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Tanzania vs. Chile Cost of Living Summary

Tanzania is 5.7% cheaper than Chile overall.

Restaurants: pay 40.5% less in Tanzania
Groceries: pay 21.2% less in Tanzania
Transportation: pay 14.8% less in Tanzania
Housing: pay 0.6% more in Tanzania
Childcare: pay 98.0% more in Tanzania
Entertainment and Sports: pay 20.9% less in Tanzania
Clothing: pay 40.9% less in Tanzania

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

Tanzania vs. Chile Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 40.5% less for restaurants

	Chile	Tanzania
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.18 CLF0.1900	$3.92 TZS9,676.70	-52.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.32 CLF0.1700	$8.49 TZS20,945.47	+16.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 CLF0.0300	$0.66 TZS1,629.49	-52.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.16 CLF0.0300	$0.30 TZS748.55	-73.9%
Average			-40.5%

Chile vs. Tanzania - Cost of restaurants

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pay 21.2% less for groceries

	Chile	Tanzania
Bread 1 loaf	$1.58 CLF0.0400	$0.73 TZS1,807.84	-53.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.12 CLF0.1200	$4.41 TZS10,867.44	-13.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.40 CLF0.1000	$5.59 TZS13,791.35	+27.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.45 CLF0.0800	$2.28 TZS5,620.04	-34.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.77 CLF0.0700	$1.88 TZS4,646.05	-32.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.82 CLF0.0200	$1.30 TZS3,208.76	+59.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 CLF0.0200	$0.49 TZS1,216.11	-36.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.81 CLF0.0200	$0.43 TZS1,061.21	-47.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 CLF0.0200	$0.36 TZS884.03	-53.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 CLF0.0100	$0.36 TZS884.03	-40.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 CLF0.0200	$0.61 TZS1,513.99	-9.2%
Average			-21.2%

Chile vs. Tanzania - Cost of groceries

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pay 14.8% less for transportation

	Chile	Tanzania
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.21 CLF0.1200	$4.69 TZS11,565.92	-10.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.81 CLF0.8000	$15.76 TZS38,860.03	-53.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$16,755.00 CLF396.3700	$17,898.05 TZS44,138,690.42	+6.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.79 CLF0.3000	$12.49 TZS30,800.35	-2.4%
Average			-14.8%

Chile vs. Tanzania - Cost of transportation

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pay 0.6% more for housing

	Chile	Tanzania
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.87 CLF0.5400	$46.82 TZS115,464.93	+104.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$464.44 CLF10.9900	$334.35 TZS824,548.32	-28.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$367.42 CLF8.6900	$178.27 TZS439,627.23	-51.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$83.36 CLF1.9700	$64.23 TZS158,395.91	-22.9%
Average			+0.6%

Chile vs. Tanzania - Cost of housing

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pay 98.0% more for childcare

	Chile	Tanzania
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$328.13 CLF7.7600	$427.61 TZS1,054,534.99	+30.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,378.73 CLF127.2400	$14,288.25 TZS35,236,488.60	+165.6%
Average			+98.0%

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pay 20.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Chile	Tanzania
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.03 CLF0.0700	$1.37 TZS3,381.39	-54.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.86 CLF0.0700	$2.04 TZS5,037.97	-28.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.14 CLF0.1200	$2.00 TZS4,925.81	-61.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.02 CLF0.9700	$58.55 TZS144,401.75	+42.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.50 CLF0.1500	$6.35 TZS15,649.28	-2.4%
Average			-20.9%

Chile vs. Tanzania - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 40.9% less for clothing

	Chile	Tanzania
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$44.48 CLF1.0500	$18.07 TZS44,554.74	-59.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.40 CLF0.6700	$27.59 TZS68,042.89	-2.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$63.99 CLF1.5100	$28.27 TZS69,708.59	-55.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$76.71 CLF1.8100	$41.90 TZS103,342.49	-45.4%
Average			-40.9%

Chile 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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