Tanzania is 36.7% more expensive than Nigeria.

If you lived in Tanzania instead of Nigeria, you would:

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pay 30.0% more for restaurants

 
Nigeria
Tanzania
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $2.71
NGN4,448.00
$3.77
TZS10,159.36
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$5.43
NGN8,915.01
$6.04
TZS16,276.42
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.38
NGN624.21
$0.59
TZS1,581.76

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pay 34.3% less for groceries

 
Nigeria
Tanzania
Bread
1 loaf
$1.34
NGN2,202.14
$0.76
TZS2,038.41
Local cheese (8 oz) $2.32
NGN3,801.56
$3.54
TZS9,534.37
Milk (1 gallon) $11.06
NGN18,145.02
$4.49
TZS12,095.51

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pay 23.3% more for transportation

 
Nigeria
Tanzania
Gasoline (1 gallon) $2.36
NGN3,865.49
$4.34
TZS11,706.99
Monthly public transit pass $35.66
NGN58,519.00
$11.63
TZS31,354.61
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $9,742.56
NGN15,989,702.85
$15,997.25
TZS43,112,585.86

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pay 15.9% more for housing

 
Nigeria
Tanzania
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$33.04
NGN54,225.76
$54.88
TZS147,894.81
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $806.81
NGN1,324,148.67
$299.88
TZS808,188.67
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $498.69
NGN818,467.95
$204.77
TZS551,849.61

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pay 3.2 times more for childcare

 
Nigeria
Tanzania
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $76.23
NGN125,117.41
$239.74
TZS646,088.78
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $1,836.86
NGN3,014,687.20
$6,071.51
TZS16,362,714.70

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pay 0.5% more for entertainment and sports

 
Nigeria
Tanzania
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $0.91
NGN1,499.36
$1.16
TZS3,124.43
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.16
NGN3,541.26
$1.86
TZS5,004.55
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.42
NGN2,322.85
$1.68
TZS4,534.17

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pay 1.1% less for clothing

 
Nigeria
Tanzania
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$16.52
NGN27,118.45
$16.50
TZS44,454.24
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$29.67
NGN48,688.19
$33.56
TZS90,435.45
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$53.82
NGN88,336.44
$50.99
TZS137,430.84

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