Cost of living comparison
Democratic Republic of the Congo is 2.8 times more expensive than Tanzania.
If you lived in Democratic Republic of the Congo instead of Tanzania, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
Tanzania
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.76
TZS9,740
|
$15.00
CDF41,646.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.91
TZS17,915
|
$10.08
CDF27,974.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
TZS1,740
|
$2.78
CDF7,706.63
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
TZS928
|
$0.84
CDF2,327.68
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for groceries
Tanzania
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.92
TZS2,394
|
$2.26
CDF6,271.81
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.85
TZS20,351
|
$4.75
CDF13,188.06
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.31
TZS13,760
|
$8.16
CDF22,668.37
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
TZS5,057
|
$4.38
CDF12,155.23
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.83
TZS7,334
|
$2.16
CDF6,004.91
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.32
TZS3,428
|
$4.12
CDF11,449.40
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
TZS1,148
|
$1.37
CDF3,816.47
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.35
TZS914
|
$2.07
CDF5,743.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
TZS1,129
|
$2.77
CDF7,684.07
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
TZS908
|
$1.63
CDF4,530.59
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
TZS1,413
|
$1.57
CDF4,346.26
|
|
pay 57.0% more for transportation
Tanzania
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.28
TZS11,087
|
$4.62
CDF12,822.13
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.54
TZS22,137
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,084.05
TZS44,273,319
|
$44,341.60
CDF123,111,480.38
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.84
TZS35,861
|
$14.35
CDF39,841.88
|
|
pay 5.6 times more for housing
Tanzania
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$65.54
TZS169,837
|
$300.00
CDF832,929.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$274.47
TZS711,301
|
$1,920.00
CDF5,330,751.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$231.44
TZS599,770
|
$680.00
CDF1,887,974.57
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.35
TZS140,854
|
$423.64
CDF1,176,206.52
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
Tanzania
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$296.62
TZS768,685
|
$1,200.00
CDF3,331,719.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,678.53
TZS14,715,918
|
$8,800.00
CDF24,432,612.06
|
|
pay 87.8% more for entertainment and sports
Tanzania
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.20
TZS3,099
|
$1.74
CDF4,830.24
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.03
TZS5,272
|
$4.35
CDF12,073.15
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.79
TZS4,635
|
$3.50
CDF9,717.52
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.98
TZS119,169
|
$97.50
CDF270,702.24
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.82
TZS15,081
|
$10.00
CDF27,764.33
|
|
pay 54.3% more for clothing
Tanzania
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.27
TZS52,517
|
$40.00
CDF111,057.33
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.40
TZS115,065
|
$35.00
CDF97,175.16
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$54.01
TZS139,968
|
$90.00
CDF249,878.99
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.48
TZS138,585
|
$93.33
CDF259,133.76
|
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