Cost of living comparison
Turkey is 46.5% more expensive than Tanzania overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 70.2% more in Turkey
- Groceries
-
pay 6.9% more in Turkey
- Transportation
-
pay 35.8% more in Turkey
- Housing
-
pay 6.3% more in Turkey
- Childcare
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pay 42.2% more in Turkey
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 26.9% more in Turkey
- Clothing
-
pay 2.4 times more in Turkey
The cost of clothing, restaurants, childcare, transportation, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Turkey are more expensive than in Tanzania. Notably, clothing is significantly more expensive in Turkey.
If you lived in Turkey instead of Tanzania, you would:
pay 70.2% more for restaurants
|
Tanzania
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.90
TZS7,706.65
|
$6.91
TRY253.13
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.96
TZS15,817.17
|
$6.91
TRY253.17
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
TZS1,650.12
|
$1.17
TRY43.01
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
TZS811.62
|
$0.42
TRY15.50
|
|
pay 6.9% more for groceries
|
Tanzania
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
TZS1,918.87
|
$1.02
TRY37.19
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.79
TZS10,065.57
|
$4.97
TRY182.08
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.52
TZS12,005.88
|
$3.15
TRY115.44
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.68
TZS4,468.54
|
$1.40
TRY51.22
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.35
TZS6,230.34
|
$2.40
TRY87.83
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
TZS2,955.75
|
$0.37
TRY13.55
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
TZS1,015.63
|
$0.87
TRY31.97
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.34
TZS914.25
|
$0.42
TRY15.24
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
TZS938.16
|
$0.51
TRY18.67
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
TZS806.70
|
$0.25
TRY9.08
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.50
TZS1,332.04
|
$0.21
TRY7.79
|
|
pay 35.8% more for transportation
|
Tanzania
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.28
TZS11,358.08
|
$4.40
TRY161.15
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$19.55
TZS51,871.67
|
$19.27
TRY705.82
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,823.72
TZS41,991,350.70
|
$44,819.35
TRY1,641,791.15
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.76
TZS28,565.97
|
$6.29
TRY230.51
|
|
pay 6.3% more for housing
|
Tanzania
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.94
TZS159,073.12
|
$11.31
TRY414.17
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$289.33
TZS767,804.05
|
$442.81
TRY16,220.83
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$236.84
TZS628,489.05
|
$336.49
TRY12,326.16
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.01
TZS106,162.32
|
$44.46
TRY1,628.73
|
|
pay 42.2% more for childcare
|
Tanzania
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$236.03
TZS626,364.46
|
$408.60
TRY14,967.41
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,186.60
TZS16,417,366.53
|
$6,892.93
TRY252,496.86
|
|
pay 26.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Tanzania
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
TZS3,112.30
|
$2.54
TRY93.13
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.16
TZS5,734.70
|
$2.62
TRY96.02
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.79
TZS4,754.90
|
$1.91
TRY70.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.39
TZS96,568.34
|
$36.34
TRY1,331.12
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.68
TZS15,067.48
|
$5.10
TRY186.85
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
|
Tanzania
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$11.43
TZS30,340.81
|
$42.74
TRY1,565.67
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.76
TZS57,738.11
|
$40.74
TRY1,492.53
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.14
TZS119,798.85
|
$88.38
TRY3,237.46
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$38.53
TZS102,243.65
|
$74.39
TRY2,724.97
|
|
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