Cost of living comparison
Tanzania is 42.3% more expensive than Chad.
If you lived in Tanzania instead of Chad, you would:
pay 47.5% less for restaurants
Chad
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.26
FCFA4,896
|
$3.77
TZS10,253.32
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.21
FCFA7,833
|
$6.04
TZS16,426.95
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
FCFA490
|
$0.59
TZS1,596.39
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
FCFA441
|
$0.35
TZS957.72
|
|
pay 15.6% less for groceries
Chad
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.33
FCFA196
|
$0.76
TZS2,057.26
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.65
FCFA979
|
$3.54
TZS9,622.55
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.29
FCFA4,324
|
$4.49
TZS12,207.37
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.98
FCFA1,175
|
$1.87
TZS5,094.21
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
FCFA1,777
|
$2.23
TZS6,063.28
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.25
FCFA1,332
|
$1.14
TZS3,090.42
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
FCFA533
|
$0.40
TZS1,091.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.06
FCFA1,221
|
$0.38
TZS1,032.20
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
FCFA511
|
$0.39
TZS1,056.08
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
FCFA459
|
$0.28
TZS761.70
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
FCFA400
|
$0.40
TZS1,093.95
|
|
pay 43.3% more for transportation
Chad
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.96
FCFA2,350
|
$4.34
TZS11,815.26
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$82.55
FCFA48,957
|
$11.63
TZS31,644.60
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,391.93
FCFA6,756,127
|
$15,997.25
TZS43,511,320.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.71
FCFA2,203
|
$11.49
TZS31,242.29
|
|
pay 45.2% less for housing
Chad
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$82.55
FCFA48,957
|
$54.88
TZS149,262.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,400.85
FCFA830,793
|
$299.88
TZS815,663.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$181.61
FCFA107,706
|
$204.77
TZS556,953.49
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$189.38
FCFA112,314
|
$35.19
TZS95,706.67
|
|
pay 5.1 times more for childcare
Chad
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$36.32
FCFA21,541
|
$239.74
TZS652,064.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,651.00
FCFA979,149
|
$6,071.51
TZS16,514,048.24
|
|
pay 13.6% less for entertainment and sports
Chad
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.24
FCFA734
|
$1.16
TZS3,153.33
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.30
FCFA1,958
|
$1.86
TZS5,050.83
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.07
FCFA636
|
$1.68
TZS4,576.11
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$132.08
FCFA78,332
|
$37.00
TZS100,632.23
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.95
FCFA2,937
|
$4.83
TZS13,143.50
|
|
pay 39.0% less for clothing
Chad
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.02
FCFA19,583
|
$16.50
TZS44,865.39
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$61.91
FCFA36,718
|
$33.56
TZS91,271.85
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.66
FCFA31,822
|
$50.99
TZS138,701.89
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.32
FCFA63,645
|
$48.03
TZS130,644.86
|
|
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