Cost of living comparison
Togo is 7.0% more expensive than South Africa.
If you lived in Togo instead of South Africa, you would:
pay 38.1% more for restaurants
|
South Africa
|
Togo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.29
ZAR149.79
|
$1.93
F CFA1,166
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.51
ZAR81.56
|
$6.90
F CFA4,159
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
ZAR16.80
|
$2.21
F CFA1,330
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
ZAR12.52
|
$0.96
F CFA581
|
|
pay 65.3% more for groceries
|
South Africa
|
Togo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.93
ZAR16.78
|
$0.72
F CFA432
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.52
ZAR63.54
|
$3.69
F CFA2,223
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.04
ZAR73.09
|
$7.12
F CFA4,293
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
ZAR37.70
|
$1.73
F CFA1,040
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.97
ZAR35.53
|
$3.00
F CFA1,806
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.64
ZAR11.63
|
$0.87
F CFA527
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
ZAR11.14
|
$0.87
F CFA527
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
ZAR10.62
|
$1.37
F CFA828
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
ZAR12.47
|
$1.21
F CFA730
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
ZAR8.92
|
$1.25
F CFA753
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
ZAR11.07
|
$1.75
F CFA1,054
|
|
pay 28.1% less for transportation
|
South Africa
|
Togo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.81
ZAR86.87
|
$4.07
F CFA2,454
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$50.85
ZAR919.16
|
$49.53
F CFA29,863
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,587.45
ZAR354,031.44
|
$13,208.03
F CFA7,963,424
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.44
ZAR152.55
|
$3.22
F CFA1,941
|
|
pay 3.1% less for housing
|
South Africa
|
Togo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.70
ZAR735.71
|
$58.12
F CFA35,039
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$363.07
ZAR6,562.27
|
$266.22
F CFA160,513
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$324.06
ZAR5,857.19
|
$101.12
F CFA60,970
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.48
ZAR1,382.31
|
$107.16
F CFA64,610
|
|
pay 4.4% less for childcare
|
South Africa
|
Togo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$170.15
ZAR3,075.45
|
$107.32
F CFA64,703
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,782.54
ZAR68,367.19
|
$4,842.94
F CFA2,919,922
|
|
pay 15.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
South Africa
|
Togo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.04
ZAR36.88
|
$0.83
F CFA498
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.79
ZAR32.36
|
$3.85
F CFA2,323
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.68
ZAR48.47
|
$1.90
F CFA1,145
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.55
ZAR515.94
|
$31.92
F CFA19,245
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.94
ZAR107.31
|
$8.26
F CFA4,977
|
|
pay 34.5% less for clothing
|
South Africa
|
Togo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.73
ZAR808.41
|
$20.91
F CFA12,609
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.20
ZAR545.83
|
$22.56
F CFA13,604
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.48
ZAR1,472.67
|
$31.37
F CFA18,913
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.16
ZAR1,394.53
|
$78.70
F CFA47,449
|
|
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