Cost of living comparison

Sudan

compared to

Tanzania

Tanzania vs. Sudan Cost of Living Summary

Tanzania is 21.4% more expensive than Sudan overall.

Restaurants: pay 28.8% less in Tanzania
Groceries: pay 34.1% less in Tanzania
Transportation: pay 13.2% less in Tanzania
Housing: pay 20.2% less in Tanzania
Childcare: pay 3.4 times more in Tanzania
Clothing: pay 12.5% less in Tanzania

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

Tanzania vs. Sudan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 28.8% less for restaurants

	Sudan	Tanzania
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.50 SDG4,503.75	$2.90 TZS7,768.51	-61.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.00 SDG4,804.00	$5.96 TZS15,944.15	-25.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 SDG364.98	$0.62 TZS1,663.36	+2.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.44 SDG264.14	$0.31 TZS818.13	-30.5%
Average			-28.8%

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pay 34.1% less for groceries

	Sudan	Tanzania
Bread 1 loaf	$1.14 SDG683.09	$0.72 TZS1,934.27	-36.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.05 SDG3,633.14	$3.79 TZS10,146.38	-37.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.13 SDG3,681.52	$4.52 TZS12,102.26	-26.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.85 SDG1,713.64	$1.68 TZS4,504.41	-41.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.81 SDG1,688.88	$2.35 TZS6,280.35	-16.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.02 SDG1,211.44	$1.11 TZS2,979.48	-44.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.51 SDG304.75	$0.38 TZS1,023.78	-24.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 SDG538.44	$0.34 TZS921.59	-61.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.80 SDG478.62	$0.35 TZS945.69	-55.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 SDG358.70	$0.30 TZS813.17	-49.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43 SDG255.73	$0.50 TZS1,342.74	+17.9%
Average			-34.1%

Sudan vs. Tanzania - Cost of groceries

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pay 13.2% less for transportation

	Sudan	Tanzania
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.23 SDG3,142.20	$4.28 TZS11,449.26	-18.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$25.00 SDG15,012.50	$19.55 TZS52,288.08	-21.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$15,823.72 TZS42,328,445.58
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.74 SDG6,447.94	$10.76 TZS28,795.29	+0.3%
Average			-13.2%

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pay 20.2% less for housing

	Sudan	Tanzania
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$70.15 SDG42,123.51	$59.94 TZS160,350.11	-14.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$637.80 SDG382,996.69	$289.33 TZS773,967.77	-54.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$272.14 SDG163,421.41	$236.84 TZS633,534.38	-13.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.45 SDG23,690.05	$40.01 TZS107,014.56	+1.4%
Average			-20.2%

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pay 3.4 times more for childcare

	Sudan	Tanzania
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$63.07 SDG37,870.62	$236.03 TZS631,392.74	+274.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,057.46 SDG1,235,502.83	$6,186.60 TZS16,549,160.58	+200.7%
Average			+237.5%

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pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports

	Sudan	Tanzania
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.00 SDG1,201.00	$1.17 TZS3,137.28	-41.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.38 SDG1,429.22	$2.16 TZS5,780.74	-9.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.80 SDG1,080.90	$1.79 TZS4,793.07	-0.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.33 SDG20,016.67	$36.39 TZS97,343.57	+9.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.00 SDG2,402.00	$5.68 TZS15,188.44	+41.9%

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pay 12.5% less for clothing

	Sudan	Tanzania
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$18.17 SDG10,909.41	$11.43 TZS30,584.38	-37.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$20.00 SDG12,010.00	$21.76 TZS58,201.61	+8.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$55.00 SDG33,027.50	$45.14 TZS120,760.57	-17.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$40.00 SDG24,020.00	$38.53 TZS103,064.43	-3.7%
Average			-12.5%

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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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