Cost of living comparison
Togo is 21.5% more expensive than Burma.
If you lived in Togo instead of Burma, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
Burma
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.92
MMK6,106
|
$2.10
F CFA1,276
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
MMK12,565
|
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
MMK1,217
|
$2.51
F CFA1,532
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
MMK709
|
$1.34
F CFA817
|
|
pay 55.4% more for groceries
Burma
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.37
MMK2,875
|
$0.75
F CFA459
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.84
MMK10,126
|
$3.74
F CFA2,280
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.47
MMK11,454
|
$7.22
F CFA4,396
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.61
MMK3,376
|
$1.75
F CFA1,067
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.68
MMK5,612
|
$2.76
F CFA1,679
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
MMK1,792
|
$0.89
F CFA540
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.34
MMK712
|
$0.86
F CFA521
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
MMK2,045
|
$1.77
F CFA1,081
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
MMK1,501
|
$1.53
F CFA934
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
MMK1,184
|
$1.27
F CFA772
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
MMK1,520
|
$1.88
F CFA1,142
|
|
pay 27.6% more for transportation
Burma
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.73
MMK5,727
|
$3.66
F CFA2,232
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.15
MMK35,909
|
$50.28
F CFA30,630
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,500.00
MMK57,588,173
|
$13,408.81
F CFA8,168,034
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.47
MMK19,834
|
$3.27
F CFA1,991
|
|
pay 26.4% less for housing
Burma
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.23
MMK149,160
|
$61.90
F CFA37,709
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$602.64
MMK1,261,988
|
$270.27
F CFA164,637
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$320.96
MMK672,124
|
$102.66
F CFA62,537
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.50
MMK145,535
|
$90.79
F CFA55,304
|
|
pay 59.9% less for childcare
Burma
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$482.50
MMK1,010,411
|
$108.95
F CFA66,365
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,680.00
MMK24,459,268
|
$6,731.22
F CFA4,100,353
|
|
pay 37.9% more for entertainment and sports
Burma
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
MMK2,292
|
$0.84
F CFA510
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.07
MMK4,326
|
$3.91
F CFA2,382
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.43
MMK3,000
|
$1.68
F CFA1,021
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.84
MMK72,967
|
$32.40
F CFA19,739
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.92
MMK8,215
|
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
|
pay 44.1% less for clothing
Burma
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.27
MMK84,329
|
$21.23
F CFA12,933
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.60
MMK99,689
|
$22.91
F CFA13,954
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.17
MMK203,482
|
$31.85
F CFA19,399
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.67
MMK185,692
|
$79.89
F CFA48,668
|
|
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