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:
- $ 42 for 2 ppl.
- $ 5.2 per person
- $ 1.4 per person
- Free activities
Total budget:
$ 770* (1969268 TZS)
Average budget
(traveller)
Daily budget:
- $ 91 for 2 ppl.
- $ 15 per person
- $ 10.1 per person
- $ 5.8 per person
Total budget:
$ 2128* (5441646 TZS)
High budget
(tourist)
Daily budget:
- $ 124 for 2 ppl.
- $ 18 per person
- $ 27 per person
- $ 12 per person
Total budget:
$ 3275* (8375976 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 Belgium
On average, the cost of living in Tanzania in 2025 is 55% less than in Belgium.
The graphic below shows the percentage of variation between prices Belgium in in Belgium and Belgium by types of expenses:
Explore each type of expense in detail:
Local prices in Tanzania by expense type
Tanzania: Restaurant budget

($ 0.8 to $ 6.1)
87% less than in Belgium


($ 8.1 to $ 25)
76% less than in Belgium


($ 6.1 to $ 10.2)
30% less than in Belgium


($ 0.8 to $ 2)
76% less than in Belgium


($ 1.1 to $ 2)
30% less than in Belgium


($ 0.8 to $ 3.3)
51% less than in Belgium


($ 0.4 to $ 0.8)
86% less than in Belgium


($ 0.2 to $ 0.5)
91% less than in Belgium

Tanzania: Hotel and accommodation budget

($ 26 to $ 235)
31% less than in Belgium


($ 22 to $ 247)
42% less than in Belgium


($ 23 to $ 463)
37% less than in Belgium


($ 44 to $ 501)
19% less than in Belgium


($ 63 to $ 609)
6% less than in Belgium


($ 20 to $ 195)
48% less than in Belgium


($ 32 to $ 643)
26% less than in Belgium


($ 32 to $ 399)
29% less than in Belgium


($ 28 to $ 275)
52% less than in Belgium


($ 46 to $ 798)
17% less than in Belgium

Tanzania: Supermarket food budget

($ 0.6 to $ 2)
20% less than in Belgium


($ 0.8 to $ 2.8)
69% less than in Belgium


($ 0.9 to $ 1.6)
53% less than in Belgium


($ 1.5 to $ 2.9)
50% less than in Belgium


($ 2.5 to $ 7.3)
57% less than in Belgium


($ 1.2 to $ 4.1)
7% less than in Belgium


($ 0.5 to $ 2)
67% less than in Belgium


($ 0.5 to $ 1.4)
55% less than in Belgium


($ 0.2 to $ 0.6)
57% less than in Belgium

Tanzania: Public and private transport budget

($ 0.2 to $ 0.5)
89% less than in Belgium


($ 1.2 to $ 2)
44% less than in Belgium


($ 1.2 to $ 1.3)
34% less than in Belgium


($ 1.5 to $ 2.8)
72% less than in Belgium


($ 46 to $ 67)
5% less than in Belgium

Tanzania: Leisure activity budget

($ 4.1 to $ 10.2)
61% less than in Belgium


($ 4.1 to $ 8.1)
69% less than in Belgium

Tanzania: Budget for clothes and price of cigarettes

($ 1.6 to $ 2.5)
82% less than in Belgium


($ 8.1 to $ 24)
85% less than in Belgium


($ 19 to $ 42)
48% less than in Belgium

Plane ticket budget

(fair price: $ 850)

(fair price: $ 925)

(fair price: $ 752)

(fair price: $ 1474)

(fair price: $ 897)

(fair price: $ 766)
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 30-03-2025.