Cost of living comparison
Tanzania is 29.5% more expensive than Liberia.
If you lived in Tanzania instead of Liberia, you would:
pay 64.1% less for restaurants
Liberia
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.50
$2,416.25
|
$3.76
TZS9,734
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.50
$2,416.25
|
$6.91
TZS17,905
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
$289.95
|
$0.67
TZS1,739
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.67
$515.47
|
$0.36
TZS928
|
|
pay 44.4% less for groceries
Liberia
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
$263.79
|
$0.92
TZS2,393
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.00
$1,933.00
|
$7.85
TZS20,339
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.37
$1,231.72
|
$5.31
TZS13,752
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.33
$1,030.93
|
$1.95
TZS5,054
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.48
$865.37
|
$2.83
TZS7,330
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
$175.36
|
$1.32
TZS3,426
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.25
$242.05
|
$0.44
TZS1,147
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.81
$350.72
|
$0.35
TZS913
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.36
$456.34
|
$0.44
TZS1,129
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
$201.97
|
$0.35
TZS907
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.82
$351.33
|
$0.55
TZS1,412
|
|
pay 82.9% more for transportation
Liberia
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.94
$760.86
|
$4.28
TZS11,081
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$8.54
TZS22,124
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,069.87
$980,006.49
|
$17,084.05
TZS44,247,693
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.44
$2,598.33
|
$13.84
TZS35,841
|
|
pay 14.0% less for housing
Liberia
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.87
$9,640.81
|
$65.54
TZS169,739
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$680.33
$131,508.29
|
$274.47
TZS710,890
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$158.33
$30,605.83
|
$231.44
TZS599,423
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$209.64
$40,523.64
|
$54.35
TZS140,773
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for childcare
Liberia
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$132.44
$25,600.84
|
$296.62
TZS768,240
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,227.33
$237,243.24
|
$5,678.53
TZS14,707,400
|
|
pay 48.5% less for entertainment and sports
Liberia
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
$483.25
|
$1.20
TZS3,097
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.67
$708.77
|
$2.03
TZS5,269
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.87
$1,328.91
|
$1.79
TZS4,632
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.50
$12,854.42
|
$45.98
TZS119,100
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.87
$1,908.81
|
$5.82
TZS15,072
|
|
pay 51.5% more for clothing
Liberia
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$11.22
$2,168.16
|
$20.27
TZS52,487
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.58
$5,138.54
|
$44.40
TZS114,998
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.33
$9,342.83
|
$54.01
TZS139,887
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.50
$7,055.42
|
$53.48
TZS138,504
|
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