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Tanzania vs. Central African Republic Cost of Living Summary

Tanzania is 60.2% cheaper than Central African Republic overall.

Restaurants: pay 66.7% less in Tanzania
Groceries: pay 50.4% less in Tanzania
Transportation: pay 53.9% less in Tanzania
Housing: pay 87.8% less in Tanzania
Entertainment and Sports: pay 42.3% less in Tanzania

Expenses including housing, restaurants, transportation, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Tanzania.

Tanzania vs. Central African Republic Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Tanzania instead of Central African Republic, you would:

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pay 66.7% less for restaurants

	Central African Republic	Tanzania
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.17 FCFA4,640	$2.90 TZS7,536.19	-64.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.25 FCFA6,960	$5.96 TZS15,467.31	-51.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.04 FCFA1,160	$0.62 TZS1,613.62	-69.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.63 FCFA928	$0.31 TZS793.66	-81.3%
Average			-66.7%

Central African Republic vs. Tanzania - Cost of restaurants

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pay 50.4% less for groceries

	Central African Republic	Tanzania
Bread 1 loaf	$2.86 FCFA1,624	$0.72 TZS1,876.42	-74.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.06 FCFA1,740	$3.79 TZS9,842.93	+23.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$17.01 FCFA9,660	$4.52 TZS11,740.33	-73.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.59 FCFA2,042	$1.68 TZS4,369.70	-53.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.08 FCFA2,315	$2.35 TZS6,092.53	-42.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.74 FCFA421	$1.11 TZS2,890.37	+50.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.74 FCFA421	$0.38 TZS993.16	-48.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.96 FCFA1,684	$0.34 TZS894.03	-88.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.22 FCFA1,263	$0.35 TZS917.41	-84.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.85 FCFA1,052	$0.30 TZS788.85	-83.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$2.59 FCFA1,473	$0.50 TZS1,302.58	-80.6%
Average			-50.4%

Central African Republic vs. Tanzania - Cost of groceries

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pay 53.9% less for transportation

	Central African Republic	Tanzania
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$9.28 FCFA5,269	$4.28 TZS11,106.86	-53.9%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$19.55 TZS50,724.32
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$15,823.72 TZS41,062,548.14
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$10.76 TZS27,934.13
Average			-53.9%

Central African Republic vs. Tanzania - Cost of transportation

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pay 87.8% less for housing

	Central African Republic	Tanzania
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	??	$59.94 TZS155,554.59
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,984.60 FCFA1,127,159	$289.33 TZS750,821.07	-85.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,402.03 FCFA1,364,241	$236.84 TZS614,587.56	-90.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$40.01 TZS103,814.13
Average			-87.8%

Central African Republic vs. Tanzania - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Central African Republic	Tanzania
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$236.03 TZS612,509.97
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$6,186.60 TZS16,054,232.41

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pay 42.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Central African Republic	Tanzania
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.86 FCFA1,624	$1.17 TZS3,043.46	-59.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.45 FCFA1,392	$2.16 TZS5,607.86	-11.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.08 FCFA2,320	$1.79 TZS4,649.73	-56.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$36.39 TZS94,432.36
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$5.68 TZS14,734.21
Average			-42.3%

Central African Republic vs. Tanzania - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Central African Republic	Tanzania
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$11.43 TZS29,669.70
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$21.76 TZS56,461.00
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$45.14 TZS117,149.03
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$38.53 TZS99,982.13

Central African Republic vs. Tanzania - Cost of clothing

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