Cost of living comparison
Tanzania is 43.8% cheaper than France.
If you lived in Tanzania instead of France, you would:
pay 66.0% less for restaurants
France
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.13
€15.14
|
$3.76
TZS9,674
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.98
€9.36
|
$6.91
TZS17,793
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.76
€2.59
|
$0.67
TZS1,728
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
€1.77
|
$0.36
TZS922
|
|
pay 38.0% less for groceries
France
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.66
€1.56
|
$0.92
TZS2,378
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.33
€7.81
|
$7.85
TZS20,212
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.25
€3.98
|
$5.31
TZS13,666
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.47
€3.26
|
$1.95
TZS5,023
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.22
€4.90
|
$2.83
TZS7,284
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.22
|
$1.32
TZS3,405
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.92
|
$0.44
TZS1,140
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.29
€1.21
|
$0.35
TZS908
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
€1.42
|
$0.44
TZS1,121
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.82
|
$0.35
TZS902
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
€0.97
|
$0.55
TZS1,403
|
|
pay 46.8% less for transportation
France
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.84
€7.35
|
$4.28
TZS11,012
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$52.45
€49.21
|
$8.54
TZS21,986
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,223.89
€24,604.57
|
$17,084.05
TZS43,971,274
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.05
€16.93
|
$13.84
TZS35,617
|
|
pay 18.4% less for housing
France
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.93
€29.02
|
$65.54
TZS168,679
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$760.64
€713.67
|
$274.47
TZS706,449
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$610.71
€573.00
|
$231.44
TZS595,678
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$135.03
€126.70
|
$54.35
TZS139,893
|
|
pay 52.9% less for childcare
France
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$674.24
€632.61
|
$296.62
TZS763,441
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,309.03
€10,610.69
|
$5,678.53
TZS14,615,522
|
|
pay 44.5% less for entertainment and sports
France
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.24
€5.85
|
$1.20
TZS3,078
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.93
€2.75
|
$2.03
TZS5,236
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.11
€10.42
|
$1.79
TZS4,603
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.98
€35.63
|
$45.98
TZS118,356
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.22
€10.53
|
$5.82
TZS14,978
|
|
pay 39.8% less for clothing
France
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.18
€79.92
|
$20.27
TZS52,159
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.90
€36.50
|
$44.40
TZS114,280
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.98
€85.36
|
$54.01
TZS139,013
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.71
€115.13
|
$53.48
TZS137,639
|
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