Cost of living comparison
Togo is 2.5 times more expensive than Algeria.
If you lived in Togo instead of Algeria, you would:
pay 3.8 times more for restaurants
Algeria
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.12
DZD285.69
|
$2.10
F CFA1,284
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.10
DZD417.61
|
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
DZD66.79
|
$2.51
F CFA1,540
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.21
DZD28.61
|
$1.34
F CFA822
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for groceries
Algeria
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.20
DZD26.90
|
$0.75
F CFA462
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.19
DZD429.85
|
$3.74
F CFA2,294
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.66
DZD358.38
|
$7.22
F CFA4,422
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.47
DZD198.24
|
$1.75
F CFA1,073
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.95
DZD261.95
|
$2.76
F CFA1,689
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.12
DZD151.22
|
$0.89
F CFA543
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.23
DZD165.20
|
$0.86
F CFA524
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
DZD78.98
|
$1.77
F CFA1,087
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
DZD42.65
|
$1.53
F CFA939
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
DZD34.53
|
$1.27
F CFA776
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
DZD27.32
|
$1.88
F CFA1,149
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
Algeria
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.17
DZD157.29
|
$3.66
F CFA2,245
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$9.46
DZD1,272.95
|
$50.28
F CFA30,810
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,593.64
DZD3,578,147.80
|
$13,408.81
F CFA8,216,019
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.74
DZD638.01
|
$3.27
F CFA2,003
|
|
pay 87.7% more for housing
Algeria
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.62
DZD4,522.92
|
$61.90
F CFA37,931
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$146.28
DZD19,682.37
|
$270.27
F CFA165,604
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$95.93
DZD12,907.01
|
$102.66
F CFA62,904
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.03
DZD4,443.56
|
$90.79
F CFA55,629
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for childcare
Algeria
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$60.09
DZD8,085.14
|
$108.95
F CFA66,755
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,440.91
DZD193,873.17
|
$6,731.22
F CFA4,124,441
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Algeria
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.44
DZD193.25
|
$0.84
F CFA514
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.48
DZD64.11
|
$3.91
F CFA2,396
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.26
DZD304.37
|
$1.68
F CFA1,027
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$16.20
DZD2,179.97
|
$32.40
F CFA19,855
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.40
DZD592.29
|
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
|
pay 24.2% less for clothing
Algeria
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.38
DZD3,683.97
|
$21.23
F CFA13,009
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.26
DZD5,147.26
|
$22.91
F CFA14,036
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$57.94
DZD7,795.48
|
$31.85
F CFA19,513
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.15
DZD9,707.85
|
$79.89
F CFA48,954
|
|
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