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Tanzania vs. Sudan Cost of Living Summary

Tanzania is 18.7% more expensive than Sudan overall.

Restaurants
pay 66.6% more in Tanzania
Groceries
pay 22.9% less in Tanzania
Transportation
pay 90.2% more in Tanzania
Housing
pay 23.1% less in Tanzania
Childcare
pay 4.4 times more in Tanzania
Entertainment and Sports
pay 46.2% more in Tanzania
Clothing
pay 2.5 times more in Tanzania

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

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Tanzania vs. Sudan Cost Breakdown

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

pay 66.6% more for restaurants

 
Sudan
Tanzania
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $2.36
SDG1,418.54
$3.17
TZS8,366.70
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $2.71
SDG1,627.06
$7.47
TZS19,722.96
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.51
SDG308.57
$0.55
TZS1,445.16
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pay 22.9% less for groceries

 
Sudan
Tanzania
Bread
1 loaf
 $1.40
SDG842.10
$0.70
TZS1,858.52
Local cheese (8 oz) ?? $3.75
TZS9,899.69
Milk (1 gallon) $5.13
SDG3,083.40
$4.51
TZS11,898.18
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pay 90.2% more for transportation

 
Sudan
Tanzania
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.29
SDG2,581.72
$5.01
TZS13,219.82
Monthly public transit pass ?? $14.80
TZS39,073.97
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $5,000.00
SDG3M
$16,811.26
TZS44M
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pay 23.1% less for housing

 
Sudan
Tanzania
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $32.29
SDG19,423.33
$37.49
TZS98,965.48
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $537.26
SDG323K
$332.29
TZS877K
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $171.67
SDG103K
$156.95
TZS414K
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pay 4.4 times more for childcare

 
Sudan
Tanzania
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $112.29
SDG67,544.64
$568.94
TZS2M
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $2,702.37
SDG2M
$10,482.41
TZS28M
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pay 46.2% more for entertainment and sports

 
Sudan
Tanzania
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.38
SDG1,430.34
$1.19
TZS3,131.87
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.79
SDG1,678.29
$1.93
TZS5,103.75
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $1.81
SDG1,088.74
$1.81
TZS4,785.96
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pay 2.5 times more for clothing

 
Sudan
Tanzania
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 ?? $12.08
TZS31,893.71
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $8.70
SDG5,233.05
$21.51
TZS56,774.15
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 ?? $29.89
TZS78,899.37
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We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this

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