Cost of living comparison
Tanzania is 17.1% more expensive than Benin.
If you lived in Tanzania instead of Benin, you would:
pay 9.6% less for restaurants
|
Benin
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.27
F CFA2,041
|
$2.90
TZS6,885.05
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.90
F CFA3,062
|
$5.96
TZS14,130.91
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
F CFA429
|
$0.62
TZS1,474.20
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
F CFA316
|
$0.31
TZS725.09
|
|
pay 27.8% less for groceries
|
Benin
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
F CFA782
|
$0.72
TZS1,714.30
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.36
F CFA2,721
|
$3.79
TZS8,992.49
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.11
F CFA4,443
|
$4.52
TZS10,725.94
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.93
F CFA1,206
|
$1.68
TZS3,992.15
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.43
F CFA1,516
|
$2.35
TZS5,566.12
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
F CFA733
|
$1.11
TZS2,640.64
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
F CFA370
|
$0.38
TZS907.35
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.49
F CFA309
|
$0.34
TZS816.79
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
F CFA432
|
$0.35
TZS838.14
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
F CFA386
|
$0.30
TZS720.69
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
F CFA432
|
$0.50
TZS1,190.04
|
|
pay 2.8% more for transportation
|
Benin
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.75
F CFA2,344
|
$4.28
TZS10,147.20
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$19.55
TZS46,341.65
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$15,823.72
TZS37,514,670.20
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.76
F CFA7,348
|
$10.76
TZS25,520.57
|
|
pay 20.0% more for housing
|
Benin
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.08
F CFA32,529
|
$59.94
TZS142,114.40
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$178.09
F CFA111,238
|
$289.33
TZS685,948.78
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$130.71
F CFA81,643
|
$236.84
TZS561,486.09
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$187.42
F CFA117,061
|
$40.01
TZS94,844.40
|
|
pay 9.4% more for childcare
|
Benin
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$204.24
F CFA127,567
|
$236.03
TZS559,588.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,990.94
F CFA3,741,951
|
$6,186.60
TZS14,667,117.88
|
|
pay 19.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Benin
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.98
F CFA612
|
$1.17
TZS2,780.50
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.08
F CFA2,551
|
$2.16
TZS5,123.33
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.12
F CFA1,327
|
$1.79
TZS4,247.98
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.14
F CFA34,443
|
$36.39
TZS86,273.23
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.94
F CFA4,337
|
$5.68
TZS13,461.15
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
|
Benin
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.34
F CFA10,205
|
$11.43
TZS27,106.19
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.17
F CFA5,103
|
$21.76
TZS51,582.67
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$8.17
F CFA5,103
|
$45.14
TZS107,027.15
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.93
F CFA28,065
|
$38.53
TZS91,343.49
|
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