Cost of living comparison
Togo is 12.8% more expensive than Romania.
If you lived in Togo instead of Romania, you would:
pay 18.4% less for restaurants
|
Romania
|
Togo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.50
RON39.16
|
$1.93
F CFA1,174
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.39
RON29.43
|
$6.90
F CFA4,190
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
RON7.95
|
$2.21
F CFA1,339
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.42
RON6.56
|
$0.96
F CFA585
|
|
pay 71.6% more for groceries
|
Romania
|
Togo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.09
RON5.01
|
$0.72
F CFA435
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.76
RON17.34
|
$3.69
F CFA2,239
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.57
RON25.66
|
$7.12
F CFA4,324
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.98
RON13.72
|
$1.73
F CFA1,048
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
RON12.60
|
$3.00
F CFA1,819
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
RON2.18
|
$0.87
F CFA531
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
RON3.09
|
$0.87
F CFA531
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
RON2.94
|
$1.37
F CFA834
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
RON3.88
|
$1.21
F CFA735
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
RON1.73
|
$1.25
F CFA758
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
RON1.91
|
$1.75
F CFA1,061
|
|
pay 6.3% more for transportation
|
Romania
|
Togo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.68
RON26.16
|
$4.07
F CFA2,472
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$19.80
RON91.23
|
$49.53
F CFA30,081
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,308.53
RON116,606.51
|
$13,208.03
F CFA8,021,677
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.26
RON28.85
|
$3.22
F CFA1,955
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
|
Romania
|
Togo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.81
RON40.57
|
$58.12
F CFA35,295
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$370.46
RON1,706.86
|
$266.22
F CFA161,687
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$263.66
RON1,214.78
|
$101.12
F CFA61,416
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.60
RON468.11
|
$107.16
F CFA65,082
|
|
pay 44.6% less for childcare
|
Romania
|
Togo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$363.62
RON1,675.35
|
$107.32
F CFA65,176
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,956.82
RON27,445.43
|
$4,842.94
F CFA2,941,282
|
|
pay 5.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Romania
|
Togo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.02
RON9.30
|
$0.83
F CFA501
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.17
RON9.99
|
$3.85
F CFA2,340
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.28
RON24.33
|
$1.90
F CFA1,153
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.57
RON173.11
|
$31.92
F CFA19,386
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.14
RON28.30
|
$8.26
F CFA5,014
|
|
pay 39.2% less for clothing
|
Romania
|
Togo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.54
RON274.34
|
$20.91
F CFA12,701
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.40
RON158.49
|
$22.56
F CFA13,704
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.71
RON321.18
|
$31.37
F CFA19,051
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.78
RON372.17
|
$78.70
F CFA47,796
|
|
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