Cost of living comparison
Togo is 19.4% cheaper than Guyana.
If you lived in Togo instead of Guyana, you would:
pay 7.2% more for restaurants
Guyana
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.56
GYD2,000.12
|
$1.93
F CFA1,166
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.60
GYD1,800.11
|
$6.90
F CFA4,159
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
GYD250.01
|
$2.21
F CFA1,330
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
GYD140.01
|
$0.96
F CFA581
|
|
pay 1.5% more for groceries
Guyana
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.69
GYD352.52
|
$0.72
F CFA432
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.95
GYD1,035.66
|
$3.69
F CFA2,223
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.96
GYD2,921.42
|
$7.12
F CFA4,293
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.71
GYD567.53
|
$1.73
F CFA1,040
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.62
GYD548.37
|
$3.00
F CFA1,806
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.79
GYD375.17
|
$0.87
F CFA527
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
GYD213.17
|
$0.87
F CFA527
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
GYD222.43
|
$1.37
F CFA828
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
GYD238.36
|
$1.21
F CFA730
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
GYD128.46
|
$1.25
F CFA753
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.88
GYD185.03
|
$1.75
F CFA1,054
|
|
pay 7.6% less for transportation
Guyana
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.98
GYD833.26
|
$4.07
F CFA2,454
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.68
GYD6,000.36
|
$49.53
F CFA29,863
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,775.33
GYD3,300,195.28
|
$13,208.03
F CFA7,963,424
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.16
GYD6,100.36
|
$3.22
F CFA1,941
|
|
pay 13.5% less for housing
Guyana
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$65.13
GYD13,625.81
|
$58.12
F CFA35,039
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$805.17
GYD168,441.97
|
$266.22
F CFA160,513
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$258.44
GYD54,065.70
|
$101.12
F CFA60,970
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$57.98
GYD12,130.20
|
$107.16
F CFA64,610
|
|
pay 82.2% less for childcare
Guyana
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$917.10
GYD191,856.74
|
$107.32
F CFA64,703
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$20,269.40
GYD4,240,352.92
|
$4,842.94
F CFA2,919,922
|
|
pay 13.3% less for entertainment and sports
Guyana
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.27
GYD475.03
|
$0.83
F CFA498
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.37
GYD914.34
|
$3.85
F CFA2,323
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.20
GYD460.03
|
$1.90
F CFA1,145
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.51
GYD7,429.01
|
$31.92
F CFA19,245
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.21
GYD1,300.08
|
$8.26
F CFA4,977
|
|
pay 27.6% less for clothing
Guyana
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$31.76
GYD6,643.25
|
$20.91
F CFA12,609
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.01
GYD9,833.92
|
$22.56
F CFA13,604
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.15
GYD13,000.77
|
$31.37
F CFA18,913
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.94
GYD13,167.45
|
$78.70
F CFA47,449
|
|
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