Cost of living comparison

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Sudan vs. Tanzania Cost of Living Summary

Sudan is 15.8% cheaper than Tanzania overall.

Restaurants
pay 40.0% less in Sudan
Groceries
pay 29.7% more in Sudan
Transportation
pay 47.4% less in Sudan
Housing
pay 30.1% more in Sudan
Childcare
pay 77.4% less in Sudan
Entertainment and Sports
pay 31.6% less in Sudan
Clothing
pay 59.5% less in Sudan

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

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Sudan vs. Tanzania Cost Breakdown

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

pay 40.0% less for restaurants

 
Tanzania
Sudan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $3.17
TZS8,366.70
$2.36
SDG1,418.54
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $7.47
TZS19,722.96
$2.71
SDG1,627.06
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.55
TZS1,445.16
$0.51
SDG308.57
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pay 29.7% more for groceries

 
Tanzania
Sudan
Bread
1 loaf
 $0.70
TZS1,858.52
$1.40
SDG842.10
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.75
TZS9,899.69
??
Milk (1 gallon) $4.51
TZS11,898.18
$5.13
SDG3,083.40
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pay 47.4% less for transportation

 
Tanzania
Sudan
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.01
TZS13,219.82
$4.29
SDG2,581.72
Monthly public transit pass $14.80
TZS39,073.97
??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $16,811.26
TZS44M
$5,000.00
SDG3M
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pay 30.1% more for housing

 
Tanzania
Sudan
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $37.49
TZS98,965.48
$32.29
SDG19,423.33
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $332.29
TZS877K
$537.26
SDG323K
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $156.95
TZS414K
$171.67
SDG103K
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pay 77.4% less for childcare

 
Tanzania
Sudan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $568.94
TZS2M
$112.29
SDG67,544.64
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $10,482.41
TZS28M
$2,702.37
SDG2M
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pay 31.6% less for entertainment and sports

 
Tanzania
Sudan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.19
TZS3,131.87
$2.38
SDG1,430.34
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.93
TZS5,103.75
$2.79
SDG1,678.29
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $1.81
TZS4,785.96
$1.81
SDG1,088.74
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pay 59.5% less for clothing

 
Tanzania
Sudan
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $12.08
TZS31,893.71
??
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $21.51
TZS56,774.15
$8.70
SDG5,233.05
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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