Cost of living comparison

Ankara, Turkey

compared to

Tanzania

Tanzania vs. Ankara Cost of Living Summary

Tanzania is 7.3% cheaper than Ankara.

Restaurants: pay 43.8% less in Tanzania
Groceries: pay 11.6% more in Tanzania
Transportation: pay 36.9% more in Tanzania
Housing: pay 76.2% more in Tanzania
Childcare: pay 46.7% less in Tanzania
Entertainment and Sports: pay 23.2% less in Tanzania
Clothing: pay 61.9% less in Tanzania

The cost of housing, transportation, and groceries in Tanzania are more expensive than in Ankara. Expenses including clothing, childcare, restaurants, and entertainment and sports are lower in Tanzania. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Tanzania.

Tanzania vs. Ankara Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Tanzania instead of Ankara, you would:

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pay 43.8% less for restaurants

	Ankara	Tanzania
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.72 TRY331.53	$2.90 TZS7,695.91	-66.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.27 TRY276.27	$5.96 TZS15,795.14	-18.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.27 TRY48.29	$0.62 TZS1,647.82	-51.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 TRY19.16	$0.31 TZS810.48	-39.4%
Average			-43.8%

Ankara vs. Tanzania - Cost of restaurants

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pay 11.6% more for groceries

	Ankara	Tanzania
Bread 1 loaf	$0.83 TRY31.71	$0.72 TZS1,916.19	-13.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.61 TRY175.13	$3.79 TZS10,051.55	-17.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.90 TRY148.27	$4.52 TZS11,989.16	+15.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.68 TRY63.88	$1.68 TZS4,462.31	+0.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.70 TRY102.58	$2.35 TZS6,221.66	-13.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.49 TRY18.49	$1.11 TZS2,951.63	+128.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 TRY33.49	$0.38 TZS1,014.21	-56.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.45 TRY17.26	$0.34 TZS912.98	-24.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 TRY20.58	$0.35 TZS936.85	-34.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.25 TRY9.40	$0.30 TZS805.57	+22.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.23 TRY8.73	$0.50 TZS1,330.19	+118.6%
Average			+11.6%

Ankara vs. Tanzania - Cost of groceries

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pay 36.9% more for transportation

	Ankara	Tanzania
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.81 TRY182.96	$4.28 TZS11,342.26	-11.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.72 TRY331.53	$19.55 TZS51,799.41	+124.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$44,845.33 TRY1,704,041.97	$15,823.72 TZS41,932,852.63	-64.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.40 TRY205.31	$10.76 TZS28,526.18	+99.2%
Average			+36.9%

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pay 76.2% more for housing

	Ankara	Tanzania
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$11.50 TRY437.06	$59.94 TZS158,851.51	+421.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$592.54 TRY22,515.30	$289.33 TZS766,734.43	-51.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$399.36 TRY15,175.02	$236.84 TZS627,613.50	-40.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$53.07 TRY2,016.70	$40.01 TZS106,014.43	-24.6%
Average			+76.2%

Ankara vs. Tanzania - Cost of housing

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pay 46.7% less for childcare

	Ankara	Tanzania
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$502.10 TRY19,078.93	$236.03 TZS625,491.87	-53.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,388.60 TRY394,748.20	$6,186.60 TZS16,394,495.53	-40.4%
Average			-46.7%

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pay 23.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Ankara	Tanzania
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.49 TRY132.61	$1.17 TZS3,107.96	-66.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.84 TRY108.02	$2.16 TZS5,726.71	-24.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.04 TRY77.36	$1.79 TZS4,748.28	-12.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.91 TRY1,554.39	$36.39 TZS96,433.82	-11.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.82 TRY221.02	$5.68 TZS15,046.49	-2.4%
Average			-23.2%

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pay 61.9% less for clothing

	Ankara	Tanzania
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.66 TRY2,153.01	$11.43 TZS30,298.54	-79.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.57 TRY1,731.52	$21.76 TZS57,657.67	-52.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.18 TRY3,958.81	$45.14 TZS119,631.96	-56.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$93.27 TRY3,544.17	$38.53 TZS102,101.21	-58.7%
Average			-61.9%

Ankara vs. Tanzania - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2025

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