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El Salvador vs. Tanzania Cost of Living Summary

El Salvador is 60.9% more expensive than Tanzania overall.

Restaurants: pay 57.6% more in El Salvador
Groceries: pay 87.7% more in El Salvador
Transportation: pay 37.9% more in El Salvador
Housing: pay 68.0% more in El Salvador
Childcare: pay 58.5% less in El Salvador
Entertainment and Sports: pay 23.6% more in El Salvador
Clothing: pay 3.1 times more in El Salvador

The cost of clothing, groceries, housing, restaurants, transportation, and entertainment and sports in El Salvador are more expensive than in Tanzania. Notably, clothing and groceries are significantly more expensive in El Salvador.

El Salvador vs. Tanzania Cost Breakdown

If you lived in El Salvador instead of Tanzania, you would:

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pay 57.6% more for restaurants

	Tanzania	El Salvador
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.92 TZS9,676.70	$5.50 SVC47.99	+40.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.49 TZS20,945.47	$6.33 SVC55.23	-25.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.66 TZS1,629.49	$0.99 SVC8.64	+49.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.30 TZS748.55	$0.81 SVC7.05	+166.1%
Average			+57.6%

Tanzania vs. El Salvador - Cost of restaurants

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pay 87.7% more for groceries

	Tanzania	El Salvador
Bread 1 loaf	$0.73 TZS1,807.84	$1.95 SVC17.01	+166.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.41 TZS10,867.44	$3.77 SVC32.86	-14.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.59 TZS13,791.35	$6.72 SVC58.61	+20.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.28 TZS5,620.04	$2.78 SVC24.25	+22.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.88 TZS4,646.05	$2.82 SVC24.64	+49.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.30 TZS3,208.76	$1.67 SVC14.60	+28.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.49 TZS1,216.11	$0.76 SVC6.60	+53.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.43 TZS1,061.21	$1.17 SVC10.17	+170.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.36 TZS884.03	$1.22 SVC10.61	+239.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.36 TZS884.03	$0.97 SVC8.44	+169.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.61 TZS1,513.99	$0.98 SVC8.51	+58.9%
Average			+87.7%

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pay 37.9% more for transportation

	Tanzania	El Salvador
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.69 TZS11,565.92	$3.75 SVC32.69	-20.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$15.76 TZS38,860.03	$15.00 SVC130.88	-4.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$17,898.05 TZS44,138,690.42	$24,666.67 SVC215,223.23	+37.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.49 TZS30,800.35	$29.78 SVC259.88	+138.5%
Average			+37.9%

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pay 68.0% more for housing

	Tanzania	El Salvador
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$46.82 TZS115,464.93	$41.89 SVC365.49	-10.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$334.35 TZS824,548.32	$666.67 SVC5,816.84	+99.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$178.27 TZS439,627.23	$502.78 SVC4,386.87	+182.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$64.23 TZS158,395.91	$64.97 SVC566.86	+1.1%
Average			+68.0%

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pay 58.5% less for childcare

	Tanzania	El Salvador
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$427.61 TZS1,054,534.99	$162.67 SVC1,419.31	-62.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,288.25 TZS35,236,488.60	$6,420.00 SVC56,016.21	-55.1%
Average			-58.5%

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pay 23.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Tanzania	El Salvador
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.37 TZS3,381.39	$2.00 SVC17.45	+45.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.04 TZS5,037.97	$2.83 SVC24.69	+38.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 TZS4,925.81	$4.00 SVC34.90	+100.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.55 TZS144,401.75	$30.27 SVC264.08	-48.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.35 TZS15,649.28	$5.17 SVC45.08	-18.6%
Average			+23.6%

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pay 3.1 times more for clothing

	Tanzania	El Salvador
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$18.07 TZS44,554.74	$62.60 SVC546.20	+246.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$27.59 TZS68,042.89	$45.83 SVC399.91	+66.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$28.27 TZS69,708.59	$131.80 SVC1,149.99	+366.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$41.90 TZS103,342.49	$109.17 SVC952.51	+160.5%
Average			+209.8%

Tanzania vs. El Salvador - 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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