Cost of living comparison
Togo is 24.7% more expensive than Brazil.
If you lived in Togo instead of Brazil, you would:
pay 59.0% more for restaurants
Brazil
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.96
R$25.16
|
$2.10
F CFA1,276
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.29
R$31.88
|
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.02
R$5.17
|
$2.51
F CFA1,532
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
R$3.18
|
$1.34
F CFA817
|
|
pay 98.4% more for groceries
Brazil
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.39
R$7.03
|
$0.75
F CFA459
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.04
R$20.47
|
$3.74
F CFA2,280
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.80
R$19.29
|
$7.22
F CFA4,396
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
R$9.74
|
$1.75
F CFA1,067
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.81
R$9.19
|
$2.76
F CFA1,679
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
R$3.75
|
$0.89
F CFA540
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
R$2.49
|
$0.86
F CFA521
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
R$2.22
|
$1.77
F CFA1,081
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
R$3.54
|
$1.53
F CFA934
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
R$2.39
|
$1.27
F CFA772
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
R$2.29
|
$1.88
F CFA1,142
|
|
pay 24.1% less for transportation
Brazil
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.69
R$23.79
|
$3.66
F CFA2,232
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.51
R$220.68
|
$50.28
F CFA30,630
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,854.65
R$100,712.71
|
$13,408.81
F CFA8,168,034
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.69
R$39.02
|
$3.27
F CFA1,991
|
|
pay 54.6% more for housing
Brazil
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.91
R$101.02
|
$61.90
F CFA37,709
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$281.83
R$1,429.58
|
$270.27
F CFA164,637
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$182.14
R$923.90
|
$102.66
F CFA62,537
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.55
R$296.99
|
$90.79
F CFA55,304
|
|
pay 20.4% less for childcare
Brazil
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$251.18
R$1,274.10
|
$108.95
F CFA66,365
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,814.17
R$29,492.40
|
$6,731.22
F CFA4,100,353
|
|
pay 31.5% more for entertainment and sports
Brazil
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.62
R$8.21
|
$0.84
F CFA510
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.57
R$7.98
|
$3.91
F CFA2,382
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.32
R$11.74
|
$1.68
F CFA1,021
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.14
R$117.38
|
$32.40
F CFA19,739
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.80
R$29.41
|
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
|
pay 26.0% less for clothing
Brazil
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.10
R$218.64
|
$21.23
F CFA12,933
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.84
R$207.15
|
$22.91
F CFA13,954
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.61
R$358.16
|
$31.85
F CFA19,399
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$54.94
R$278.69
|
$79.89
F CFA48,668
|
|
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