Cost of living comparison

Turkmenistan

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Tanzania vs. Turkmenistan Cost of Living Summary

Tanzania is 90.1% more expensive than Turkmenistan overall.

Restaurants: pay 74.2% less in Tanzania
Groceries: pay 71.1% less in Tanzania
Transportation: pay 62.4% more in Tanzania
Housing: pay 67.6% less in Tanzania
Childcare: pay 10.4 times more in Tanzania
Entertainment and Sports: pay 75.0% less in Tanzania
Clothing: pay 79.6% less in Tanzania

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

Tanzania vs. Turkmenistan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 74.2% less for restaurants

	Turkmenistan	Tanzania
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$34.54 TMT121.25	$2.90 TZS7,706.65	-91.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.82 TMT45.00	$5.96 TZS15,817.17	-53.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.24 TMT11.38	$0.62 TZS1,650.12	-80.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.04 TMT3.67	$0.31 TZS811.62	-70.7%
Average			-74.2%

Turkmenistan vs. Tanzania - Cost of restaurants

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pay 71.1% less for groceries

	Turkmenistan	Tanzania
Bread 1 loaf	$2.39 TMT8.38	$0.72 TZS1,918.87	-69.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$17.90 TMT62.83	$3.79 TZS10,065.57	-78.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$16.12 TMT56.59	$4.52 TZS12,005.88	-71.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.84 TMT24.00	$1.68 TZS4,468.54	-75.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.38 TMT18.90	$2.35 TZS6,230.34	-56.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.71 TMT9.53	$1.11 TZS2,955.75	-59.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$4.01 TMT14.06	$0.38 TZS1,015.63	-90.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.65 TMT12.81	$0.34 TZS914.25	-90.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.71 TMT6.01	$0.35 TZS938.16	-79.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.03 TMT3.63	$0.30 TZS806.70	-70.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.84 TMT2.95	$0.50 TZS1,332.04	-40.2%
Average			-71.1%

Turkmenistan vs. Tanzania - Cost of groceries

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pay 62.4% more for transportation

	Turkmenistan	Tanzania
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.56 TMT5.49	$4.28 TZS11,358.08	+173.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.55 TMT30.00	$19.55 TZS51,871.67	+128.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$43,803.42 TMT153,750.00	$15,823.72 TZS41,991,350.70	-63.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.69 TMT34.00	$10.76 TZS28,565.97	+11.1%
Average			+62.4%

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pay 67.6% less for housing

	Turkmenistan	Tanzania
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$94.97 TMT333.33	$59.94 TZS159,073.12	-36.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,125.36 TMT3,950.00	$289.33 TZS767,804.05	-74.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$747.86 TMT2,625.00	$236.84 TZS628,489.05	-68.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$435.73 TMT1,529.41	$40.01 TZS106,162.32	-90.8%
Average			-67.6%

Turkmenistan vs. Tanzania - Cost of housing

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pay 10.4 times more for childcare

	Turkmenistan	Tanzania
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$22.79 TMT80.00	$236.03 TZS626,364.46	+935.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$6,186.60 TZS16,417,366.53
Average			+935.6%

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pay 75.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Turkmenistan	Tanzania
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.06 TMT17.75	$1.17 TZS3,112.30	-76.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.98 TMT24.50	$2.16 TZS5,734.70	-69.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$28.49 TMT100.00	$1.79 TZS4,754.90	-93.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$147.20 TMT516.67	$36.39 TZS96,568.34	-75.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.25 TMT50.00	$5.68 TZS15,067.48	-60.1%
Average			-75.0%

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pay 79.6% less for clothing

	Turkmenistan	Tanzania
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$85.47 TMT300.00	$11.43 TZS30,340.81	-86.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$121.08 TMT425.00	$21.76 TZS57,738.11	-82.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$163.82 TMT575.00	$45.14 TZS119,798.85	-72.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$170.94 TMT600.00	$38.53 TZS102,243.65	-77.5%
Average			-79.6%

Turkmenistan vs. Tanzania - 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: March 2025

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