Cost of living comparison
France is 2.6 times more expensive than Tanzania.
If you lived in France instead of Tanzania, you would:
pay 3.8 times more for restaurants
Tanzania
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.76
TZS9,740
|
$16.13
€15.13
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.91
TZS17,915
|
$9.98
€9.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
TZS1,740
|
$2.76
€2.59
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
TZS928
|
$1.88
€1.77
|
|
pay 99.8% more for groceries
Tanzania
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.92
TZS2,394
|
$1.66
€1.56
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.85
TZS20,351
|
$8.33
€7.81
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.31
TZS13,760
|
$4.25
€3.98
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
TZS5,057
|
$3.47
€3.26
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.83
TZS7,334
|
$5.22
€4.90
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.32
TZS3,428
|
$1.30
€1.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
TZS1,148
|
$0.98
€0.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.35
TZS914
|
$1.29
€1.21
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
TZS1,129
|
$1.51
€1.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
TZS908
|
$0.87
€0.82
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
TZS1,413
|
$1.03
€0.97
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
Tanzania
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.28
TZS11,087
|
$7.84
€7.35
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.54
TZS22,137
|
$52.45
€49.19
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,084.05
TZS44,273,319
|
$26,223.89
€24,594.50
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.84
TZS35,861
|
$18.05
€16.93
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Tanzania
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$65.54
TZS169,837
|
$30.93
€29.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$274.47
TZS711,301
|
$760.64
€713.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$231.44
TZS599,770
|
$610.71
€572.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.35
TZS140,854
|
$135.03
€126.64
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Tanzania
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$296.62
TZS768,685
|
$674.24
€632.35
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,678.53
TZS14,715,918
|
$11,309.03
€10,606.35
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Tanzania
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.20
TZS3,099
|
$6.24
€5.85
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.03
TZS5,272
|
$2.93
€2.75
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.79
TZS4,635
|
$11.11
€10.42
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.98
TZS119,169
|
$37.98
€35.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.82
TZS15,081
|
$11.22
€10.52
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
Tanzania
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.27
TZS52,517
|
$85.18
€79.89
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.40
TZS115,065
|
$38.90
€36.49
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$54.01
TZS139,968
|
$90.98
€85.33
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.48
TZS138,585
|
$122.71
€115.09
|
|
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