Cost of living comparison
compared to
Iran vs. Tanzania Cost of Living Summary
Iran is 28.5% cheaper than Tanzania overall.
Iran vs. Tanzania Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Iran instead of Tanzania, you would:
pay 6.6% less for restaurants
|
Tanzania
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.17
TZS8,366.70
|
$3.73
IRR5M
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.47
TZS19,722.96
|
$3.95
IRR5M
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
TZS1,445.16
|
$0.53
IRR728K
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
TZS1,140.98
|
$1.01
IRR1M
|
|
Tanzania vs. Iran - Cost of restaurants
pay 40.1% less for groceries
|
Tanzania
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.70
TZS1,858.52
|
$0.45
IRR617K
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.75
TZS9,899.69
|
$1.73
IRR2M
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.51
TZS11,898.18
|
$2.48
IRR3M
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.16
TZS5,712.95
|
$1.16
IRR2M
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.10
TZS5,554.43
|
$1.29
IRR2M
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.15
TZS3,026.25
|
$0.42
IRR580K
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
TZS1,255.64
|
$0.68
IRR934K
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.39
TZS1,027.93
|
$0.39
IRR530K
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
TZS1,115.26
|
$0.26
IRR357K
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
TZS1,016.48
|
$0.23
IRR314K
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
TZS1,581.71
|
$0.21
IRR291K
|
|
Tanzania vs. Iran - Cost of groceries
pay 33.0% less for transportation
|
Tanzania
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.01
TZS13,219.82
|
$1.09
IRR1M
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$14.80
TZS39,073.97
|
$9.74
IRR13M
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,811.26
TZS44M
|
$59,259.42
IRR81B
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.84
TZS31,246.66
|
$2.98
IRR4M
|
|
Tanzania vs. Iran - Cost of transportation
pay 14.0% less for housing
|
Tanzania
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.49
TZS98,965.48
|
$10.43
IRR14M
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$332.29
TZS877K
|
$307.16
IRR422M
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$156.95
TZS414K
|
$226.04
IRR311M
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.75
TZS108K
|
$10.64
IRR15M
|
|
Tanzania vs. Iran - Cost of housing
pay 86.2% less for childcare
|
Tanzania
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$568.94
TZS2M
|
$78.80
IRR108M
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,482.41
TZS28M
|
$1,441.79
IRR2B
|
|
Tanzania vs. Iran - Cost of childcare
pay 55.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Tanzania
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.19
TZS3,131.87
|
$0.82
IRR1M
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.93
TZS5,103.75
|
$1.17
IRR2M
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.81
TZS4,785.96
|
$2.02
IRR3M
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.09
TZS156K
|
$17.00
IRR23M
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.79
TZS15,284.87
|
$1.52
IRR2M
|
|
Tanzania vs. Iran - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 2.0 times more for clothing
|
Tanzania
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$12.08
TZS31,893.71
|
$25.86
IRR36M
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.51
TZS56,774.15
|
$28.80
IRR40M
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$29.89
TZS78,899.37
|
$102.33
IRR141M
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.21
TZS95,597.65
|
$64.05
IRR88M
|
|
Tanzania vs. Iran - Cost of clothing
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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