Cost of living comparison
Togo is 13.6% more expensive than Albania.
If you lived in Togo instead of Albania, you would:
pay 0.7% more for restaurants
Albania
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.46
ALL688
|
$1.93
F CFA1,166
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.30
ALL581
|
$6.90
F CFA4,159
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.58
ALL145
|
$2.21
F CFA1,330
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
ALL70
|
$0.96
F CFA581
|
|
pay 50.6% more for groceries
Albania
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.80
ALL74
|
$0.72
F CFA432
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.90
ALL452
|
$3.69
F CFA2,223
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.95
ALL641
|
$7.12
F CFA4,293
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.29
ALL303
|
$1.73
F CFA1,040
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.21
ALL296
|
$3.00
F CFA1,806
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
ALL57
|
$0.87
F CFA527
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
ALL97
|
$0.87
F CFA527
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
ALL66
|
$1.37
F CFA828
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
ALL59
|
$1.21
F CFA730
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
ALL42
|
$1.25
F CFA753
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
ALL44
|
$1.75
F CFA1,054
|
|
pay 6.0% more for transportation
Albania
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.84
ALL722
|
$4.07
F CFA2,454
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.59
ALL1,436
|
$49.53
F CFA29,863
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,451.57
ALL2,806,055
|
$13,208.03
F CFA7,963,424
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.40
ALL2,709
|
$3.22
F CFA1,941
|
|
pay 61.4% more for housing
Albania
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.91
ALL1,466
|
$58.12
F CFA35,039
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$333.93
ALL30,771
|
$266.22
F CFA160,513
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$252.77
ALL23,292
|
$101.12
F CFA60,970
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.76
ALL6,152
|
$107.16
F CFA64,610
|
|
pay 18.1% more for childcare
Albania
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$144.51
ALL13,316
|
$107.32
F CFA64,703
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,989.15
ALL275,444
|
$4,842.94
F CFA2,919,922
|
|
pay 5.1% more for entertainment and sports
Albania
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
ALL229
|
$0.83
F CFA498
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.54
ALL142
|
$3.85
F CFA2,323
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.54
ALL326
|
$1.90
F CFA1,145
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.41
ALL3,355
|
$31.92
F CFA19,245
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.18
ALL754
|
$8.26
F CFA4,977
|
|
pay 47.0% less for clothing
Albania
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.87
ALL4,227
|
$20.91
F CFA12,609
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.92
ALL4,139
|
$22.56
F CFA13,604
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.19
ALL7,205
|
$31.37
F CFA18,913
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.69
ALL9,555
|
$78.70
F CFA47,449
|
|
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