Cost of living comparison
Togo is 38.6% more expensive than Argentina.
If you lived in Togo instead of Argentina, you would:
pay 44.8% more for restaurants
Argentina
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.95
$6,050.35
|
$2.10
CFA1,289
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
$4,276.20
|
$8.38
CFA5,156
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
$1,023.67
|
$2.51
CFA1,547
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
$707.95
|
$1.34
CFA825
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Argentina
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
$1,007.97
|
$0.75
CFA464
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.30
$2,871.07
|
$3.74
CFA2,303
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.02
$2,625.95
|
$7.22
CFA4,440
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.48
$1,287.60
|
$1.75
CFA1,078
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.86
$1,620.53
|
$2.76
CFA1,695
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.70
$611.98
|
$0.89
CFA546
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
$528.95
|
$0.86
CFA526
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
$415.28
|
$1.77
CFA1,091
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
$534.15
|
$1.53
CFA943
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
$273.38
|
$1.27
CFA780
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
$323.42
|
$1.88
CFA1,154
|
|
pay 15.3% more for transportation
Argentina
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.41
$2,965.66
|
$3.66
CFA2,254
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.26
$16,758.80
|
$50.28
CFA30,934
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,101.65
$20,971,003.56
|
$13,408.81
CFA8,249,097
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.86
$7,705.07
|
$3.27
CFA2,011
|
|
pay 72.3% more for housing
Argentina
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.98
$19,121.48
|
$61.90
CFA38,083
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$237.02
$206,232.00
|
$270.27
CFA166,271
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$180.77
$157,289.86
|
$102.66
CFA63,157
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.32
$33,339.09
|
$90.79
CFA55,853
|
|
pay 17.6% more for childcare
Argentina
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$116.37
$101,252.45
|
$108.95
CFA67,024
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,756.21
$4,138,407.35
|
$6,731.22
CFA4,141,047
|
|
pay 44.4% more for entertainment and sports
Argentina
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.80
$1,566.05
|
$0.84
CFA516
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.63
$1,421.41
|
$3.91
CFA2,406
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.91
$1,662.84
|
$1.68
CFA1,031
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.57
$19,638.77
|
$32.40
CFA19,935
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.09
$3,557.98
|
$8.38
CFA5,156
|
|
pay 49.9% less for clothing
Argentina
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.01
$51,347.64
|
$21.23
CFA13,061
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.10
$43,592.41
|
$22.91
CFA14,092
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$112.10
$97,536.15
|
$31.85
CFA19,592
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.63
$77,113.99
|
$79.89
CFA49,151
|
|
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