Cost of living comparison
Togo is 39.0% more expensive than China.
If you lived in Togo instead of China, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
China
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.33
CN¥24.11
|
$2.10
F CFA1,284
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.25
CN¥38.02
|
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
CN¥3.61
|
$2.51
F CFA1,540
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
CN¥2.20
|
$1.34
F CFA822
|
|
pay 90.0% more for groceries
China
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.68
CN¥12.15
|
$0.75
F CFA462
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.22
CN¥45.07
|
$3.74
F CFA2,294
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.41
CN¥53.68
|
$7.22
F CFA4,422
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
CN¥12.68
|
$1.75
F CFA1,073
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.80
CN¥13.01
|
$2.76
F CFA1,689
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
CN¥6.38
|
$0.89
F CFA543
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
CN¥4.55
|
$0.86
F CFA524
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
CN¥5.35
|
$1.77
F CFA1,087
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
CN¥4.11
|
$1.53
F CFA939
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
CN¥2.54
|
$1.27
F CFA776
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
CN¥3.11
|
$1.88
F CFA1,149
|
|
pay 13.9% more for transportation
China
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
CN¥33.60
|
$3.66
F CFA2,245
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.41
CN¥155.06
|
$50.28
F CFA30,810
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,385.50
CN¥154,893.02
|
$13,408.81
F CFA8,216,019
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.14
CN¥30.01
|
$3.27
F CFA2,003
|
|
pay 93.1% more for housing
China
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.28
CN¥103.40
|
$61.90
F CFA37,931
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$401.04
CN¥2,904.72
|
$270.27
F CFA165,604
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$247.64
CN¥1,793.61
|
$102.66
F CFA62,904
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.51
CN¥286.19
|
$90.79
F CFA55,629
|
|
pay 68.2% less for childcare
China
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$456.56
CN¥3,306.83
|
$108.95
F CFA66,755
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,918.49
CN¥122,538.96
|
$6,731.22
F CFA4,124,441
|
|
pay 11.3% less for entertainment and sports
China
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.15
CN¥8.30
|
$0.84
F CFA514
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.48
CN¥25.23
|
$3.91
F CFA2,396
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.40
CN¥24.61
|
$1.68
F CFA1,027
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.27
CN¥306.17
|
$32.40
F CFA19,855
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.35
CN¥46.02
|
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
|
pay 36.4% less for clothing
China
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.26
CN¥371.30
|
$21.23
F CFA13,009
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.18
CN¥240.31
|
$22.91
F CFA14,036
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.69
CN¥584.45
|
$31.85
F CFA19,513
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.44
CN¥553.63
|
$79.89
F CFA48,954
|
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