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Tanzania vs. Tajikistan Cost of Living Summary

Tanzania is 54.9% more expensive than Tajikistan overall.

Restaurants: pay 5.2% less in Tanzania
Groceries: pay 24.9% more in Tanzania
Transportation: pay 91.2% more in Tanzania
Housing: pay 47.4% more in Tanzania
Childcare: pay 3.3 times more in Tanzania
Entertainment and Sports: pay 31.0% more in Tanzania
Clothing: pay 32.0% less in Tanzania

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

Tanzania vs. Tajikistan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 5.2% less for restaurants

	Tajikistan	Tanzania
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.09 TJS56.17	$3.92 TZS9,608.60	-35.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.60 TJS79.36	$8.49 TZS20,798.05	-1.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.56 TJS5.21	$0.66 TZS1,618.02	+17.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 TJS2.83	$0.30 TZS743.29	-0.9%
Average			-5.2%

Tajikistan vs. Tanzania - Cost of restaurants

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pay 24.9% more for groceries

	Tajikistan	Tanzania
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 TJS5.06	$0.73 TZS1,795.11	+33.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.82 TJS53.72	$4.41 TZS10,790.96	-24.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.96 TJS36.56	$5.59 TZS13,694.28	+41.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.72 TJS15.88	$2.28 TZS5,580.49	+32.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.75 TJS16.12	$1.88 TZS4,613.35	+7.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.70 TJS6.45	$1.30 TZS3,186.18	+86.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.18 TJS10.93	$0.49 TZS1,207.55	-58.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.92 TJS8.51	$0.43 TZS1,053.74	-53.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 TJS4.07	$0.36 TZS877.81	-18.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.29 TJS2.65	$0.36 TZS877.81	+25.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.20 TJS1.87	$0.61 TZS1,503.34	+202.5%
Average			+24.9%

Tajikistan vs. Tanzania - Cost of groceries

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pay 91.2% more for transportation

	Tajikistan	Tanzania
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.06 TJS37.49	$4.69 TZS11,484.52	+15.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.59 TJS97.68	$15.76 TZS38,586.53	+48.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$11,647.15 TJS107,447.75	$17,898.05 TZS43,828,035.88	+53.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.60 TJS33.21	$12.49 TZS30,583.57	+246.9%
Average			+91.2%

Tajikistan vs. Tanzania - Cost of transportation

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pay 47.4% more for housing

	Tajikistan	Tanzania
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.59 TJS180.71	$46.82 TZS114,652.27	+139.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$370.61 TJS3,418.99	$334.35 TZS818,745.03	-9.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$239.79 TJS2,212.16	$178.27 TZS436,533.07	-25.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$34.50 TJS318.27	$64.23 TZS157,281.10	+86.2%
Average			+47.4%

Tajikistan vs. Tanzania - Cost of housing

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pay 3.3 times more for childcare

	Tajikistan	Tanzania
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$95.29 TJS879.12	$427.61 TZS1,047,113.02	+348.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,972.94 TJS64,327.01	$14,288.25 TZS34,988,489.06	+104.9%
Average			+226.8%

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pay 31.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Tajikistan	Tanzania
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.06 TJS9.77	$1.37 TZS3,357.59	+29.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.50 TJS13.84	$2.04 TZS5,002.51	+36.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.65 TJS24.42	$2.00 TZS4,891.14	-24.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.89 TJS312.63	$58.55 TZS143,385.43	+72.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.50 TJS41.51	$6.35 TZS15,539.14	+41.0%
Average			+31.0%

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pay 32.0% less for clothing

	Tajikistan	Tanzania
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$26.45 TJS244.00	$18.07 TZS44,241.16	-31.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$33.67 TJS310.62	$27.59 TZS67,563.99	-18.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$60.88 TJS561.66	$28.27 TZS69,217.97	-53.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$55.59 TJS512.82	$41.90 TZS102,615.15	-24.6%
Average			-32.0%

Tajikistan 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: November 2025

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