Cost of living comparison
Togo is 18.5% more expensive than Peru.
If you lived in Togo instead of Peru, you would:
pay 44.1% more for restaurants
Peru
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.27
PEN12.06
|
$1.93
F CFA1,177
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.37
PEN19.80
|
$6.90
F CFA4,198
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
PEN3.80
|
$2.21
F CFA1,342
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
PEN2.03
|
$0.96
F CFA586
|
|
pay 90.8% more for groceries
Peru
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.88
PEN6.93
|
$0.72
F CFA436
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.14
PEN11.59
|
$3.69
F CFA2,244
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.68
PEN17.25
|
$7.12
F CFA4,333
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
PEN9.17
|
$1.73
F CFA1,050
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.54
PEN9.37
|
$3.00
F CFA1,823
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.65
PEN2.38
|
$0.87
F CFA532
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.39
PEN1.43
|
$0.87
F CFA532
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
PEN1.67
|
$1.37
F CFA836
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.76
|
$1.21
F CFA737
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
PEN1.58
|
$1.25
F CFA760
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
PEN1.63
|
$1.75
F CFA1,063
|
|
pay 10.2% more for transportation
Peru
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.37
PEN19.80
|
$4.07
F CFA2,477
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.78
PEN65.58
|
$49.53
F CFA30,142
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,101.60
PEN74,121.68
|
$13,208.03
F CFA8,037,933
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.41
PEN56.83
|
$3.22
F CFA1,959
|
|
pay 41.3% more for housing
Peru
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.39
PEN108.37
|
$58.12
F CFA35,367
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$337.81
PEN1,245.61
|
$266.22
F CFA162,015
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$246.39
PEN908.52
|
$101.12
F CFA61,540
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.26
PEN159.52
|
$107.16
F CFA65,214
|
|
pay 29.0% less for childcare
Peru
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$193.88
PEN714.91
|
$107.32
F CFA65,308
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,589.22
PEN20,609.43
|
$4,842.94
F CFA2,947,242
|
|
pay 2.4% less for entertainment and sports
Peru
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.06
PEN7.59
|
$0.83
F CFA502
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.73
PEN10.07
|
$3.85
F CFA2,344
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.11
PEN18.84
|
$1.90
F CFA1,155
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.12
PEN118.43
|
$31.92
F CFA19,425
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.85
PEN17.88
|
$8.26
F CFA5,024
|
|
pay 25.5% less for clothing
Peru
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.11
PEN166.33
|
$20.91
F CFA12,727
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.43
PEN86.38
|
$22.56
F CFA13,731
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.13
PEN258.59
|
$31.37
F CFA19,090
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.17
PEN262.43
|
$78.70
F CFA47,893
|
|
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