Cost of living comparison
Cote d'Ivoire is 37.6% more expensive than Tanzania.
If you lived in Cote d'Ivoire instead of Tanzania, you would:
pay 38.8% more for restaurants
Tanzania
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.76
TZS9,595
|
$3.35
CFA2,025
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.91
TZS17,649
|
$10.06
CFA6,075
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
TZS1,714
|
$0.82
CFA494
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
TZS914
|
$0.71
CFA430
|
|
pay 19.3% more for groceries
Tanzania
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.92
TZS2,358
|
$0.59
CFA354
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.85
TZS20,049
|
$6.43
CFA3,881
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.31
TZS13,555
|
$7.37
CFA4,452
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
TZS4,982
|
$2.10
CFA1,270
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.83
TZS7,225
|
$3.76
CFA2,271
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.32
TZS3,377
|
$1.27
CFA765
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
TZS1,131
|
$0.41
CFA245
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.35
TZS900
|
$0.64
CFA385
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
TZS1,112
|
$0.80
CFA482
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
TZS894
|
$0.49
CFA299
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
TZS1,392
|
$0.52
CFA315
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Tanzania
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.28
TZS10,922
|
$4.38
CFA2,646
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.54
TZS21,808
|
$41.90
CFA25,313
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,084.05
TZS43,615,583
|
$30,169.81
CFA18,225,692
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.84
TZS35,329
|
$15.08
CFA9,113
|
|
pay 48.1% more for housing
Tanzania
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$65.54
TZS167,314
|
$59.50
CFA35,945
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$274.47
TZS700,734
|
$567.30
CFA342,705
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$231.44
TZS590,860
|
$235.35
CFA142,177
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.35
TZS138,762
|
$104.94
CFA63,395
|
|
pay 56.4% less for childcare
Tanzania
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$296.62
TZS757,265
|
$117.33
CFA70,878
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,678.53
TZS14,497,294
|
$2,700.38
CFA1,631,312
|
|
pay 15.1% more for entertainment and sports
Tanzania
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.20
TZS3,053
|
$1.09
CFA658
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.03
TZS5,194
|
$2.93
CFA1,772
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.79
TZS4,566
|
$1.26
CFA759
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.98
TZS117,399
|
$57.83
CFA34,933
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.82
TZS14,857
|
$8.38
CFA5,063
|
|
pay 78.8% more for clothing
Tanzania
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.27
TZS51,737
|
$63.45
CFA38,332
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.40
TZS113,355
|
$44.00
CFA26,579
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$54.01
TZS137,889
|
$70.56
CFA42,628
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.48
TZS136,526
|
$92.19
CFA55,690
|
|
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