Cost of living comparison

Indonesia

compared to

Tanzania

Tanzania vs. Indonesia Cost of Living Summary

Tanzania is 19.4% more expensive than Indonesia overall.

Restaurants: pay 29.9% more in Tanzania
Groceries: pay 20.7% less in Tanzania
Transportation: pay 60.5% more in Tanzania
Housing: pay 39.1% more in Tanzania
Childcare: pay 56.1% more in Tanzania
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.5% more in Tanzania
Clothing: pay 42.5% less in Tanzania

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

Tanzania vs. Indonesia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 29.9% more for restaurants

	Indonesia	Tanzania
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.78 IDR29,881.10	$2.90 TZS7,768.51	+62.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.24 IDR54,205.02	$5.96 TZS15,944.15	+84.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.63 IDR10,543.20	$0.62 TZS1,663.36	-1.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.41 IDR6,918.06	$0.31 TZS818.13	-26.0%
Average			+29.9%

Indonesia vs. Tanzania - Cost of restaurants

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pay 20.7% less for groceries

	Indonesia	Tanzania
Bread 1 loaf	$1.24 IDR20,804.97	$0.72 TZS1,934.27	-41.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.54 IDR76,007.65	$3.79 TZS10,146.38	-16.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.19 IDR86,957.68	$4.52 TZS12,102.26	-12.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.62 IDR27,157.51	$1.68 TZS4,504.41	+3.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.41 IDR23,571.88	$2.35 TZS6,280.35	+66.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.17 IDR19,636.83	$1.11 TZS2,979.48	-5.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.62 IDR10,378.55	$0.38 TZS1,023.78	-38.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.81 IDR13,597.59	$0.34 TZS921.59	-57.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 IDR9,098.85	$0.35 TZS945.69	-34.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 IDR9,411.51	$0.30 TZS813.17	-45.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.92 IDR15,470.79	$0.50 TZS1,342.74	-45.7%
Average			-20.7%

Indonesia vs. Tanzania - Cost of groceries

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pay 60.5% more for transportation

	Indonesia	Tanzania
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.10 IDR51,911.07	$4.28 TZS11,449.26	+38.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.11 IDR202,752.86	$19.55 TZS52,288.08	+61.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,176.29 IDR404,831,964.08	$15,823.72 TZS42,328,445.58	-34.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.88 IDR65,041.95	$10.76 TZS28,795.29	+177.1%
Average			+60.5%

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pay 39.1% more for housing

	Indonesia	Tanzania
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$26.66 IDR446,499.04	$59.94 TZS160,350.11	+124.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$279.33 IDR4,677,346.24	$289.33 TZS773,967.77	+3.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$164.17 IDR2,749,078.49	$236.84 TZS633,534.38	+44.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$47.78 IDR800,149.30	$40.01 TZS107,014.56	-16.3%
Average			+39.1%

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pay 56.1% more for childcare

	Indonesia	Tanzania
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$112.28 IDR1,880,069.37	$236.03 TZS631,392.74	+110.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,061.21 IDR101,494,980.15	$6,186.60 TZS16,549,160.58	+2.1%
Average			+56.1%

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pay 13.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Indonesia	Tanzania
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.74 IDR45,938.02	$1.17 TZS3,137.28	-57.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.71 IDR28,683.33	$2.16 TZS5,780.74	+26.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.18 IDR36,433.12	$1.79 TZS4,793.07	-17.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.72 IDR447,461.03	$36.39 TZS97,343.57	+36.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.16 IDR52,860.95	$5.68 TZS15,188.44	+79.9%
Average			+13.5%

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pay 42.5% less for clothing

	Indonesia	Tanzania
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.98 IDR702,986.06	$11.43 TZS30,584.38	-72.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$27.98 IDR468,593.75	$21.76 TZS58,201.61	-22.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$68.38 IDR1,145,096.73	$45.14 TZS120,760.57	-34.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$65.14 IDR1,090,693.50	$38.53 TZS103,064.43	-40.8%
Average			-42.5%

Indonesia 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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