Cost of living comparison
Tanzania is 23.8% more expensive than Burkina Faso.
If you lived in Tanzania instead of Burkina Faso, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Burkina Faso
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.83
F CFA501
|
$3.77
TZS9,941.88
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.15
F CFA1,303
|
$6.04
TZS15,927.99
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
F CFA468
|
$0.59
TZS1,547.90
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
F CFA251
|
$0.35
TZS928.63
|
|
pay 25.9% less for groceries
Burkina Faso
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.89
F CFA537
|
$0.76
TZS1,994.77
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$3.54
TZS9,330.27
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.20
F CFA5,585
|
$4.49
TZS11,836.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
F CFA1,533
|
$1.87
TZS4,939.47
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.23
TZS5,879.11
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
F CFA485
|
$1.14
TZS2,996.55
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA304
|
$0.40
TZS1,057.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
F CFA259
|
$0.38
TZS1,000.84
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
F CFA412
|
$0.39
TZS1,024.00
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
F CFA823
|
$0.28
TZS738.56
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
F CFA350
|
$0.40
TZS1,060.72
|
|
pay 37.9% more for transportation
Burkina Faso
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
F CFA2,779
|
$4.34
TZS11,456.38
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.95
F CFA3,006
|
$11.63
TZS30,683.40
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$15,997.25
TZS42,189,676.21
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.70
F CFA8,317
|
$11.49
TZS30,293.31
|
|
pay 11.0% less for housing
Burkina Faso
|
Tanzania
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.19
F CFA25,002
|
$54.88
TZS144,728.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$412.75
F CFA250,522
|
$299.88
TZS790,887.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$206.38
F CFA125,261
|
$204.77
TZS540,036.19
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.44
F CFA42,147
|
$35.19
TZS92,799.61
|
|
pay 16.7% more for childcare
Burkina Faso
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$123.83
F CFA75,157
|
$239.74
TZS632,257.98
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,210.19
F CFA9,231,933
|
$6,071.51
TZS16,012,438.62
|
|
pay 0.1% more for entertainment and sports
Burkina Faso
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
F CFA701
|
$1.16
TZS3,057.55
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.24
F CFA752
|
$1.86
TZS4,897.42
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.65
F CFA1,002
|
$1.68
TZS4,437.11
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.28
F CFA25,052
|
$37.00
TZS97,575.55
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
F CFA5,010
|
$4.83
TZS12,744.27
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Burkina Faso
|
Tanzania
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$16.50
TZS43,502.61
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$33.56
TZS88,499.50
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$50.99
TZS134,488.86
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$48.03
TZS126,676.56
|
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