Cost of living comparison
Togo is 0.5% cheaper than Dominican Republic.
If you lived in Togo instead of Dominican Republic, you would:
pay 36.5% more for restaurants
Dominican Republic
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.38
DOP429.77
|
$1.93
F CFA1,166
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.46
DOP434.42
|
$6.90
F CFA4,159
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
DOP51.91
|
$2.21
F CFA1,330
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
DOP31.24
|
$0.96
F CFA581
|
|
pay 44.2% more for groceries
Dominican Republic
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.66
DOP96.48
|
$0.72
F CFA432
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.27
DOP190.36
|
$3.69
F CFA2,223
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.40
DOP256.39
|
$7.12
F CFA4,293
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.66
DOP96.96
|
$1.73
F CFA1,040
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.27
DOP132.35
|
$3.00
F CFA1,806
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
DOP64.84
|
$0.87
F CFA527
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.33
DOP19.46
|
$0.87
F CFA527
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
DOP61.61
|
$1.37
F CFA828
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
DOP37.00
|
$1.21
F CFA730
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
DOP36.59
|
$1.25
F CFA753
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.01
DOP58.75
|
$1.75
F CFA1,054
|
|
pay 42.0% less for transportation
Dominican Republic
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.82
DOP280.79
|
$4.07
F CFA2,454
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$58.49
DOP3,408.40
|
$49.53
F CFA29,863
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,453.03
DOP1,599,736.73
|
$13,208.03
F CFA7,963,424
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.84
DOP1,272.52
|
$3.22
F CFA1,941
|
|
pay 30.3% more for housing
Dominican Republic
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.22
DOP2,285.16
|
$58.12
F CFA35,039
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$602.75
DOP35,123.19
|
$266.22
F CFA160,513
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$333.99
DOP19,462.46
|
$101.12
F CFA60,970
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.91
DOP2,092.33
|
$107.16
F CFA64,610
|
|
pay 28.9% less for childcare
Dominican Republic
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$276.66
DOP16,121.41
|
$107.32
F CFA64,703
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,677.72
DOP272,578.88
|
$4,842.94
F CFA2,919,922
|
|
pay 1.4% less for entertainment and sports
Dominican Republic
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.54
DOP148.06
|
$0.83
F CFA498
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.09
DOP121.66
|
$3.85
F CFA2,323
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.15
DOP241.77
|
$1.90
F CFA1,145
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.54
DOP2,012.59
|
$31.92
F CFA19,245
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.98
DOP348.52
|
$8.26
F CFA4,977
|
|
pay 42.0% less for clothing
Dominican Republic
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.13
DOP2,513.02
|
$20.91
F CFA12,609
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.94
DOP2,793.27
|
$22.56
F CFA13,604
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.26
DOP4,618.37
|
$31.37
F CFA18,913
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.48
DOP4,748.03
|
$78.70
F CFA47,449
|
|
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