Cost of living comparison
Togo is 48.7% more expensive than Burundi.
If you lived in Togo instead of Burundi, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Burundi
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.89
BIF5,441
|
$1.93
F CFA1,166
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.80
BIF10,934
|
$6.90
F CFA4,159
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
BIF1,458
|
$2.21
F CFA1,330
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
BIF1,946
|
$0.96
F CFA581
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
Burundi
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
BIF2,092
|
$0.72
F CFA432
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
BIF17,430
|
$3.69
F CFA2,223
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.78
BIF7,989
|
$7.12
F CFA4,293
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.07
BIF5,945
|
$1.73
F CFA1,040
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
BIF9,171
|
$3.00
F CFA1,806
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.64
BIF7,590
|
$0.87
F CFA527
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF632
|
$0.87
F CFA527
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
BIF1,898
|
$1.37
F CFA828
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
BIF1,265
|
$1.21
F CFA730
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF632
|
$1.25
F CFA753
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BIF759
|
$1.75
F CFA1,054
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Burundi
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$4.07
F CFA2,454
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$49.53
F CFA29,863
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$13,208.03
F CFA7,963,424
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$3.22
F CFA1,941
|
pay 14.1% more for housing
Burundi
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$58.12
F CFA35,039
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$291.52
BIF838,412
|
$266.22
F CFA160,513
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$73.86
BIF212,432
|
$101.12
F CFA60,970
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$107.16
F CFA64,610
|
|
pay 24.7% less for childcare
Burundi
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$103.39
BIF297,341
|
$107.32
F CFA64,703
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,338.70
BIF29,734,101
|
$4,842.94
F CFA2,919,922
|
|
pay 10.0% less for entertainment and sports
Burundi
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.27
BIF3,645
|
$0.83
F CFA498
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.04
BIF8,747
|
$3.85
F CFA2,323
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.42
BIF6,972
|
$1.90
F CFA1,145
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$31.92
F CFA19,245
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$8.26
F CFA4,977
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Burundi
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$20.91
F CFA12,609
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$22.56
F CFA13,604
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$31.37
F CFA18,913
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$78.70
F CFA47,449
|
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