Cost of living comparison

Tanzania

compared to

Turkey

Turkey vs. Tanzania Cost of Living Summary

Turkey is 43.4% more expensive than Tanzania overall.

Restaurants: pay 69.5% more in Turkey
Groceries: pay 6.8% less in Turkey
Transportation: pay 56.4% more in Turkey
Housing: pay 56.0% more in Turkey
Childcare: pay 17.5% more in Turkey
Entertainment and Sports: pay 34.8% more in Turkey
Clothing: pay 2.6 times more in Turkey

The cost of clothing, restaurants, transportation, housing, entertainment and sports, and childcare in Turkey are more expensive than in Tanzania. Notably, clothing is significantly more expensive in Turkey.

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Turkey vs. Tanzania Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 69.5% more for restaurants

	Tanzania	Turkey
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.17 TZS8,366.70	$7.80 TRY386.28	+146.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.47 TZS19,722.96	$8.25 TRY408.38	+10.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 TZS1,445.16	$1.28 TRY63.31	+133.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.43 TZS1,140.98	$0.44 TRY22.00	+2.8%
Average			+69.5%

Tanzania vs. Turkey - Cost of restaurants

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pay 6.8% less for groceries

	Tanzania	Turkey
Bread 1 loaf	$0.70 TZS1,858.52	$0.96 TRY47.63	+36.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.75 TZS9,899.69	$4.58 TRY226.89	+22.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.51 TZS11,898.18	$3.74 TRY185.39	-16.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.16 TZS5,712.95	$2.15 TRY106.63	-0.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.10 TZS5,554.43	$1.91 TRY94.53	-9.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.15 TZS3,026.25	$0.80 TRY39.56	-30.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.48 TZS1,255.64	$0.86 TRY42.40	+80.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.39 TZS1,027.93	$0.46 TRY22.93	+19.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 TZS1,115.26	$0.55 TRY27.10	+29.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 TZS1,016.48	$0.23 TRY11.59	-39.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.60 TZS1,581.71	$0.19 TRY9.29	-68.7%
Average			-6.8%

Tanzania vs. Turkey - Cost of groceries

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pay 56.4% more for transportation

	Tanzania	Turkey
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.01 TZS13,219.82	$5.08 TRY251.45	+1.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$14.80 TZS39,073.97	$32.35 TRY1,602.00	+118.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$16,811.26 TZS44M	$43,081.17 TRY2M	+156.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.84 TZS31,246.66	$8.30 TRY410.92	-29.9%
Average			+56.4%

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pay 56.0% more for housing

	Tanzania	Turkey
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$37.49 TZS98,965.48	$13.65 TRY675.87	-63.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$332.29 TZS877K	$475.20 TRY23,529.06	+43.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$156.95 TZS414K	$347.61 TRY17,211.40	+121.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$40.75 TZS108K	$51.15 TRY2,532.59	+25.5%
Average			+56.0%

Tanzania vs. Turkey - Cost of housing

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pay 17.5% more for childcare

	Tanzania	Turkey
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$568.94 TZS2M	$606.51 TRY30,030.78	+6.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,482.41 TZS28M	$13,566.63 TRY672K	+29.4%
Average			+17.5%

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pay 34.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Tanzania	Turkey
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.19 TZS3,131.87	$3.02 TRY149.34	+154.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.93 TZS5,103.75	$3.43 TRY169.90	+77.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.81 TZS4,785.96	$2.16 TRY106.77	+19.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$59.09 TZS156K	$53.35 TRY2,641.36	-9.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.79 TZS15,284.87	$5.91 TRY292.72	+2.1%
Average			+34.8%

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pay 2.6 times more for clothing

	Tanzania	Turkey
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$12.08 TZS31,893.71	$45.05 TRY2,230.83	+272.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$21.51 TZS56,774.15	$38.92 TRY1,927.26	+81.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$29.89 TZS78,899.37	$90.74 TRY4,492.86	+203.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$36.21 TZS95,597.65	$83.15 TRY4,117.06	+129.6%
Average			+161.9%

Tanzania vs. Turkey - Cost of clothing

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