Reference Value Report: Living Wage Report and 2025 Update for Urban Tanzania
2025 Reference Value Update Report: Living Wage Report for Urban Tanzania
Abstract
This report updates the Anker Living Wage Reference Value for urban Tanzania to 2025. This was originally estimated at TZS 425,608 (USD 186) for 2020 in the original report. The updated value takes into account the cumulative inflation rate between June 2020 and June 2025 (19.4%). The value updated to 2025 is TZS 494,812 (USD 189) and comprises a net living wage of TZS 431,304 (USD 165) and social security and income tax payments of TZS 63,508 (USD 26). Without accounting for inflation, the living wage estimated in 2020 would not be sufficient for families to have a basic but decent standard of living in 2025, because the purchasing power of the living income would have decreased. Social security contributions and income tax are calculated based on up-to-date tax laws.
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Original Report
2020 Reference Value Report: Living Wage Report for Urban Tanzania
Abstract
The Anker Living Wage Reference Value for urban Tanzania reflects the wage required for workers to afford a basic but decent living standard in a typical urban area of the country, based on 2020 estimates. This figure incorporates a 95% confidence interval, reflecting the level of certainty in the estimate. The Reference Value is comprised of a net living wage—i.e., take-home pay—plus an additional amount which would need to be paid by law in social security and income tax on the living wage.
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