Travel budget and cost of living in Tanzania how much does a trip cost?
Are you planning to go to Tanzania and need to budget for your trip? On this page you can see sample prices. This enables you to get to grips with actual prices and the cost of living in Tanzania. Then, why not use our free tool to calculate your Tanzania travel budget.
Travel budget in Tanzania
Tanzania: calculate your travel budget
Tanzania: sample budgets by traveller type
These example budgets assume a 2-week holiday in Tanzania for 2 people.
Low budget
(backpacker)
Daily budget:
- $ 39 for 2 ppl.
- $ 5 per person
- $ 0.8 per person
- Free activities
Total budget:
$ 706* (1836814 TZS)
Average budget
(traveller)
Daily budget:
- $ 80 for 2 ppl.
- $ 12 per person
- $ 6.6 per person
- $ 4.4 per person
Total budget:
$ 1760* (4584426 TZS)
High budget
(tourist)
Daily budget:
- $ 110 for 2 ppl.
- $ 17 per person
- $ 17 per person
- $ 8.8 per person
Total budget:
$ 2710* (7057358 TZS)
* Estimated local budget for 2 people for 2 weeks. This represents an average across the country (budget may vary depending on the city or region visited).
Cost of living in Tanzania in 2025
Cost of living: Tanzania VS United States
On average, the cost of living in Tanzania in 2025 is 59% less than in the United States (USA).
The graphic below shows the percentage of variation between prices United States in in the United States (USA) and United States by types of expenses:
Explore each type of expense in detail:
Local prices in Tanzania by expense type
Tanzania: Restaurant budget

($ 1 to $ 5.4)
85% less than in the United States (USA)


($ 8.1 to $ 19)
70% less than in the United States (USA)


($ 4.4 to $ 7.3)
49% less than in the United States (USA)


($ 0.7 to $ 1.8)
81% less than in the United States (USA)


($ 1 to $ 2.2)
56% less than in the United States (USA)


($ 1 to $ 4.7)
63% less than in the United States (USA)


($ 0.3 to $ 0.7)
80% less than in the United States (USA)


($ 0.2 to $ 0.5)
87% less than in the United States (USA)

Tanzania: Hotel and accommodation budget

($ 23 to $ 227)
57% less than in the United States (USA)


($ 19 to $ 227)
50% less than in the United States (USA)


($ 20 to $ 423)
61% less than in the United States (USA)


($ 41 to $ 455)
56% less than in the United States (USA)


($ 52 to $ 542)
59% less than in the United States (USA)


($ 18 to $ 193)
62% less than in the United States (USA)


($ 29 to $ 579)
45% less than in the United States (USA)


($ 29 to $ 361)
39% less than in the United States (USA)


($ 24 to $ 258)
67% less than in the United States (USA)


($ 42 to $ 703)
3% less than in the United States (USA)

Tanzania: Supermarket food budget

($ 0.5 to $ 1.8)
8% more than in the United States (USA)


($ 0.4 to $ 1.8)
79% less than in the United States (USA)


($ 0.7 to $ 1.4)
76% less than in the United States (USA)


($ 1.3 to $ 2.4)
53% less than in the United States (USA)


($ 2.2 to $ 6.6)
60% less than in the United States (USA)


($ 1 to $ 3.7)
49% less than in the United States (USA)


($ 0.4 to $ 1.8)
83% less than in the United States (USA)


($ 0.3 to $ 1.5)
72% less than in the United States (USA)


($ 0.2 to $ 0.5)
82% less than in the United States (USA)

Tanzania: Public and private transport budget

($ 0.1 to $ 0.7)
90% less than in the United States (USA)


($ 0.9 to $ 1.8)
35% less than in the United States (USA)


($ 1 to $ 1.1)
22% more than in the United States (USA)


($ 1 to $ 1.8)
59% less than in the United States (USA)


($ 42 to $ 64)
25% less than in the United States (USA)

Tanzania: Leisure activity budget

($ 3.7 to $ 5.4)
67% less than in the United States (USA)


($ 5.4 to $ 7.3)
67% less than in the United States (USA)

Tanzania: Budget for clothes and price of cigarettes

($ 1.3 to $ 2.1)
81% less than in the United States (USA)


($ 8.3 to $ 15)
77% less than in the United States (USA)


($ 9.1 to $ 30)
52% less than in the United States (USA)

Plane ticket budget

(fair price: $ 763)

(fair price: $ 661)

(fair price: $ 754)

(fair price: $ 658)

(fair price: $ 808)

(fair price: $ 952)
About the information on the cost of living in Tanzania
The information about the cost of living in Tanzania shown on this page comes from multiple sources, including : Numbeo, Skyscanner and Hotels.com.
Information about cost of living in Tanzania updated on 10-11-2024.