Cost of living comparison
Tanzania is 29.7% cheaper than Gabon.
If you lived in Tanzania instead of Gabon, you would:
pay 64.7% less for restaurants
Gabon
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.51
FCFA9,975
|
$3.77
TZS9,813.23
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.86
FCFA8,978
|
$6.04
TZS15,721.88
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.24
FCFA748
|
$0.59
TZS1,527.87
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
FCFA698
|
$0.35
TZS916.61
|
|
pay 48.3% less for groceries
Gabon
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
FCFA865
|
$0.76
TZS1,968.96
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.44
FCFA2,078
|
$3.54
TZS9,209.53
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.88
FCFA5,971
|
$4.49
TZS11,683.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.43
FCFA2,070
|
$1.87
TZS4,875.55
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.15
FCFA1,900
|
$2.23
TZS5,803.03
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.45
FCFA875
|
$1.14
TZS2,957.78
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.17
FCFA709
|
$0.40
TZS1,044.17
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.45
FCFA875
|
$0.38
TZS987.89
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
FCFA573
|
$0.39
TZS1,010.75
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
FCFA633
|
$0.28
TZS729.00
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.12
FCFA679
|
$0.40
TZS1,046.99
|
|
pay 35.6% less for transportation
Gabon
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.93
FCFA2,374
|
$4.34
TZS11,308.13
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.40
FCFA27,433
|
$11.63
TZS30,286.35
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,067.07
FCFA16,958,309
|
$15,997.25
TZS41,643,736.51
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$11.49
TZS29,901.32
|
|
pay 50.5% less for housing
Gabon
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.79
FCFA41,564
|
$54.88
TZS142,856.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$853.02
FCFA515,400
|
$299.88
TZS780,653.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$495.30
FCFA299,264
|
$204.77
TZS533,048.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.17
FCFA50,855
|
$35.19
TZS91,598.77
|
|
pay 56.8% more for childcare
Gabon
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$119.70
FCFA72,322
|
$239.74
TZS624,076.48
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,365.76
FCFA3,242,030
|
$6,071.51
TZS15,805,235.66
|
|
pay 27.9% less for entertainment and sports
Gabon
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
FCFA599
|
$1.16
TZS3,017.98
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.68
FCFA2,826
|
$1.86
TZS4,834.04
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.48
FCFA1,496
|
$1.68
TZS4,379.70
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.79
FCFA34,914
|
$37.00
TZS96,312.91
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$4.83
TZS12,579.36
|
|
pay 37.9% less for clothing
Gabon
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.04
FCFA39,902
|
$16.50
TZS42,939.68
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$74.30
FCFA44,890
|
$33.56
TZS87,354.30
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.40
FCFA27,433
|
$50.99
TZS132,748.56
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.64
FCFA43,892
|
$48.03
TZS125,037.35
|
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