Cost of living comparison
Tanzania is 50.6% more expensive than Burkina Faso.
If you lived in Tanzania instead of Burkina Faso, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Burkina Faso
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.84
F CFA510
|
$3.76
TZS9,725.68
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.18
F CFA1,326
|
$6.91
TZS17,888.37
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
F CFA383
|
$0.67
TZS1,737.74
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
F CFA306
|
$0.36
TZS926.69
|
|
pay 14.0% less for groceries
Burkina Faso
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.06
F CFA646
|
$0.92
TZS2,390.37
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$7.85
TZS20,321.05
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.56
F CFA5,210
|
$5.31
TZS13,739.16
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.01
F CFA1,224
|
$1.95
TZS5,049.62
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.04
F CFA1,851
|
$2.83
TZS7,323.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.94
F CFA571
|
$1.32
TZS3,423.32
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
F CFA347
|
$0.44
TZS1,146.43
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
F CFA262
|
$0.35
TZS912.38
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
F CFA358
|
$0.44
TZS1,127.49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
F CFA486
|
$0.35
TZS906.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
F CFA324
|
$0.55
TZS1,410.72
|
|
pay 3.3% more for transportation
Burkina Faso
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
F CFA2,519
|
$4.28
TZS11,070.74
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.08
F CFA9,180
|
$8.54
TZS22,103.83
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$17,084.05
TZS44,207,659.05
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.22
F CFA5,610
|
$13.84
TZS35,808.20
|
|
pay 11.1% more for housing
Burkina Faso
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.38
F CFA22,746
|
$65.54
TZS169,585.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$419.03
F CFA255,004
|
$274.47
TZS710,246.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$173.90
F CFA105,827
|
$231.44
TZS598,880.76
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.90
F CFA46,801
|
$54.35
TZS140,645.35
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Burkina Faso
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$72.63
F CFA44,201
|
$296.62
TZS767,545.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,441.40
F CFA9,397,083
|
$5,678.53
TZS14,694,092.96
|
|
pay 52.9% more for entertainment and sports
Burkina Faso
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
F CFA714
|
$1.20
TZS3,094.54
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.68
F CFA1,020
|
$2.03
TZS5,264.21
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
F CFA1,020
|
$1.79
TZS4,627.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.33
F CFA17,850
|
$45.98
TZS118,992.28
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.10
F CFA1,275
|
$5.82
TZS15,058.23
|
|
pay 42.5% more for clothing
Burkina Faso
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$13.41
F CFA8,160
|
$20.27
TZS52,439.03
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.33
F CFA17,850
|
$44.40
TZS114,893.86
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$33.52
F CFA20,400
|
$54.01
TZS139,760.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.28
F CFA30,600
|
$53.48
TZS138,379.18
|
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