Cost of living comparison
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
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
₺11.74
|
$0.36
TZS914
|
|
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
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.88
₺60.15
|
$1.95
TZS4,982
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.04
₺65.21
|
$2.83
TZS7,225
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.41
₺13.14
|
$1.32
TZS3,377
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
₺22.74
|
$0.44
TZS1,131
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
₺13.20
|
$0.35
TZS900
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
₺17.24
|
$0.44
TZS1,112
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
₺8.15
|
$0.35
TZS894
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
₺9.00
|
$0.55
TZS1,392
|
|
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
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.95
₺126.38
|
$13.84
TZS35,329
|
|
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
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.91
₺1,597.61
|
$54.35
TZS138,762
|
|
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
|
|
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
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.38
₺748.34
|
$45.98
TZS117,399
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.35
₺107.25
|
$5.82
TZS14,857
|
|
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
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.82
₺2,106.69
|
$53.48
TZS136,526
|
|
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