Cost of living comparison
Liberia is 2.2 times more expensive than Tanzania.
If you lived in Liberia instead of Tanzania, you would:
pay 3.6 times more for restaurants
Tanzania
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.77
TZS9,731.24
|
$10.00
LRD1,935.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.04
TZS15,590.51
|
$10.00
LRD1,935.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
TZS1,515.10
|
$1.70
LRD328.95
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
TZS908.95
|
$2.50
LRD483.75
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for groceries
Tanzania
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.76
TZS1,952.51
|
$1.56
LRD302.17
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.54
TZS9,132.58
|
$5.91
LRD1,142.69
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.49
TZS11,585.79
|
$5.71
LRD1,105.15
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.87
TZS4,834.82
|
$3.93
LRD761.42
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.23
TZS5,754.54
|
$4.09
LRD791.35
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
TZS2,933.06
|
$0.95
LRD184.52
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.40
TZS1,035.44
|
$3.33
LRD644.08
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.38
TZS979.64
|
$4.27
LRD826.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
TZS1,002.30
|
$4.18
LRD808.91
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
TZS722.91
|
$1.03
LRD199.28
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
TZS1,038.24
|
$4.00
LRD774.00
|
|
pay 20.3% less for transportation
Tanzania
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.34
TZS11,213.64
|
$4.22
LRD815.63
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.63
TZS30,033.29
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,997.25
TZS41,295,774.14
|
$5,069.87
LRD981,020.29
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.49
TZS29,651.47
|
$12.69
LRD2,455.89
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Tanzania
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.88
TZS141,662.36
|
$93.25
LRD18,043.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$299.88
TZS774,130.71
|
$666.67
LRD128,999.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$204.77
TZS528,594.06
|
$90.00
LRD17,415.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.19
TZS90,833.40
|
$208.46
LRD40,336.44
|
|
pay 72.2% less for childcare
Tanzania
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$239.74
TZS618,861.89
|
$74.33
LRD14,382.99
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,071.51
TZS15,673,171.93
|
$1,500.00
LRD290,249.95
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Tanzania
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
TZS2,992.76
|
$2.50
LRD483.75
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.86
TZS4,793.65
|
$3.12
LRD604.69
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
TZS4,343.10
|
$5.00
LRD967.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.00
TZS95,508.15
|
$76.25
LRD14,754.37
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.83
TZS12,474.25
|
$9.75
LRD1,886.58
|
|
pay 16.4% more for clothing
Tanzania
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.50
TZS42,580.89
|
$18.41
LRD3,562.80
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.56
TZS86,624.40
|
$33.75
LRD6,530.62
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$50.99
TZS131,639.35
|
$56.25
LRD10,884.37
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$48.03
TZS123,992.57
|
$68.75
LRD13,303.12
|
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