Cost of living comparison
Republic of the Congo is 2.5 times more expensive than Tanzania.
If you lived in Republic of the Congo instead of Tanzania, you would:
pay 3.3 times more for restaurants
Tanzania
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.77
TZS9,731.24
|
$14.00
FCFA8,440
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.04
TZS15,590.51
|
$8.94
FCFA5,388
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
TZS1,515.10
|
$2.09
FCFA1,263
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
TZS908.95
|
$1.50
FCFA903
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
Tanzania
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.76
TZS1,952.51
|
$1.53
FCFA925
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.54
TZS9,132.58
|
$4.61
FCFA2,781
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.49
TZS11,585.79
|
$7.14
FCFA4,308
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.87
TZS4,834.82
|
$3.52
FCFA2,122
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.23
TZS5,754.54
|
$2.22
FCFA1,336
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
TZS2,933.06
|
$1.44
FCFA867
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.40
TZS1,035.44
|
$1.03
FCFA620
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.38
TZS979.64
|
$2.29
FCFA1,379
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
TZS1,002.30
|
$1.31
FCFA789
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
TZS722.91
|
$1.33
FCFA800
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
TZS1,038.24
|
$1.29
FCFA780
|
|
pay 65.2% more for transportation
Tanzania
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.34
TZS11,213.64
|
$5.17
FCFA3,114
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.63
TZS30,033.29
|
$21.74
FCFA13,107
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,997.25
TZS41,295,774.14
|
$28,585.40
FCFA17,234,791
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.49
TZS29,651.47
|
$20.24
FCFA12,203
|
|
pay 5.3 times more for housing
Tanzania
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.88
TZS141,662.36
|
$156.50
FCFA94,357
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$299.88
TZS774,130.71
|
$1,030.70
FCFA621,434
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$204.77
TZS528,594.06
|
$381.29
FCFA229,887
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.19
TZS90,833.40
|
$456.95
FCFA275,507
|
|
pay 13.3% less for childcare
Tanzania
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$239.74
TZS618,861.89
|
$214.14
FCFA129,113
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,071.51
TZS15,673,171.93
|
$5,100.00
FCFA3,074,907
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Tanzania
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
TZS2,992.76
|
$2.85
FCFA1,719
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.86
TZS4,793.65
|
$4.18
FCFA2,522
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
TZS4,343.10
|
$3.50
FCFA2,110
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.00
TZS95,508.15
|
$75.25
FCFA45,370
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.83
TZS12,474.25
|
$10.00
FCFA6,029
|
|
pay 72.2% more for clothing
Tanzania
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.50
TZS42,580.89
|
$35.42
FCFA21,354
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.56
TZS86,624.40
|
$35.56
FCFA21,437
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$50.99
TZS131,639.35
|
$92.22
FCFA55,603
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$48.03
TZS123,992.57
|
$90.00
FCFA54,263
|
|
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