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Tanzania vs. Paraguay Cost of Living Summary

Tanzania is 24.4% more expensive than Paraguay overall.

Restaurants: pay 8.2% less in Tanzania
Groceries: pay 17.0% more in Tanzania
Transportation: pay 6.6% more in Tanzania
Housing: pay 70.3% more in Tanzania
Childcare: pay 92.3% more in Tanzania
Entertainment and Sports: pay 35.2% more in Tanzania
Clothing: pay 42.2% less in Tanzania

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

Tanzania vs. Paraguay Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 8.2% less for restaurants

	Paraguay	Tanzania
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.28 PYG25,902	$2.90 TZS7,270.35	-11.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.41 PYG34,758	$5.96 TZS14,921.72	+35.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.80 PYG6,317	$0.62 TZS1,556.70	-22.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 PYG3,658	$0.31 TZS765.67	-34.1%
Average			-8.2%

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pay 17.0% more for groceries

	Paraguay	Tanzania
Bread 1 loaf	$0.64 PYG5,034	$0.72 TZS1,810.24	+13.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.72 PYG21,418	$3.79 TZS9,495.73	+39.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.00 PYG23,672	$4.52 TZS11,326.20	+50.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.67 PYG13,173	$1.68 TZS4,215.56	+0.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.29 PYG10,160	$2.35 TZS5,877.62	+82.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.82 PYG6,496	$1.11 TZS2,788.42	+35.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.32 PYG2,554	$0.38 TZS958.13	+18.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.37 PYG2,940	$0.34 TZS862.50	-7.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 PYG5,033	$0.35 TZS885.05	-44.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 PYG3,305	$0.30 TZS761.03	-27.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.40 PYG3,134	$0.50 TZS1,256.63	+26.3%
Average			+17.0%

Paraguay vs. Tanzania - Cost of groceries

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pay 6.6% more for transportation

	Paraguay	Tanzania
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.51 PYG27,669	$4.28 TZS10,715.07	+22.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$25.43 PYG200,529	$19.55 TZS48,935.07	-23.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$14,874.44 PYG117,309,618	$15,823.72 TZS39,614,108.29	+6.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.90 PYG70,185	$10.76 TZS26,948.78	+21.0%
Average			+6.6%

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pay 70.3% more for housing

	Paraguay	Tanzania
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.38 PYG129,193	$59.94 TZS150,067.56	+265.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$340.08 PYG2,682,079	$289.33 TZS724,336.62	-14.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$261.33 PYG2,060,995	$236.84 TZS592,908.61	-9.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$28.63 PYG225,821	$40.01 TZS100,152.19	+39.7%
Average			+70.3%

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pay 92.3% more for childcare

	Paraguay	Tanzania
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$130.10 PYG1,026,041	$236.03 TZS590,904.30	+81.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,042.69 PYG23,996,668	$6,186.60 TZS15,487,935.60	+103.3%
Average			+92.3%

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pay 35.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Paraguay	Tanzania
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.02 PYG8,021	$1.17 TZS2,936.10	+15.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.65 PYG13,051	$2.16 TZS5,410.04	+30.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.06 PYG8,355	$1.79 TZS4,485.72	+69.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$25.68 PYG202,535	$36.39 TZS91,101.35	+41.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.77 PYG37,599	$5.68 TZS14,214.47	+19.1%
Average			+35.2%

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pay 42.2% less for clothing

	Paraguay	Tanzania
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.60 PYG399,053	$11.43 TZS28,623.14	-77.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$31.53 PYG248,656	$21.76 TZS54,469.40	-31.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$70.98 PYG559,811	$45.14 TZS113,016.72	-36.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.85 PYG401,059	$38.53 TZS96,455.36	-24.2%
Average			-42.2%

Paraguay 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: January 2025

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