Cost of living comparison
Guernsey is 3.9 times more expensive than Togo.
If you lived in Guernsey instead of Togo, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
Togo
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.10
F CFA1,275
|
$18.79
£15.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.38
F CFA5,100
|
$8.69
£6.94
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.51
F CFA1,530
|
$2.30
£1.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.34
F CFA816
|
$1.63
£1.30
|
|
pay 70.9% more for groceries
Togo
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
F CFA459
|
$2.05
£1.64
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.74
F CFA2,278
|
$5.70
£4.55
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.22
F CFA4,392
|
$6.94
£5.54
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
F CFA1,066
|
$4.80
£3.83
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.76
F CFA1,677
|
$3.13
£2.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.89
F CFA540
|
$2.71
£2.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
F CFA521
|
$2.68
£2.14
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.77
F CFA1,080
|
$1.67
£1.33
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.53
F CFA933
|
$1.95
£1.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
F CFA771
|
$1.11
£0.88
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.88
F CFA1,141
|
$0.82
£0.65
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for transportation
Togo
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.66
F CFA2,230
|
$6.41
£5.12
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.28
F CFA30,600
|
$50.62
£40.41
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,408.81
F CFA8,160,118
|
$28,537.25
£22,786.05
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.27
F CFA1,989
|
$24.01
£19.17
|
|
pay 5.5 times more for housing
Togo
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$61.90
F CFA37,673
|
$62.19
£49.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$270.27
F CFA164,477
|
$1,570.37
£1,253.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$102.66
F CFA62,476
|
$1,409.56
£1,125.49
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$90.79
F CFA55,251
|
$147.13
£117.48
|
|
pay 7.8 times more for childcare
Togo
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$108.95
F CFA66,301
|
$1,425.66
£1,138.34
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,731.22
F CFA4,096,379
|
$16,919.68
£13,509.81
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Togo
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.84
F CFA510
|
$5.68
£4.54
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.91
F CFA2,380
|
$3.84
£3.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
F CFA1,020
|
$9.76
£7.80
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.40
F CFA19,720
|
$74.46
£59.45
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
F CFA5,100
|
$9.24
£7.38
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for clothing
Togo
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.23
F CFA12,920
|
$90.66
£72.39
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.91
F CFA13,940
|
$37.47
£29.92
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$31.85
F CFA19,380
|
$85.36
£68.16
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$79.89
F CFA48,621
|
$101.62
£81.14
|
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