Cost of living comparison
El Salvador is 54.2% more expensive than Togo.
If you lived in El Salvador instead of Togo, you would:
pay 6.9% more for restaurants
Togo
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.10
F CFA1,275
|
$5.83
SVC50.99
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.38
F CFA5,100
|
$5.91
SVC51.69
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.51
F CFA1,530
|
$0.71
SVC6.20
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.34
F CFA816
|
$0.67
SVC5.90
|
|
pay 3.1% more for groceries
Togo
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
F CFA459
|
$1.83
SVC16.03
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.74
F CFA2,278
|
$2.97
SVC25.96
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.22
F CFA4,392
|
$6.82
SVC59.63
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
F CFA1,066
|
$2.36
SVC20.62
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.76
F CFA1,677
|
$2.16
SVC18.86
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.89
F CFA540
|
$1.44
SVC12.55
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
F CFA521
|
$0.75
SVC6.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.77
F CFA1,080
|
$1.03
SVC8.97
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.53
F CFA933
|
$1.09
SVC9.55
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
F CFA771
|
$1.04
SVC9.06
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.88
F CFA1,141
|
$0.83
SVC7.28
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for transportation
Togo
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.66
F CFA2,230
|
$3.88
SVC33.96
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.28
F CFA30,600
|
$21.74
SVC190.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,408.81
F CFA8,160,118
|
$18,000.00
SVC157,350.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.27
F CFA1,989
|
$29.19
SVC255.15
|
|
pay 78.4% more for housing
Togo
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$61.90
F CFA37,673
|
$43.89
SVC383.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$270.27
F CFA164,477
|
$610.09
SVC5,333.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$102.66
F CFA62,476
|
$369.44
SVC3,229.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$90.79
F CFA55,251
|
$52.06
SVC455.06
|
|
pay 27.8% less for childcare
Togo
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$108.95
F CFA66,301
|
$96.15
SVC840.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,731.22
F CFA4,096,379
|
$3,776.67
SVC33,014.55
|
|
pay 26.7% more for entertainment and sports
Togo
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.84
F CFA510
|
$1.50
SVC13.11
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.91
F CFA2,380
|
$2.31
SVC20.16
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
F CFA1,020
|
$4.00
SVC34.97
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.40
F CFA19,720
|
$31.48
SVC275.20
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
F CFA5,100
|
$5.00
SVC43.71
|
|
pay 98.3% more for clothing
Togo
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.23
F CFA12,920
|
$53.50
SVC467.68
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.91
F CFA13,940
|
$41.12
SVC359.50
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$31.85
F CFA19,380
|
$81.36
SVC711.26
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$79.89
F CFA48,621
|
$85.00
SVC743.05
|
|
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