Cost of living comparison
Equatorial Guinea is 90.6% more expensive than Tanzania.
If you lived in Equatorial Guinea instead of Tanzania, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
|
Tanzania
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.76
TZS9,755.59
|
$13.41
FCFA8,216
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.91
TZS17,943.37
|
$20.95
FCFA12,838
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
TZS1,743.09
|
$1.12
FCFA685
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
TZS929.54
|
$1.26
FCFA770
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for groceries
|
Tanzania
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.92
TZS2,397.72
|
$3.34
FCFA2,046
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.85
TZS20,383.54
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.31
TZS13,781.41
|
$8.88
FCFA5,443
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
TZS5,065.15
|
$2.01
FCFA1,232
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.83
TZS7,345.78
|
$2.28
FCFA1,398
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.32
TZS3,433.85
|
$2.66
FCFA1,630
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
TZS1,149.95
|
$1.33
FCFA815
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.35
TZS915.18
|
$1.90
FCFA1,165
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
TZS1,130.95
|
$1.33
FCFA815
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
TZS909.32
|
$2.01
FCFA1,234
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
TZS1,415.06
|
$1.90
FCFA1,165
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
|
Tanzania
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.28
TZS11,104.78
|
$3.11
FCFA1,905
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.54
TZS22,171.80
|
$58.66
FCFA35,945
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,084.05
TZS44,343,592.77
|
$16,761.01
FCFA10,270,024
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.84
TZS35,918.31
|
$7.54
FCFA4,622
|
|
pay 12.8% more for housing
|
Tanzania
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$65.54
TZS170,106.95
|
$167.61
FCFA102,700
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$274.47
TZS712,430.47
|
$209.51
FCFA128,375
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$231.44
TZS600,722.26
|
$117.33
FCFA71,890
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.35
TZS141,077.82
|
$37.17
FCFA22,775
|
|
pay 78.3% less for childcare
|
Tanzania
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$296.62
TZS769,905.21
|
$67.04
FCFA41,080
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,678.53
TZS14,739,275.69
|
$1,173.27
FCFA718,902
|
|
pay 50.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Tanzania
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.20
TZS3,104.05
|
$0.84
FCFA514
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.03
TZS5,280.40
|
$6.70
FCFA4,108
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.79
TZS4,642.22
|
$1.68
FCFA1,027
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.98
TZS119,358.17
|
$50.28
FCFA30,810
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.82
TZS15,104.54
|
?? | |
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
|
Tanzania
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.27
TZS52,600.28
|
$25.14
FCFA15,405
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.40
TZS115,247.15
|
$81.01
FCFA49,638
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$54.01
TZS140,190.42
|
$251.42
FCFA154,050
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.48
TZS138,804.68
|
$75.42
FCFA46,215
|
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