Cost of living comparison
Gabon is 86.0% more expensive than Tanzania.
If you lived in Gabon instead of Tanzania, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Tanzania
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.76
TZS9,740
|
$15.91
FCFA9,786
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.91
TZS17,915
|
$12.15
FCFA7,476
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
TZS1,740
|
$0.88
FCFA541
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
TZS928
|
$0.88
FCFA541
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
Tanzania
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.92
TZS2,394
|
$1.59
FCFA980
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.85
TZS20,351
|
$4.71
FCFA2,900
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.31
TZS13,760
|
$7.65
FCFA4,708
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
TZS5,057
|
$3.48
FCFA2,140
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.83
TZS7,334
|
$4.41
FCFA2,713
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.32
TZS3,428
|
$1.47
FCFA904
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
TZS1,148
|
$1.65
FCFA1,013
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.35
TZS914
|
$2.24
FCFA1,380
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
TZS1,129
|
$1.22
FCFA748
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
TZS908
|
$1.06
FCFA655
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
TZS1,413
|
$1.43
FCFA877
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
Tanzania
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.28
TZS11,087
|
$4.14
FCFA2,547
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.54
TZS22,137
|
$50.28
FCFA30,934
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,084.05
TZS44,273,319
|
$31,007.86
FCFA19,076,038
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.84
TZS35,861
|
$10.89
FCFA6,702
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Tanzania
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$65.54
TZS169,837
|
$69.84
FCFA42,964
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$274.47
TZS711,301
|
$1,089.47
FCFA670,239
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$231.44
TZS599,770
|
$586.64
FCFA360,898
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.35
TZS140,854
|
$85.45
FCFA52,568
|
|
pay 54.8% less for childcare
Tanzania
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$296.62
TZS768,685
|
$136.88
FCFA84,210
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,678.53
TZS14,715,918
|
$2,514.15
FCFA1,546,706
|
|
pay 21.0% more for entertainment and sports
Tanzania
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.20
TZS3,099
|
$1.01
FCFA619
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.03
TZS5,272
|
$2.51
FCFA1,547
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.79
TZS4,635
|
$1.84
FCFA1,134
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.98
TZS119,169
|
$69.14
FCFA42,534
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.82
TZS15,081
|
$8.38
FCFA5,156
|
|
pay 83.6% more for clothing
Tanzania
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.27
TZS52,517
|
$53.08
FCFA32,653
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.40
TZS115,065
|
$64.25
FCFA39,527
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$54.01
TZS139,968
|
$79.61
FCFA48,979
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.48
TZS138,585
|
$96.38
FCFA59,290
|
|
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