Cost of living comparison
Liberia is 73.9% more expensive than Tanzania.
If you lived in Liberia instead of Tanzania, you would:
pay 3.7 times more for restaurants
Tanzania
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.76
TZS9,740
|
$12.50
$2,413.75
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.91
TZS17,915
|
$12.50
$2,413.75
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
TZS1,740
|
$1.50
$289.65
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
TZS928
|
$2.67
$514.93
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
Tanzania
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.92
TZS2,394
|
$1.36
$263.52
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.85
TZS20,351
|
$10.00
$1,931.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.31
TZS13,760
|
$6.37
$1,230.45
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
TZS5,057
|
$5.33
$1,029.87
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.83
TZS7,334
|
$4.48
$864.48
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.32
TZS3,428
|
$0.91
$175.18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
TZS1,148
|
$1.25
$241.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.35
TZS914
|
$1.81
$350.36
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
TZS1,129
|
$2.36
$455.87
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
TZS908
|
$1.04
$201.76
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
TZS1,413
|
$1.82
$350.96
|
|
pay 27.1% less for transportation
Tanzania
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.28
TZS11,087
|
$3.94
$760.07
|
|
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
|
$5,069.87
$978,992.77
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.84
TZS35,861
|
$13.44
$2,595.64
|
|
pay 94.5% more for housing
Tanzania
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$65.54
TZS169,837
|
$49.87
$9,630.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$274.47
TZS711,301
|
$680.33
$131,372.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$231.44
TZS599,770
|
$158.33
$30,574.17
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.35
TZS140,854
|
$209.64
$40,481.72
|
|
pay 66.8% less for childcare
Tanzania
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$296.62
TZS768,685
|
$132.44
$25,574.36
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,678.53
TZS14,715,918
|
$1,227.33
$236,997.84
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Tanzania
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.20
TZS3,099
|
$2.50
$482.75
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.03
TZS5,272
|
$3.67
$708.03
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.79
TZS4,635
|
$6.87
$1,327.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.98
TZS119,169
|
$66.50
$12,841.12
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.82
TZS15,081
|
$9.87
$1,906.84
|
|
pay 31.8% less for clothing
Tanzania
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.27
TZS52,517
|
$11.22
$2,165.92
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.40
TZS115,065
|
$26.58
$5,133.23
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$54.01
TZS139,968
|
$48.33
$9,333.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.48
TZS138,585
|
$36.50
$7,048.12
|
|
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