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Tanzania vs. Sudan Cost of Living Summary

Tanzania is 65.1% more expensive than Sudan overall.

Restaurants: pay 13.6% less in Tanzania
Groceries: pay 30.6% less in Tanzania
Transportation: pay 0.9% more in Tanzania
Housing: pay 13.7% less in Tanzania
Childcare: pay 6.0 times more in Tanzania
Entertainment and Sports: pay 27.2% more in Tanzania
Clothing: pay 15.7% less in Tanzania

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

Tanzania vs. Sudan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 13.6% less for restaurants

	Sudan	Tanzania
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.50 SDG4,511.25	$3.92 TZS9,691.94	-47.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.50 SDG4,511.25	$8.49 TZS20,978.45	+13.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 SDG365.59	$0.66 TZS1,632.05	+8.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.42 SDG255.54	$0.30 TZS749.73	-28.6%
Average			-13.6%

Sudan vs. Tanzania - Cost of restaurants

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pay 30.6% less for groceries

	Sudan	Tanzania
Bread 1 loaf	$1.35 SDG812.06	$0.73 TZS1,810.68	-45.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.23 SDG4,351.00	$4.41 TZS10,884.55	-39.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.13 SDG3,687.65	$5.59 TZS13,813.06	-8.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.85 SDG1,716.50	$2.28 TZS5,628.89	-20.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.95 SDG1,773.57	$1.88 TZS4,653.36	-36.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.24 SDG1,345.11	$1.30 TZS3,213.81	-41.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.57 SDG341.97	$0.49 TZS1,218.03	-13.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.15 SDG691.83	$0.43 TZS1,062.88	-62.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 SDG510.40	$0.36 TZS885.43	-57.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 SDG360.22	$0.36 TZS885.43	-40.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.48 SDG286.09	$0.61 TZS1,516.38	+29.1%
Average			-30.6%

Sudan vs. Tanzania - Cost of groceries

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pay 0.9% more for transportation

	Sudan	Tanzania
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.03 SDG3,025.12	$4.69 TZS11,584.13	-6.7%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$15.76 TZS38,921.21
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$17,898.05 TZS44,208,183.75
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.52 SDG6,929.49	$12.49 TZS30,848.84	+8.4%
Average			+0.9%

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pay 13.7% less for housing

	Sudan	Tanzania
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$70.15 SDG42,193.66	$46.82 TZS115,646.72	-33.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$613.36 SDG368,938.67	$334.35 TZS825,846.52	-45.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$290.18 SDG174,541.94	$178.27 TZS440,319.40	-38.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.45 SDG23,729.50	$64.23 TZS158,645.29	+62.8%
Average			-13.7%

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pay 6.0 times more for childcare

	Sudan	Tanzania
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$90.25 SDG54,286.37	$427.61 TZS1,056,195.29	+373.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,960.95 SDG1,179,510.34	$14,288.25 TZS35,291,966.03	+628.6%
Average			+501.2%

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pay 27.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Sudan	Tanzania
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.00 SDG1,203.00	$1.37 TZS3,386.71	-31.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.05 SDG1,231.10	$2.04 TZS5,045.90	-0.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.50 SDG902.25	$2.00 TZS4,933.56	+33.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.33 SDG20,050.00	$58.55 TZS144,629.10	+75.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.00 SDG2,406.00	$6.35 TZS15,673.92	+58.6%
Average			+27.2%

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pay 15.7% less for clothing

	Sudan	Tanzania
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$14.83 SDG8,922.58	$18.07 TZS44,624.89	+21.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$27.59 TZS68,150.01
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$55.00 SDG33,082.50	$28.27 TZS69,818.34	-48.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$52.50 SDG31,578.75	$41.90 TZS103,505.19	-20.2%
Average			-15.7%

Sudan 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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