Cost of living comparison
Tanzania is 35.4% cheaper than Senegal overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 47.8% less in Tanzania
- Groceries
-
pay 34.1% less in Tanzania
- Transportation
-
pay 37.3% less in Tanzania
- Housing
-
pay 33.0% less in Tanzania
- Childcare
-
pay 7.2% less in Tanzania
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 30.7% less in Tanzania
- Clothing
-
pay 57.5% less in Tanzania
Expenses including clothing, restaurants, transportation, groceries, housing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Tanzania.
If you lived in Tanzania instead of Senegal, you would:
pay 47.8% less for restaurants
|
Senegal
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.54
F CFA3,942
|
$2.90
TZS7,695.91
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.99
F CFA5,420
|
$5.96
TZS15,795.14
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
F CFA558
|
$0.62
TZS1,647.82
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
F CFA593
|
$0.31
TZS810.48
|
|
pay 34.1% less for groceries
|
Senegal
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.55
F CFA333
|
$0.72
TZS1,916.19
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.75
F CFA4,069
|
$3.79
TZS10,051.55
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.56
F CFA6,368
|
$4.52
TZS11,989.16
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.41
F CFA1,456
|
$1.68
TZS4,462.31
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.39
F CFA2,646
|
$2.35
TZS6,221.66
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.02
F CFA614
|
$1.11
TZS2,951.63
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
F CFA492
|
$0.38
TZS1,014.21
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
F CFA596
|
$0.34
TZS912.98
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
F CFA531
|
$0.35
TZS936.85
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
F CFA387
|
$0.30
TZS805.57
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
F CFA326
|
$0.50
TZS1,330.19
|
|
pay 37.3% less for transportation
|
Senegal
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.12
F CFA3,693
|
$4.28
TZS11,342.26
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.51
F CFA14,782
|
$19.55
TZS51,799.41
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,959.22
F CFA16,260,482
|
$15,823.72
TZS41,932,852.63
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.33
F CFA15,275
|
$10.76
TZS28,526.18
|
|
pay 33.0% less for housing
|
Senegal
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.58
F CFA29,302
|
$59.94
TZS158,851.51
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$932.62
F CFA562,509
|
$289.33
TZS766,734.43
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$326.78
F CFA197,097
|
$236.84
TZS627,613.50
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.46
F CFA58,781
|
$40.01
TZS106,014.43
|
|
pay 7.2% less for childcare
|
Senegal
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$249.17
F CFA150,286
|
$236.03
TZS625,491.87
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,796.99
F CFA4,099,613
|
$6,186.60
TZS16,394,495.53
|
|
pay 30.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Senegal
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.45
F CFA1,478
|
$1.17
TZS3,107.96
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.23
F CFA2,552
|
$2.16
TZS5,726.71
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.47
F CFA887
|
$1.79
TZS4,748.28
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.81
F CFA39,091
|
$36.39
TZS96,433.82
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
F CFA4,927
|
$5.68
TZS15,046.49
|
|
pay 57.5% less for clothing
|
Senegal
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.82
F CFA35,477
|
$11.43
TZS30,298.54
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.58
F CFA22,666
|
$21.76
TZS57,657.67
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.23
F CFA53,217
|
$45.14
TZS119,631.96
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.72
F CFA55,926
|
$38.53
TZS102,101.21
|
|
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