Cost of living comparison

 Moldova
compared to
 Tanzania
Tanzania vs. Moldova Cost of Living Summary

Tanzania is 2.7% more expensive than Moldova overall.

Restaurants
pay 36.3% less in Tanzania
Groceries
pay 12.9% more in Tanzania
Transportation
pay 34.4% more in Tanzania
Housing
pay 82.3% more in Tanzania
Childcare
pay 9.1% less in Tanzania
Entertainment and Sports
pay 1.0% less in Tanzania
Clothing
pay 64.6% less in Tanzania

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

Tanzania vs. Moldova Cost Breakdown

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

pay 36.3% less for restaurants

 
Moldova
Tanzania
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $6.37
MDL108.97
$2.90
TZS7,841.12
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$6.65
MDL113.71
$5.96
TZS16,093.16
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.89
MDL15.17
$0.62
TZS1,678.91

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pay 12.9% more for groceries

 
Moldova
Tanzania
Bread
1 loaf
$0.45
MDL7.71
$0.72
TZS1,952.35
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.73
MDL80.83
$3.79
TZS10,241.20
Milk (1 gallon) $4.55
MDL77.86
$4.52
TZS12,215.37

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pay 34.4% more for transportation

 
Moldova
Tanzania
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.99
MDL85.37
$4.28
TZS11,556.27
Monthly public transit pass $12.97
MDL221.74
$19.55
TZS52,776.75
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $25,774.44
MDL440,628.72
$15,823.72
TZS42,724,038.53

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pay 82.3% more for housing

 
Moldova
Tanzania
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$10.34
MDL176.80
$59.94
TZS161,848.71
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $453.48
MDL7,752.43
$289.33
TZS781,201.11
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $380.54
MDL6,505.48
$236.84
TZS639,455.26

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pay 9.1% less for childcare

 
Moldova
Tanzania
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $368.94
MDL6,307.32
$236.03
TZS637,293.61
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $5,247.42
MDL89,707.61
$6,186.60
TZS16,703,825.63

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pay 1.0% less for entertainment and sports

 
Moldova
Tanzania
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.25
MDL21.32
$1.17
TZS3,166.61
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.42
MDL24.26
$2.16
TZS5,834.76
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.77
MDL47.38
$1.79
TZS4,837.87

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pay 64.6% less for clothing

 
Moldova
Tanzania
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$62.93
MDL1,075.79
$11.43
TZS30,870.21
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$48.50
MDL829.14
$21.76
TZS58,745.55
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$94.60
MDL1,617.22
$45.14
TZS121,889.17

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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: May 2025
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