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Tanzania vs. Kyrgyzstan Cost of Living Summary

Tanzania is 17.9% more expensive than Kyrgyzstan overall.

Restaurants: pay 15.2% less in Tanzania
Groceries: pay 14.3% more in Tanzania
Transportation: pay 76.1% more in Tanzania
Housing: pay 99.6% more in Tanzania
Childcare: pay 1.4% more in Tanzania
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.2% more in Tanzania
Clothing: pay 58.1% less in Tanzania

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

Tanzania vs. Kyrgyzstan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 15.2% less for restaurants

	Kyrgyzstan	Tanzania
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.80 KGS507.25	$2.90 TZS7,528.86	-49.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.68 KGS497.11	$5.96 TZS15,452.27	+4.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.68 KGS59.14	$0.62 TZS1,612.05	-8.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 KGS28.98	$0.31 TZS792.89	-7.7%
Average			-15.2%

Kyrgyzstan vs. Tanzania - Cost of restaurants

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pay 14.3% more for groceries

	Kyrgyzstan	Tanzania
Bread 1 loaf	$0.48 KGS41.78	$0.72 TZS1,874.60	+51.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.14 KGS449.42	$3.79 TZS9,833.37	-26.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.25 KGS283.83	$4.52 TZS11,728.91	+39.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.76 KGS153.67	$1.68 TZS4,365.45	-4.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.41 KGS211.16	$2.35 TZS6,086.60	-2.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.47 KGS41.22	$1.11 TZS2,887.56	+136.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.85 KGS74.39	$0.38 TZS992.20	-55.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.94 KGS82.52	$0.34 TZS893.16	-63.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 KGS78.92	$0.35 TZS916.51	-60.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.23 KGS19.88	$0.30 TZS788.09	+33.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.24 KGS21.00	$0.50 TZS1,301.31	+109.0%
Average			+14.3%

Kyrgyzstan vs. Tanzania - Cost of groceries

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pay 76.1% more for transportation

	Kyrgyzstan	Tanzania
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.90 KGS254.01	$4.28 TZS11,096.06	+47.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$7.54 KGS659.43	$19.55 TZS50,675.01	+159.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$39,443.16 KGS3,449,303.94	$15,823.72 TZS41,022,627.86	-59.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.18 KGS365.22	$10.76 TZS27,906.97	+157.8%
Average			+76.1%

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pay 99.6% more for housing

	Kyrgyzstan	Tanzania
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.05 KGS1,053.48	$59.94 TZS155,403.37	+397.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$474.69 KGS41,511.27	$289.33 TZS750,091.14	-39.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$353.07 KGS30,875.68	$236.84 TZS613,990.07	-32.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$23.19 KGS2,027.91	$40.01 TZS103,713.20	+72.5%
Average			+99.6%

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pay 1.4% more for childcare

	Kyrgyzstan	Tanzania
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$230.15 KGS20,126.58	$236.03 TZS611,914.50	+2.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,168.50 KGS539,435.63	$6,186.60 TZS16,038,624.77	+0.3%
Average			+1.4%

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pay 7.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Kyrgyzstan	Tanzania
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.16 KGS101.45	$1.17 TZS3,040.50	+1.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.06 KGS179.79	$2.16 TZS5,602.40	+5.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.56 KGS136.45	$1.79 TZS4,645.21	+14.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$43.01 KGS3,760.83	$36.39 TZS94,340.55	-15.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.35 KGS380.44	$5.68 TZS14,719.88	+30.5%
Average			+7.2%

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pay 58.1% less for clothing

	Kyrgyzstan	Tanzania
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$40.60 KGS3,550.75	$11.43 TZS29,640.86	-71.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.86 KGS3,398.58	$21.76 TZS56,406.11	-44.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$103.88 KGS9,084.40	$45.14 TZS117,035.14	-56.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$96.67 KGS8,454.18	$38.53 TZS99,884.93	-60.1%
Average			-58.1%

Kyrgyzstan 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: February 2025

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