Cost of living comparison
Togo is 27.0% more expensive than Ecuador.
If you lived in Togo instead of Ecuador, you would:
pay 92.4% more for restaurants
Ecuador
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.16
|
$2.10
F CFA1,275
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.40
|
$8.38
F CFA5,100
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
|
$2.51
F CFA1,530
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.56
|
$1.34
F CFA816
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
Ecuador
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.73
|
$0.75
F CFA459
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.35
|
$3.74
F CFA2,278
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.87
|
$7.22
F CFA4,392
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.84
|
$1.75
F CFA1,066
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.37
|
$2.76
F CFA1,677
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
|
$0.89
F CFA540
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
|
$0.86
F CFA521
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
|
$1.77
F CFA1,080
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
|
$1.53
F CFA933
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
|
$1.27
F CFA771
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
|
$1.88
F CFA1,141
|
|
pay 29.3% more for transportation
Ecuador
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.51
|
$3.66
F CFA2,230
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.22
|
$50.28
F CFA30,600
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,150.00
|
$13,408.81
F CFA8,160,118
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.73
|
$3.27
F CFA1,989
|
|
pay 34.2% more for housing
Ecuador
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.92
|
$61.90
F CFA37,673
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$339.15
|
$270.27
F CFA164,477
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$251.11
|
$102.66
F CFA62,476
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.53
|
$90.79
F CFA55,251
|
|
pay 20.3% less for childcare
Ecuador
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$214.58
|
$108.95
F CFA66,301
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,198.40
|
$6,731.22
F CFA4,096,379
|
|
pay 6.2% less for entertainment and sports
Ecuador
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.93
|
$0.84
F CFA510
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.32
|
$3.91
F CFA2,380
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.40
|
$1.68
F CFA1,020
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.90
|
$32.40
F CFA19,720
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.18
|
$8.38
F CFA5,100
|
|
pay 42.1% less for clothing
Ecuador
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.02
|
$21.23
F CFA12,920
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.30
|
$22.91
F CFA13,940
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.53
|
$31.85
F CFA19,380
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.33
|
$79.89
F CFA48,621
|
|
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