$1.43 E£71.3
$2.08 TZS 5,313
-31.25%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$3.29 E£164
$8.95 TZS 22.9K
-63.24%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$4.32 E£215
$5.22 TZS 13.4K
-17.24%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$8.38 E£417
$4 TZS 10.2K
109.50%
Apples (1kg)
$1.47 E£73.2
$2.44 TZS 6,256
-39.75%
Banana (1kg)
$0.6 E£29.92
$0.91 TZS 2,339
-34.07%
Oranges (1kg)
$0.47 E£23.42
$1.06 TZS 2,707
-55.66%
Tomato (1kg)
$0.4 E£19.99
$0.95 TZS 2,432
-57.89%
Potato (1kg)
$0.48 E£23.72
$0.86 TZS 2,213
-44.19%
Onion (1kg)
$0.41 E£20.32
$1.39 TZS 3,568
-70.50%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.24 E£11.99
$0.71 TZS 1,815
-66.20%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.19 E£9.31
$0.46 TZS 1,172
-58.70%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$1.96 E£97.2
$1.94 TZS 4,977
1.03%
Wine (Bottle)
$7.17 E£356
$5.95 TZS 15.2K
20.50%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.31 E£65
$1.01 TZS 2,580
29.70%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.87 E£92.9
$1.53 TZS 3,928
22.22%
🚌 Getting Around
Egypt
Tanzania
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.29 E£14.56
$0.29 TZS 743
-
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$6.21 E£309
$17.5 TZS 44.8K
-64.51%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$0.42 E£20.82
$1.41 TZS 3,610
-70.21%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.29 E£14.37
$1.56 TZS 3,985
-81.41%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$1.3 E£64.6
$13.27 TZS 34K
-90.20%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$0.33 E£16.61
$1.18 TZS 3,017
-72.03%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$34.9K E£1.7M
$17.2K TZS 44.1M
102.54%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$32K E£1.6M
$16K TZS 40.9M
100.06%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Egypt
Tanzania
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$21.33 E£1,060
$63.9 TZS 163.6K
-66.64%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$7.02 E£349
$10.67 TZS 27.3K
-34.21%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$11.8 E£587
$38.12 TZS 97.5K
-69.05%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Egypt
Tanzania
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$14.48 E£720
$61.6 TZS 157.5K
-76.48%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$6.65 E£331
$6.22 TZS 15.9K
6.91%
Cinema Ticket
$3.02 E£150
$4.66 TZS 11.9K
-35.19%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Egypt
Tanzania
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$85.6 E£4,255
$296 TZS 758.4K
-71.12%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$1,928 E£95.8K
$9,086 TZS 23.3M
-78.79%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Egypt
Tanzania
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$25.72 E£1,279
$16.64 TZS 42.6K
54.57%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$44.15 E£2,195
$23.5 TZS 60.1K
87.87%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$106 E£5,279
$30.44 TZS 77.9K
248.78%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$50.6 E£2,514
$52.2 TZS 133.6K
-3.16%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Egypt
Tanzania
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$164 E£8,151
$402 TZS 1M
-59.24%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$102 E£5,066
$173 TZS 442.1K
-41.02%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$325 E£16.1K
$761 TZS 1.9M
-57.34%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$193 E£9,578
$354 TZS 906.5K
-45.62%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$792 E£39.4K
$1,908 TZS 4.9M
-58.47%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$481 E£23.9K
$2,060 TZS 5.3M
-76.66%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Egypt
Tanzania
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$149 E£7,412
$252 TZS 644.7K
-40.83%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
16.38
14.6
12.19%

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Last update for Egypt: October 27, 2025

Last update for Tanzania: October 26, 2025

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