Cost of living comparison

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

Tanzania is 2.3% cheaper than Turkey overall.

Restaurants
pay 36.6% less in Tanzania
Groceries
pay 24.1% more in Tanzania
Transportation
pay 1.3% more in Tanzania
Housing
pay 89.0% more in Tanzania
Childcare
pay 26.2% less in Tanzania
Entertainment and Sports
pay 13.3% less in Tanzania
Clothing
pay 54.2% less in Tanzania

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

Tanzania vs. Turkey Cost Breakdown

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

pay 36.6% less for restaurants

 
Turkey
Tanzania
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $6.91
TRY247.97
$2.90
TZS7,497.52
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$6.91
TRY248.00
$5.96
TZS15,387.95
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.17
TRY42.13
$0.62
TZS1,605.34

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pay 24.1% more for groceries

 
Turkey
Tanzania
Bread
1 loaf
$1.02
TRY36.43
$0.72
TZS1,866.80
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.97
TRY178.37
$3.79
TZS9,792.43
Milk (1 gallon) $3.15
TRY113.09
$4.52
TZS11,680.08

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pay 1.3% more for transportation

 
Turkey
Tanzania
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.40
TRY157.87
$4.28
TZS11,049.86
Monthly public transit pass $19.27
TRY691.42
$19.55
TZS50,464.05
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $44,819.35
TRY1,608,288.68
$15,823.72
TZS40,851,848.42

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pay 89.0% more for housing

 
Turkey
Tanzania
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$11.31
TRY405.72
$59.94
TZS154,756.41
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $442.81
TRY15,889.83
$289.33
TZS746,968.47
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $336.49
TRY12,074.63
$236.84
TZS611,433.99

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pay 26.2% less for childcare

 
Turkey
Tanzania
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $408.60
TRY14,661.98
$236.03
TZS609,367.06
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $6,892.93
TRY247,344.40
$6,186.60
TZS15,971,855.10

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pay 13.3% less for entertainment and sports

 
Turkey
Tanzania
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.54
TRY91.23
$1.17
TZS3,027.84
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.62
TRY94.07
$2.16
TZS5,579.08
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.91
TRY68.57
$1.79
TZS4,625.87

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pay 54.2% less for clothing

 
Turkey
Tanzania
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$42.74
TRY1,533.72
$11.43
TZS29,517.46
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$40.74
TRY1,462.08
$21.76
TZS56,171.29
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$88.38
TRY3,171.40
$45.14
TZS116,547.92

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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: February 2025
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