Cost of living comparison
compared to
Togo vs. Burundi Cost of Living Summary
Togo is 16.2% cheaper than Burundi overall.
Togo vs. Burundi Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Togo instead of Burundi, you would:
pay 2.8% more for restaurants
|
Burundi
|
Togo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.85
BIF11,548
|
$2.91
F CFA1,698
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.81
BIF11,426
|
$5.56
F CFA3,247
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
BIF5,269
|
$4.10
F CFA2,394
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.35
BIF4,052
|
$0.73
F CFA424
|
|
Burundi vs. Togo - Cost of restaurants
pay 8.4% less for groceries
|
Burundi
|
Togo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.01
BIF6,014
|
$1.32
F CFA773
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.16
BIF12,480
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.80
BIF11,382
|
$8.58
F CFA5,008
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.60
BIF10,797
|
$1.98
F CFA1,157
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.07
BIF15,195
|
?? | |
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.65
BIF7,939
|
$1.36
F CFA791
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.77
F CFA452
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
BIF2,728
|
?? | |
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
BIF2,264
|
$1.16
F CFA678
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.77
F CFA452
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.54
F CFA316
|
|
Burundi vs. Togo - Cost of groceries
pay 9.8% less for transportation
|
Burundi
|
Togo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.04
BIF15,118
|
$4.55
F CFA2,657
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$30.09
BIF90,206
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? | ?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$31.70
BIF95,016
|
?? | |
Burundi vs. Togo - Cost of transportation
pay 36.9% less for housing
|
Burundi
|
Togo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$67.62
BIF203K
|
$42.68
F CFA24,915
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$433.02
BIF1M
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$90.78
BIF272K
|
?? | |
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$111.17
F CFA64,905
|
|
Burundi vs. Togo - Cost of housing
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Burundi
|
Togo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$99.93
BIF300K
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,992.86
BIF30M
|
?? |
Burundi vs. Togo - Cost of childcare
pay 56.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Burundi
|
Togo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.17
BIF6,501
|
$0.94
F CFA548
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.03
BIF9,075
|
$5.80
F CFA3,388
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? | ?? | |
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.65
BIF79,875
|
$60.31
F CFA35,213
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.67
BIF4,992
|
$4.27
F CFA2,492
|
|
Burundi vs. Togo - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Burundi
|
Togo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? | ?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? | ?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? | ?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? | ?? |
Burundi vs. Togo - Cost of clothing
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