Cost of living comparison
Burkina Faso is 2.0% more expensive than Tanzania.
If you lived in Burkina Faso instead of Tanzania, you would:
pay 28.1% less for restaurants
Tanzania
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.76
TZS9,725.66
|
$0.84
F CFA510
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.91
TZS17,888.32
|
$2.18
F CFA1,327
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
TZS1,737.74
|
$0.63
F CFA383
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
TZS926.69
|
$0.50
F CFA306
|
|
pay 26.9% more for groceries
Tanzania
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.92
TZS2,390.36
|
$1.06
F CFA646
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.85
TZS20,320.99
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.31
TZS13,739.12
|
$8.56
F CFA5,215
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
TZS5,049.61
|
$2.01
F CFA1,225
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.83
TZS7,323.24
|
$3.04
F CFA1,852
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.32
TZS3,423.31
|
$0.94
F CFA571
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
TZS1,146.42
|
$0.57
F CFA347
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.35
TZS912.38
|
$0.43
F CFA262
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
TZS1,127.48
|
$0.59
F CFA359
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
TZS906.53
|
$0.80
F CFA486
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
TZS1,410.72
|
$0.53
F CFA324
|
|
pay 13.3% more for transportation
Tanzania
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.28
TZS11,070.71
|
$4.14
F CFA2,522
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.54
TZS22,103.77
|
$15.08
F CFA9,189
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,084.05
TZS44,207,533.08
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.84
TZS35,808.10
|
$9.22
F CFA5,616
|
|
pay 6.6% more for housing
Tanzania
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$65.54
TZS169,585.01
|
$37.38
F CFA22,768
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$274.47
TZS710,244.52
|
$419.03
F CFA255,251
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$231.44
TZS598,879.06
|
$173.90
F CFA105,929
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.35
TZS140,644.95
|
$76.90
F CFA46,846
|
|
pay 48.2% more for childcare
Tanzania
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$296.62
TZS767,542.91
|
$72.63
F CFA44,244
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,678.53
TZS14,694,051.09
|
$15,441.40
F CFA9,406,199
|
|
pay 25.2% less for entertainment and sports
Tanzania
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.20
TZS3,094.53
|
$1.17
F CFA715
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.03
TZS5,264.20
|
$1.68
F CFA1,021
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.79
TZS4,627.98
|
$1.68
F CFA1,021
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.98
TZS118,991.94
|
$29.33
F CFA17,868
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.82
TZS15,058.19
|
$2.10
F CFA1,276
|
|
pay 27.9% less for clothing
Tanzania
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.27
TZS52,438.88
|
$13.41
F CFA8,168
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.40
TZS114,893.54
|
$29.33
F CFA17,868
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$54.01
TZS139,760.27
|
$33.52
F CFA20,420
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.48
TZS138,378.79
|
$50.28
F CFA30,630
|
|
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