Cost of living comparison

Tanzania

compared to

Argentina

Argentina vs. Tanzania Cost of Living Summary

Argentina is 59.7% more expensive than Tanzania overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.4 times more in Argentina
Groceries: pay 48.2% more in Argentina
Transportation: pay 7.0% more in Argentina
Housing: pay 16.1% less in Argentina
Childcare: pay 40.2% less in Argentina
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.7% more in Argentina
Clothing: pay 3.8 times more in Argentina

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

Argentina vs. Tanzania Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.4 times more for restaurants

	Tanzania	Argentina
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.90 TZS7,695.91	$8.59 ARS9,106.96	+195.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.96 TZS15,795.14	$6.73 ARS7,132.54	+12.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 TZS1,647.82	$1.32 ARS1,400.56	+112.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 TZS810.48	$1.00 ARS1,062.65	+227.8%
Average			+137.3%

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pay 48.2% more for groceries

	Tanzania	Argentina
Bread 1 loaf	$0.72 TZS1,916.19	$1.43 ARS1,513.34	+97.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.79 TZS10,051.55	$3.84 ARS4,065.25	+1.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.52 TZS11,989.16	$4.28 ARS4,534.77	-5.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.68 TZS4,462.31	$1.79 ARS1,898.94	+6.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.35 TZS6,221.66	$2.64 ARS2,799.27	+12.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.11 TZS2,951.63	$0.91 ARS960.10	-18.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.38 TZS1,014.21	$0.85 ARS898.69	+121.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.34 TZS912.98	$0.64 ARS682.84	+87.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 TZS936.85	$1.01 ARS1,066.89	+184.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.30 TZS805.57	$0.46 ARS491.55	+52.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.50 TZS1,330.19	$0.46 ARS484.24	-9.0%
Average			+48.2%

Tanzania vs. Argentina - Cost of groceries

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pay 7.0% more for transportation

	Tanzania	Argentina
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.28 TZS11,342.26	$3.66 ARS3,880.21	-14.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.55 TZS51,799.41	$13.28 ARS14,072.12	-32.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$15,823.72 TZS41,932,852.63	$28,930.00 ARS30,662,135.73	+82.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.76 TZS28,526.18	$9.90 ARS10,488.77	-8.1%
Average			+7.0%

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pay 16.1% less for housing

	Tanzania	Argentina
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$59.94 TZS158,851.51	$19.37 ARS20,526.63	-67.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$289.33 TZS766,734.43	$303.40 ARS321,569.31	+4.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$236.84 TZS627,613.50	$221.72 ARS234,990.37	-6.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$40.01 TZS106,014.43	$41.92 ARS44,433.45	+4.8%
Average			-16.1%

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pay 40.2% less for childcare

	Tanzania	Argentina
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$236.03 TZS625,491.87	$173.69 ARS184,086.75	-26.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,186.60 TZS16,394,495.53	$2,841.72 ARS3,011,862.49	-54.1%
Average			-40.2%

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pay 3.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Tanzania	Argentina
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.17 TZS3,107.96	$1.81 ARS1,917.58	+54.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.16 TZS5,726.71	$2.09 ARS2,211.28	-3.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.79 TZS4,748.28	$2.36 ARS2,498.65	+31.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.39 TZS96,433.82	$18.92 ARS20,050.50	-48.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.68 TZS15,046.49	$4.76 ARS5,048.97	-16.1%
Average			+3.7%

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pay 3.8 times more for clothing

	Tanzania	Argentina
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$11.43 TZS30,298.54	$79.59 ARS84,359.43	+596.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$21.76 TZS57,657.67	$69.14 ARS73,283.36	+217.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$45.14 TZS119,631.96	$107.64 ARS114,083.14	+138.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$38.53 TZS102,101.21	$100.20 ARS106,195.70	+160.1%
Average			+278.1%

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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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