Cost of living comparison
Tanzania is 71.4% more expensive than Nigeria.
If you lived in Tanzania instead of Nigeria, you would:
pay 73.5% more for restaurants
Nigeria
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.64
NGN2,337.84
|
$3.76
TZS9,725.68
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.58
NGN7,945.33
|
$6.91
TZS17,888.37
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
NGN505.11
|
$0.67
TZS1,737.74
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.24
NGN336.32
|
$0.36
TZS926.69
|
|
pay 21.6% more for groceries
Nigeria
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
NGN1,494.68
|
$0.92
TZS2,390.37
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.55
NGN2,202.54
|
$7.85
TZS20,321.05
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.26
NGN13,189.19
|
$5.31
TZS13,739.16
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.87
NGN2,659.86
|
$1.95
TZS5,049.62
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.68
NGN2,397.96
|
$2.83
TZS7,323.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.57
NGN2,243.04
|
$1.32
TZS3,423.32
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
NGN993.68
|
$0.44
TZS1,146.43
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.53
NGN748.84
|
$0.35
TZS912.38
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
NGN1,012.24
|
$0.44
TZS1,127.49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
NGN1,108.10
|
$0.35
TZS906.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
NGN861.87
|
$0.55
TZS1,410.72
|
|
pay 53.5% more for transportation
Nigeria
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.37
NGN1,946.29
|
$4.28
TZS11,070.74
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.20
NGN33,059.48
|
$8.54
TZS22,103.83
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,662.06
NGN20,891,966.97
|
$17,084.05
TZS44,207,659.05
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.37
NGN13,352.69
|
$13.84
TZS35,808.20
|
|
pay 49.3% more for housing
Nigeria
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.44
NGN57,622.46
|
$65.54
TZS169,585.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$814.72
NGN1,160,898.75
|
$274.47
TZS710,246.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$414.25
NGN590,259.36
|
$231.44
TZS598,880.76
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$15.73
NGN22,407.42
|
$54.35
TZS140,645.35
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for childcare
Nigeria
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$82.01
NGN116,852.01
|
$296.62
TZS767,545.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,992.54
NGN2,839,170.25
|
$5,678.53
TZS14,694,092.96
|
|
pay 48.5% more for entertainment and sports
Nigeria
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.75
NGN1,065.08
|
$1.20
TZS3,094.54
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.87
NGN2,670.86
|
$2.03
TZS5,264.21
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.96
NGN1,363.61
|
$1.79
TZS4,627.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.54
NGN34,964.21
|
$45.98
TZS118,992.28
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.83
NGN8,308.97
|
$5.82
TZS15,058.23
|
|
pay 30.3% more for clothing
Nigeria
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.79
NGN23,919.03
|
$20.27
TZS52,439.03
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.52
NGN32,084.44
|
$44.40
TZS114,893.86
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$46.88
NGN66,805.37
|
$54.01
TZS139,760.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.60
NGN86,353.71
|
$53.48
TZS138,379.18
|
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