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Tanzania vs. Algeria Cost of Living Summary

Tanzania is 2.1 times more expensive than Algeria overall.

Restaurants: pay 47.3% more in Tanzania
Groceries: pay 45.9% more in Tanzania
Transportation: pay 2.2 times more in Tanzania
Housing: pay 98.3% more in Tanzania
Childcare: pay 5.5 times more in Tanzania
Entertainment and Sports: pay 66.3% more in Tanzania
Clothing: pay 46.8% less in Tanzania

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

Tanzania vs. Algeria Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 47.3% more for restaurants

	Algeria	Tanzania
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.78 DZD361.74	$3.92 TZS9,790.03	+41.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.91 DZD507.74	$8.49 TZS21,190.78	+117.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 DZD78.51	$0.66 TZS1,648.57	+9.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.25 DZD32.52	$0.30 TZS757.32	+21.3%
Average			+47.3%

Algeria vs. Tanzania - Cost of restaurants

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pay 45.9% more for groceries

	Algeria	Tanzania
Bread 1 loaf	$0.17 DZD21.66	$0.73 TZS1,829.01	+339.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.74 DZD615.49	$4.41 TZS10,994.72	-6.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.48 DZD452.90	$5.59 TZS13,952.87	+60.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.76 DZD228.22	$2.28 TZS5,685.86	+29.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.12 DZD275.95	$1.88 TZS4,700.46	-11.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.42 DZD184.27	$1.30 TZS3,246.34	-8.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.43 DZD185.59	$0.49 TZS1,230.36	-65.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.71 DZD92.18	$0.43 TZS1,073.64	-39.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 DZD45.65	$0.36 TZS894.39	+2.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.26 DZD33.68	$0.36 TZS894.39	+38.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.23 DZD30.02	$0.61 TZS1,531.72	+165.8%
Average			+45.9%

Algeria vs. Tanzania - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.2 times more for transportation

	Algeria	Tanzania
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.28 DZD166.28	$4.69 TZS11,701.38	+266.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.35 DZD1,604.45	$15.76 TZS39,315.15	+27.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,704.89 DZD4,250,503.85	$17,898.05 TZS44,655,635.00	-45.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.64 DZD473.31	$12.49 TZS31,161.08	+242.9%
Average			+123.0%

Algeria vs. Tanzania - Cost of transportation

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pay 98.3% more for housing

	Algeria	Tanzania
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.62 DZD2,549.69	$46.82 TZS116,817.24	+138.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$157.66 DZD20,490.60	$334.35 TZS834,205.29	+112.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$102.56 DZD13,328.66	$178.27 TZS444,776.07	+73.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$38.08 DZD4,948.64	$64.23 TZS160,251.01	+68.7%
Average			+98.3%

Algeria vs. Tanzania - Cost of housing

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pay 5.5 times more for childcare

	Algeria	Tanzania
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$70.57 DZD9,171.19	$427.61 TZS1,066,885.52	+506.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,913.97 DZD378,715.08	$14,288.25 TZS35,649,172.17	+390.3%
Average			+448.1%

Algeria vs. Tanzania - Cost of childcare

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pay 66.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Algeria	Tanzania
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.99 DZD258.03	$1.37 TZS3,420.99	-30.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.82 DZD106.11	$2.04 TZS5,096.97	+150.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.84 DZD369.26	$2.00 TZS4,983.50	-29.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$20.23 DZD2,629.80	$58.55 TZS146,092.96	+189.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.16 DZD540.22	$6.35 TZS15,832.56	+52.7%
Average			+66.3%

Algeria vs. Tanzania - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 46.8% less for clothing

	Algeria	Tanzania
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$34.74 DZD4,515.49	$18.07 TZS45,076.56	-48.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.36 DZD5,764.79	$27.59 TZS68,839.79	-37.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$70.35 DZD9,143.42	$28.27 TZS70,525.01	-59.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.00 DZD9,356.92	$41.90 TZS104,552.82	-41.8%
Average			-46.8%

Algeria 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: December 2025

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