Reference Value Report: Living Wage Report and 2025 Update for Urban Tanzania

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.