Cost of living comparison
Togo is 9.4% more expensive than Brazil.
If you lived in Togo instead of Brazil, you would:
pay 21.6% more for restaurants
Brazil
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.41
R$27.63
|
$1.93
F CFA1,166
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.75
R$34.44
|
$6.90
F CFA4,159
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.09
R$5.57
|
$2.21
F CFA1,330
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
R$3.36
|
$0.96
F CFA581
|
|
pay 71.9% more for groceries
Brazil
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.50
R$7.65
|
$0.72
F CFA432
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.39
R$22.40
|
$3.69
F CFA2,223
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.93
R$20.04
|
$7.12
F CFA4,293
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
R$10.66
|
$1.73
F CFA1,040
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.71
R$8.72
|
$3.00
F CFA1,806
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
R$4.48
|
$0.87
F CFA527
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
R$2.93
|
$0.87
F CFA527
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
R$2.40
|
$1.37
F CFA828
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
R$3.62
|
$1.21
F CFA730
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
R$2.59
|
$1.25
F CFA753
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
R$2.48
|
$1.75
F CFA1,054
|
|
pay 22.6% less for transportation
Brazil
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.99
R$20.39
|
$4.07
F CFA2,454
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$44.60
R$227.69
|
$49.53
F CFA29,863
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,825.57
R$111,410.79
|
$13,208.03
F CFA7,963,424
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.87
R$45.29
|
$3.22
F CFA1,941
|
|
pay 54.4% more for housing
Brazil
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.79
R$101.04
|
$58.12
F CFA35,039
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$324.53
R$1,656.61
|
$266.22
F CFA160,513
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$220.48
R$1,125.45
|
$101.12
F CFA60,970
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.67
R$279.07
|
$107.16
F CFA64,610
|
|
pay 49.2% less for childcare
Brazil
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$278.36
R$1,420.90
|
$107.32
F CFA64,703
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,686.64
R$39,237.22
|
$4,842.94
F CFA2,919,922
|
|
pay 24.8% more for entertainment and sports
Brazil
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.76
R$9.01
|
$0.83
F CFA498
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.69
R$8.61
|
$3.85
F CFA2,323
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.13
R$10.90
|
$1.90
F CFA1,145
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.18
R$123.45
|
$31.92
F CFA19,245
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.45
R$32.92
|
$8.26
F CFA4,977
|
|
pay 35.1% less for clothing
Brazil
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.38
R$246.95
|
$20.91
F CFA12,609
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.32
R$221.11
|
$22.56
F CFA13,604
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.76
R$396.94
|
$31.37
F CFA18,913
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$63.51
R$324.18
|
$78.70
F CFA47,449
|
|
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