Cost of living comparison

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Tanzania is 36.3% more expensive than Ankara.

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

pay 6.7% less for restaurants

 
Ankara
Tanzania
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $5.20
₺166.28
$3.76
TZS9,595
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$5.20
₺166.28
$6.91
TZS17,649
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.96
₺30.64
$0.67
TZS1,714

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pay 50.3% more for groceries

 
Ankara
Tanzania
Bread
1 loaf
$0.48
₺15.32
$0.92
TZS2,358
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.63
₺116.33
$7.85
TZS20,049
Milk (1 gallon) $4.44
₺142.00
$5.31
TZS13,555

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pay 36.4% more for transportation

 
Ankara
Tanzania
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.32
₺138.23
$4.28
TZS10,922
Monthly public transit pass $15.59
₺498.85
$8.54
TZS21,808
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $41,561.68
₺1,330,277.25
$17,084.05
TZS43,615,583

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pay 2.4 times more for housing

 
Ankara
Tanzania
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$9.64
₺308.55
$65.54
TZS167,314
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $347.65
₺11,127.21
$274.47
TZS700,734
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $232.27
₺7,434.31
$231.44
TZS590,860

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pay 28.1% more for childcare

 
Ankara
Tanzania
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $226.70
₺7,255.94
$296.62
TZS757,265
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $4,524.41
₺144,814.16
$5,678.53
TZS14,497,294

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pay 21.8% more for entertainment and sports

 
Ankara
Tanzania
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.60
₺83.14
$1.20
TZS3,053
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.16
₺69.04
$2.03
TZS5,194
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.82
₺58.20
$1.79
TZS4,566

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pay 17.5% less for clothing

 
Ankara
Tanzania
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$44.25
₺1,416.23
$20.27
TZS51,737
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$33.47
₺1,071.18
$44.40
TZS113,355
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$76.89
₺2,461.01
$54.01
TZS137,889

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