Cost of living comparison
Togo is 37.8% more expensive than Rwanda.
If you lived in Togo instead of Rwanda, you would:
pay 57.8% more for restaurants
Rwanda
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.58
RWF4,636
|
$1.93
F CFA1,177
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.57
RWF8,521
|
$6.90
F CFA4,198
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
RWF1,002
|
$2.21
F CFA1,342
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
RWF668
|
$0.96
F CFA586
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Rwanda
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
RWF1,365
|
$0.72
F CFA436
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.51
RWF3,258
|
$3.69
F CFA2,244
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.00
RWF3,894
|
$7.12
F CFA4,333
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.63
RWF2,109
|
$1.73
F CFA1,050
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.26
RWF2,930
|
$3.00
F CFA1,823
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
RWF1,981
|
$0.87
F CFA532
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
RWF631
|
$0.87
F CFA532
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
RWF1,165
|
$1.37
F CFA836
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
RWF648
|
$1.21
F CFA737
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RWF290
|
$1.25
F CFA760
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
RWF377
|
$1.75
F CFA1,063
|
|
pay 4.0% more for transportation
Rwanda
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.70
RWF6,091
|
$4.07
F CFA2,477
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.49
RWF26,564
|
$49.53
F CFA30,142
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,032.66
RWF28,568,869
|
$13,208.03
F CFA8,037,933
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.60
RWF15,036
|
$3.22
F CFA1,959
|
|
pay 58.8% more for housing
Rwanda
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.64
RWF35,836
|
$58.12
F CFA35,367
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$508.02
RWF658,731
|
$266.22
F CFA162,015
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$309.23
RWF400,967
|
$101.12
F CFA61,540
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.53
RWF40,883
|
$107.16
F CFA65,214
|
|
pay 53.9% less for childcare
Rwanda
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$238.37
RWF309,078
|
$107.32
F CFA65,308
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,243.25
RWF13,282,018
|
$4,842.94
F CFA2,947,242
|
|
pay 42.6% more for entertainment and sports
Rwanda
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
RWF1,504
|
$0.83
F CFA502
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
RWF2,882
|
$3.85
F CFA2,344
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.93
RWF2,506
|
$1.90
F CFA1,155
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.92
RWF40,097
|
$31.92
F CFA19,425
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.09
RWF4,010
|
$8.26
F CFA5,024
|
|
pay 30.0% more for clothing
Rwanda
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.26
RWF27,566
|
$20.91
F CFA12,727
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.12
RWF32,579
|
$22.56
F CFA13,731
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$28.02
RWF36,338
|
$31.37
F CFA19,090
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$35.75
RWF46,362
|
$78.70
F CFA47,893
|
|
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