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Tanzania vs. Argentina Cost of Living Summary

Tanzania is 5.4% more expensive than Argentina overall.

Restaurants: pay 53.1% less in Tanzania
Groceries: pay 22.1% less in Tanzania
Transportation: pay 10.6% less in Tanzania
Housing: pay 12.0% more in Tanzania
Childcare: pay 2.9 times more in Tanzania
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.1% less in Tanzania
Clothing: pay 70.7% less in Tanzania

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

Tanzania vs. Argentina Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 53.1% less for restaurants

	Argentina	Tanzania
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.34 ARS16,398.33	$3.92 TZS9,676.70	-65.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.04 ARS13,080.64	$8.49 TZS20,945.47	-6.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.76 ARS2,539.50	$0.66 TZS1,629.49	-62.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.42 ARS2,060.90	$0.30 TZS748.55	-78.7%
Average			-53.1%

Argentina vs. Tanzania - Cost of restaurants

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pay 22.1% less for groceries

	Argentina	Tanzania
Bread 1 loaf	$1.96 ARS2,828.30	$0.73 TZS1,807.84	-62.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.26 ARS7,602.90	$4.41 TZS10,867.44	-16.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.01 ARS7,239.43	$5.59 TZS13,791.35	+11.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.36 ARS3,411.96	$2.28 TZS5,620.04	-3.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.01 ARS4,356.84	$1.88 TZS4,646.05	-37.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.03 ARS1,489.58	$1.30 TZS3,208.76	+26.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.91 ARS1,311.43	$0.49 TZS1,216.11	-45.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.64 ARS918.92	$0.43 TZS1,061.21	-32.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.22 ARS1,759.09	$0.36 TZS884.03	-70.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.53 ARS766.60	$0.36 TZS884.03	-32.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.52 ARS747.37	$0.61 TZS1,513.99	+18.8%
Average			-22.1%

Argentina vs. Tanzania - Cost of groceries

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pay 10.6% less for transportation

	Argentina	Tanzania
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.12 ARS5,959.44	$4.69 TZS11,565.92	+13.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.10 ARS33,411.22	$15.76 TZS38,860.03	-31.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,600.00 ARS39,919,901.70	$17,898.05 TZS44,138,690.42	-35.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.28 ARS16,320.50	$12.49 TZS30,800.35	+10.7%
Average			-10.6%

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pay 12.0% more for housing

	Argentina	Tanzania
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.35 ARS35,223.12	$46.82 TZS115,464.93	+92.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$389.68 ARS563,615.91	$334.35 TZS824,548.32	-14.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$297.74 ARS430,644.43	$178.27 TZS439,627.23	-40.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$58.36 ARS84,407.07	$64.23 TZS158,395.91	+10.1%
Average			+12.0%

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pay 2.9 times more for childcare

	Argentina	Tanzania
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$268.88 ARS388,903.71	$427.61 TZS1,054,534.99	+59.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,376.06 ARS4,883,046.49	$14,288.25 TZS35,236,488.60	+323.2%
Average			+191.1%

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pay 9.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Argentina	Tanzania
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.55 ARS3,692.80	$1.37 TZS3,381.39	-46.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.16 ARS4,571.51	$2.04 TZS5,037.97	-35.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.29 ARS4,756.76	$2.00 TZS4,925.81	-39.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.30 ARS46,717.74	$58.55 TZS144,401.75	+81.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.74 ARS9,742.23	$6.35 TZS15,649.28	-5.8%
Average			-9.1%

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pay 70.7% less for clothing

	Argentina	Tanzania
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$89.61 ARS129,604.40	$18.07 TZS44,554.74	-79.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$79.61 ARS115,148.16	$27.59 TZS68,042.89	-65.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$115.13 ARS166,513.96	$28.27 TZS69,708.59	-75.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$111.12 ARS160,717.92	$41.90 TZS103,342.49	-62.3%
Average			-70.7%

Argentina 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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