Cost of living comparison
Tanzania is 12.4% cheaper than Sierra Leone.
If you lived in Tanzania instead of Sierra Leone, you would:
pay 37.2% less for restaurants
|
Sierra Leone
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$2.90
TZS7,748.09
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$5.96
TZS15,902.23
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
SLL21,591
|
$0.62
TZS1,658.99
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
SLL18,596
|
$0.31
TZS815.98
|
|
pay 35.5% less for groceries
|
Sierra Leone
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
$0.72
TZS1,929.19
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$3.79
TZS10,119.70
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
$4.52
TZS12,070.45
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
$1.68
TZS4,492.57
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$2.35
TZS6,263.84
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
$1.11
TZS2,971.64
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.38
TZS1,021.09
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.34
TZS919.17
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
$0.35
TZS943.20
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.30
TZS811.03
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
$0.50
TZS1,339.21
|
|
pay 6.9% more for transportation
|
Sierra Leone
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
$4.28
TZS11,419.16
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$19.55
TZS52,150.61
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
$15,823.72
TZS42,217,162.51
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
$10.76
TZS28,719.59
|
|
pay 64.6% less for housing
|
Sierra Leone
|
Tanzania
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$59.94
TZS159,928.55
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,361.67
SLL28,553,469
|
$289.33
TZS771,932.98
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$978.33
SLL20,515,161
|
$236.84
TZS631,868.80
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
$40.01
TZS106,733.22
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Sierra Leone
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$236.03
TZS629,732.78
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$6,186.60
TZS16,505,652.22
|
pay 16.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Sierra Leone
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
$1.17
TZS3,129.04
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$2.16
TZS5,765.54
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$1.79
TZS4,780.47
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$36.39
TZS97,087.65
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$5.68
TZS15,148.51
|
|
pay 72.3% more for clothing
|
Sierra Leone
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$11.43
TZS30,503.97
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$21.76
TZS58,048.60
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$45.14
TZS120,443.08
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$38.53
TZS102,793.47
|
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