Cost of living comparison

Kazakhstan

compared to

Tanzania

Tanzania vs. Kazakhstan Cost of Living Summary

Tanzania is 14.7% more expensive than Kazakhstan overall.

Restaurants: pay 34.0% less in Tanzania
Groceries: pay 18.7% more in Tanzania
Transportation: pay 58.2% more in Tanzania
Housing: pay 2.0 times more in Tanzania
Childcare: pay 12.8% more in Tanzania
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.1% more in Tanzania
Clothing: pay 59.8% less in Tanzania

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

Tanzania vs. Kazakhstan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 34.0% less for restaurants

	Kazakhstan	Tanzania
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.27 KZT4,326.82	$2.90 TZS7,804.82	-64.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.04 KZT3,158.92	$5.96 TZS16,018.65	-1.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.91 KZT476.84	$0.62 TZS1,671.14	-31.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 KZT257.85	$0.31 TZS821.95	-37.9%
Average			-34.0%

Kazakhstan vs. Tanzania - Cost of restaurants

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pay 18.7% more for groceries

	Kazakhstan	Tanzania
Bread 1 loaf	$0.40 KZT206.90	$0.72 TZS1,943.31	+82.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.54 KZT2,373.31	$3.79 TZS10,193.79	-16.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.05 KZT2,120.22	$4.52 TZS12,158.82	+11.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.52 KZT797.24	$1.68 TZS4,525.46	+10.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.08 KZT1,090.10	$2.35 TZS6,309.70	+12.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.58 KZT306.05	$1.11 TZS2,993.40	+90.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 KZT432.42	$0.38 TZS1,028.56	-53.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.86 KZT447.54	$0.34 TZS925.90	-59.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.82 KZT431.02	$0.35 TZS950.11	-57.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.23 KZT119.15	$0.30 TZS816.97	+33.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.20 KZT104.59	$0.50 TZS1,349.01	+151.1%
Average			+18.7%

Kazakhstan vs. Tanzania - Cost of groceries

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pay 58.2% more for transportation

	Kazakhstan	Tanzania
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.84 KZT963.84	$4.28 TZS11,502.77	+132.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$14.74 KZT7,712.41	$19.55 TZS52,532.42	+32.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,631.50 KZT11,317,030.13	$15,823.72 TZS42,526,242.05	-26.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.53 KZT2,894.79	$10.76 TZS28,929.85	+94.5%
Average			+58.2%

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pay 2.0 times more for housing

	Kazakhstan	Tanzania
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$11.58 KZT6,057.74	$59.94 TZS161,099.41	+417.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$345.54 KZT180,774.79	$289.33 TZS777,584.44	-16.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$248.07 KZT129,783.61	$236.84 TZS636,494.82	-4.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$36.43 KZT19,060.56	$40.01 TZS107,514.63	+9.8%
Average			+101.7%

Kazakhstan vs. Tanzania - Cost of housing

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pay 12.8% more for childcare

	Kazakhstan	Tanzania
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$204.89 KZT107,194.40	$236.03 TZS634,343.17	+15.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,596.30 KZT2,927,838.48	$6,186.60 TZS16,626,493.11	+10.5%
Average			+12.8%

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pay 5.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Kazakhstan	Tanzania
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.19 KZT624.29	$1.17 TZS3,151.94	-1.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.97 KZT1,031.04	$2.16 TZS5,807.75	+9.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.93 KZT1,011.89	$1.79 TZS4,815.47	-7.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.19 KZT19,455.25	$36.39 TZS97,798.44	-2.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.46 KZT2,334.85	$5.68 TZS15,259.42	+27.2%
Average			+5.1%

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pay 59.8% less for clothing

	Kazakhstan	Tanzania
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.88 KZT37,082.97	$11.43 TZS30,727.29	-83.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.23 KZT22,617.39	$21.76 TZS58,473.58	-49.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.08 KZT50,789.76	$45.14 TZS121,324.87	-53.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$80.68 KZT42,209.94	$38.53 TZS103,546.04	-52.2%
Average			-59.8%

Kazakhstan 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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