Cost of living comparison

Tanzania

compared to

Bangkok, Thailand

Bangkok vs. Tanzania Cost of Living Summary

Bangkok is 83.7% more expensive than Tanzania overall.

Restaurants: pay 1.9% less in Bangkok
Groceries: pay 89.2% more in Bangkok
Transportation: pay 87.9% more in Bangkok
Housing: pay 29.7% more in Bangkok
Childcare: pay 2.4 times more in Bangkok
Entertainment and Sports: pay 66.2% more in Bangkok
Clothing: pay 2.7 times more in Bangkok

The cost of clothing, childcare, groceries, transportation, entertainment and sports, and housing in Bangkok are more expensive than in Tanzania. Notably, clothing, childcare, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Bangkok.

Bangkok vs. Tanzania Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 1.9% less for restaurants

	Tanzania	Bangkok
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.90 TZS7,695.91	$2.91 THB98.33	+0.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.96 TZS15,795.14	$5.83 THB196.66	-2.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 TZS1,647.82	$0.62 THB20.79	-1.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 TZS810.48	$0.29 THB9.85	-4.6%
Average			-1.9%

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pay 89.2% more for groceries

	Tanzania	Bangkok
Bread 1 loaf	$0.72 TZS1,916.19	$1.52 THB51.38	+110.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.79 TZS10,051.55	$11.74 THB396.28	+209.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.52 TZS11,989.16	$7.32 THB247.04	+61.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.68 TZS4,462.31	$2.27 THB76.70	+34.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.35 TZS6,221.66	$1.31 THB44.38	-44.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.11 TZS2,951.63	$1.47 THB49.67	+32.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.38 TZS1,014.21	$0.73 THB24.52	+89.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.34 TZS912.98	$1.04 THB34.94	+200.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 TZS936.85	$0.80 THB27.16	+127.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.30 TZS805.57	$0.71 THB24.05	+134.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.50 TZS1,330.19	$0.62 THB21.01	+24.0%
Average			+89.2%

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pay 87.9% more for transportation

	Tanzania	Bangkok
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.28 TZS11,342.26	$4.47 THB150.73	+4.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.55 TZS51,799.41	$39.32 THB1,327.43	+101.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$15,823.72 TZS41,932,852.63	$55,345.18 THB1,868,239.73	+249.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.76 TZS28,526.18	$10.34 THB349.07	-3.9%
Average			+87.9%

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pay 29.7% more for housing

	Tanzania	Bangkok
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$59.94 TZS158,851.51	$15.36 THB518.50	-74.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$289.33 TZS766,734.43	$571.31 THB19,285.06	+97.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$236.84 TZS627,613.50	$301.88 THB10,190.40	+27.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$40.01 TZS106,014.43	$67.33 THB2,272.83	+68.3%
Average			+29.7%

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pay 2.4 times more for childcare

	Tanzania	Bangkok
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$236.03 TZS625,491.87	$632.63 THB21,355.26	+168.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,186.60 TZS16,394,495.53	$13,191.37 THB445,289.64	+113.2%
Average			+140.6%

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pay 66.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Tanzania	Bangkok
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.17 TZS3,107.96	$2.33 THB78.66	+98.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.16 TZS5,726.71	$2.58 THB87.21	+19.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.79 TZS4,748.28	$4.20 THB141.84	+134.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.39 TZS96,433.82	$54.58 THB1,842.35	+50.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.68 TZS15,046.49	$7.28 THB245.82	+28.3%
Average			+66.2%

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pay 2.7 times more for clothing

	Tanzania	Bangkok
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$11.43 TZS30,298.54	$55.27 THB1,865.64	+383.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$21.76 TZS57,657.67	$34.84 THB1,176.03	+60.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$45.14 TZS119,631.96	$97.10 THB3,277.58	+115.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$38.53 TZS102,101.21	$92.12 THB3,109.64	+139.1%
Average			+174.4%

Tanzania vs. Bangkok - 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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