Tanzania vs Turkey - Cost of Living Comparison

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Tanzania Turkey
🚶 Cost of living one person
$662
$724
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1818
$1825
🏠 One person rent
$297
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$635
$659
🍽️ Food expenses
$216
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$96
$63
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$239
$637
💸 GDP per capita
$1193
$10675
😃 Human freedom index
6.16
5.63
❤️ Life expectancy
66.2
76
👮 Corruption perceptions index
40
34
🌐 English speaking %
9.9%
15%
🎓 Higher education
55
77
😀 Quality of life
33
53
🏙️ Population
57.3M
85.3M

The average cost of living in Tanzania ($662) is 9% less expensive than in Turkey ($724). Tanzania ranked 141st vs 131st for Turkey in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Tanzania compared to 0.9 months in Turkey. Ranked 142nd and 77th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Tanzania vs Turkey

We calculate prices for Tanzania and Turkey as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 128 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Tanzania Turkey
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.3
$6.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.7
$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.24
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$2.38
 Cappuccino
$2.02
$2.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$313
$398
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$199
$283
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$726
$797
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$498
$539
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.6
$35.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.4
$55.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44.5
$10.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.02%
29.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4503
$1682
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5203
$974
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14
$18.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.4
$5.44
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.75
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.7
$7.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$5.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.47
$0.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.87
$7.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.7
$1.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.4
$4.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.46
$2.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$1.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.01
$1.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.1
$29.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.38
$4.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20
$34.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.39
$4.73
👖 Brand Jeans
$12
$42.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.7
$80.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$282
$287
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10949
$6999

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Tanzania

City Cost of living Population
Dar es Salaam
$720
4.72M
Mbeya
$457
542K
Zanzibar
$762
501K
Arusha
$571
416K
Mwanza
$493
706K
Morogoro
$600
207K
Dodoma
$581
214K
Tanga
$622
221K
Moshi
$536
145K
Stone Town
$706
18K

In Turkey

City Cost of living Population
Istanbul
$1025
15.5M
Ankara
$800
5.5M
Urfa
$667
1.99M
Izmir
$825
4.32M
Bursa
$772
2.9M
Diyarbakir
$733
1.73M
Adana
$630
1.77M
Kocaeli
$527
1.95M
Konya
$586
2.23M
Antalya
$935
2.43M
Mersin
$750
1.81M
Balikesir
$665
1.25M
Kayseri
$416
1.39M
Gaziantep
$434
1.68M
Denizli
$510
1.03M
Samsun
$567
1.34M
Aydin
$541
1.13M
Trabzon
$580
817K
Eskisehir
$558
871K
Erzurum
$542
768K
Corum
$490
295K
Manisa
$647
357K
Antakya
$563
378K
Kahramanmaras
$594
444K
Izmit
$618
363K
Elazig
$554
422K
Tarsus
$601
340K
Gebze
$582
371K
Adiyaman
$618
305K
Aksaray
$397
320K