Cost of living comparison
Tanzania is 13.2% more expensive than Togo.
If you lived in Tanzania instead of Togo, you would:
pay 13.6% less for restaurants
Togo
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.93
F CFA1,167
|
$3.77
TZS10,159.36
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.90
F CFA4,161
|
$6.04
TZS16,276.42
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.21
F CFA1,330
|
$0.59
TZS1,581.76
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
F CFA581
|
$0.35
TZS948.94
|
|
pay 33.8% less for groceries
Togo
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
F CFA432
|
$0.76
TZS2,038.41
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.69
F CFA2,224
|
$3.54
TZS9,534.37
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.12
F CFA4,295
|
$4.49
TZS12,095.51
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
F CFA1,041
|
$1.87
TZS5,047.52
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
F CFA1,807
|
$2.23
TZS6,007.72
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
F CFA527
|
$1.14
TZS3,062.10
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
F CFA527
|
$0.40
TZS1,081.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.37
F CFA828
|
$0.38
TZS1,022.74
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
F CFA730
|
$0.39
TZS1,046.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
F CFA753
|
$0.28
TZS754.72
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.75
F CFA1,054
|
$0.40
TZS1,083.92
|
|
pay 52.0% more for transportation
Togo
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.07
F CFA2,455
|
$4.34
TZS11,706.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$49.53
F CFA29,877
|
$11.63
TZS31,354.61
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,208.03
F CFA7,967,171
|
$15,997.25
TZS43,112,585.86
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.22
F CFA1,942
|
$11.49
TZS30,955.99
|
|
pay 10.6% more for housing
Togo
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.12
F CFA35,056
|
$54.88
TZS147,894.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$266.22
F CFA160,588
|
$299.88
TZS808,188.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$101.12
F CFA60,999
|
$204.77
TZS551,849.61
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.16
F CFA64,640
|
$35.19
TZS94,829.62
|
|
pay 74.4% more for childcare
Togo
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$107.32
F CFA64,733
|
$239.74
TZS646,088.78
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,842.94
F CFA2,921,296
|
$6,071.51
TZS16,362,714.70
|
|
pay 9.7% less for entertainment and sports
Togo
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.83
F CFA498
|
$1.16
TZS3,124.43
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.85
F CFA2,324
|
$1.86
TZS5,004.55
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.90
F CFA1,145
|
$1.68
TZS4,534.17
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.92
F CFA19,254
|
$37.00
TZS99,710.04
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
F CFA4,979
|
$4.83
TZS13,023.06
|
|
pay 12.8% more for clothing
Togo
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.91
F CFA12,615
|
$16.50
TZS44,454.24
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.56
F CFA13,611
|
$33.56
TZS90,435.45
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$31.37
F CFA18,922
|
$50.99
TZS137,430.84
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.70
F CFA47,471
|
$48.03
TZS129,447.64
|
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