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 CFA498
|
$3.77
TZS10,159.36
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.15
F CFA1,295
|
$6.04
TZS16,276.42
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
F CFA465
|
$0.59
TZS1,581.76
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
F CFA249
|
$0.35
TZS948.94
|
|
pay 25.9% less for groceries
|
Burkina Faso
|
Tanzania
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.89
F CFA534
|
$0.76
TZS2,038.41
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$3.54
TZS9,534.37
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.20
F CFA5,550
|
$4.49
TZS12,095.51
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
F CFA1,524
|
$1.87
TZS5,047.52
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.23
TZS6,007.72
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
F CFA482
|
$1.14
TZS3,062.10
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA302
|
$0.40
TZS1,081.00
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
F CFA257
|
$0.38
TZS1,022.74
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
F CFA409
|
$0.39
TZS1,046.40
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
F CFA818
|
$0.28
TZS754.72
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
F CFA348
|
$0.40
TZS1,083.92
|
|
pay 37.9% more for transportation
|
Burkina Faso
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
F CFA2,761
|
$4.34
TZS11,706.99
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$4.95
F CFA2,988
|
$11.63
TZS31,354.61
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$15,997.25
TZS43,112,585.86
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.70
F CFA8,266
|
$11.49
TZS30,955.99
|
|
pay 11.0% less for housing
|
Burkina Faso
|
Tanzania
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.19
F CFA24,848
|
$54.88
TZS147,894.81
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$412.75
F CFA248,974
|
$299.88
TZS808,188.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$206.38
F CFA124,487
|
$204.77
TZS551,849.61
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.44
F CFA41,886
|
$35.19
TZS94,829.62
|
|
pay 16.7% more for childcare
|
Burkina Faso
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$123.83
F CFA74,692
|
$239.74
TZS646,088.78
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,210.19
F CFA9,174,888
|
$6,071.51
TZS16,362,714.70
|
|
pay 0.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Burkina Faso
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
F CFA697
|
$1.16
TZS3,124.43
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.24
F CFA747
|
$1.86
TZS5,004.55
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.65
F CFA996
|
$1.68
TZS4,534.17
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.28
F CFA24,897
|
$37.00
TZS99,710.04
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
F CFA4,979
|
$4.83
TZS13,023.06
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Burkina Faso
|
Tanzania
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$16.50
TZS44,454.24
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$33.56
TZS90,435.45
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$50.99
TZS137,430.84
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$48.03
TZS129,447.64
|
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