Cost of living comparison
Turkey is 19.3% cheaper than Tanzania.
If you lived in Turkey instead of Tanzania, you would:
pay 28.5% less for restaurants
Tanzania
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.76
TZS9,740
|
$3.01
₺97.89
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.91
TZS17,915
|
$3.65
₺118.47
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
TZS1,740
|
$0.62
₺20.15
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
TZS928
|
$0.22
₺7.08
|
|
pay 37.8% less for groceries
Tanzania
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.92
TZS2,394
|
$0.39
₺12.75
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.85
TZS20,351
|
$2.61
₺84.95
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.31
TZS13,760
|
$3.07
₺99.84
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
TZS5,057
|
$1.40
₺45.54
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.83
TZS7,334
|
$1.59
₺51.67
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.32
TZS3,428
|
$0.30
₺9.83
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
TZS1,148
|
$0.52
₺16.96
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.35
TZS914
|
$0.31
₺9.97
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
TZS1,129
|
$0.42
₺13.73
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
TZS908
|
$0.22
₺7.13
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
TZS1,413
|
$0.19
₺6.30
|
|
pay 28.2% more for transportation
Tanzania
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.28
TZS11,087
|
$4.34
₺140.89
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.54
TZS22,137
|
$15.27
₺496.13
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,084.05
TZS44,273,319
|
$34,350.89
₺1,115,909.11
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.84
TZS35,861
|
$4.33
₺140.50
|
|
pay 38.6% less for housing
Tanzania
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$65.54
TZS169,837
|
$8.38
₺272.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$274.47
TZS711,301
|
$218.27
₺7,090.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$231.44
TZS599,770
|
$144.02
₺4,678.68
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.35
TZS140,854
|
$49.50
₺1,608.02
|
|
pay 41.5% less for childcare
Tanzania
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$296.62
TZS768,685
|
$165.99
₺5,392.36
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,678.53
TZS14,715,918
|
$3,471.33
₺112,768.20
|
|
pay 17.4% less for entertainment and sports
Tanzania
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.20
TZS3,099
|
$1.90
₺61.86
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.03
TZS5,272
|
$1.55
₺50.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.79
TZS4,635
|
$1.64
₺53.13
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.98
TZS119,169
|
$20.05
₺651.26
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.82
TZS15,081
|
$2.50
₺81.19
|
|
pay 0.6% more for clothing
Tanzania
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.27
TZS52,517
|
$29.99
₺974.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.40
TZS115,065
|
$25.86
₺840.03
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$54.01
TZS139,968
|
$62.92
₺2,044.08
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.48
TZS138,585
|
$42.57
₺1,382.78
|
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