Cost of living comparison
Togo is 2.4 times more expensive than Eritrea.
If you lived in Togo instead of Eritrea, you would:
pay 70.8% more for restaurants
Eritrea
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.40
ERN171.02
|
$2.10
F CFA1,276
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.00
ERN30.00
|
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.56
ERN23.44
|
$2.51
F CFA1,532
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.57
ERN23.62
|
$1.34
F CFA817
|
|
pay 76.3% more for groceries
Eritrea
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
ERN7.50
|
$0.75
F CFA459
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$3.74
F CFA2,280
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.47
ERN82.08
|
$7.22
F CFA4,396
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.80
ERN72.00
|
$1.75
F CFA1,067
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.76
F CFA1,679
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.97
ERN29.48
|
$0.89
F CFA540
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.45
ERN6.80
|
$0.86
F CFA521
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
ERN12.85
|
$1.77
F CFA1,081
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
ERN9.83
|
$1.53
F CFA934
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
ERN10.58
|
$1.27
F CFA772
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
ERN6.80
|
$1.88
F CFA1,142
|
|
pay 50.4% less for transportation
Eritrea
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.20
ERN123.03
|
$3.66
F CFA2,232
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$50.28
F CFA30,630
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$13,408.81
F CFA8,168,034
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.00
ERN89.99
|
$3.27
F CFA1,991
|
|
pay 51.5% more for housing
Eritrea
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$61.90
F CFA37,709
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$650.00
ERN9,750.00
|
$270.27
F CFA164,637
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$600.00
ERN9,000.00
|
$102.66
F CFA62,537
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$22.94
ERN344.12
|
$90.79
F CFA55,304
|
|
pay 6.7 times more for childcare
Eritrea
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$25.00
ERN375.00
|
$108.95
F CFA66,365
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$750.00
ERN11,250.00
|
$6,731.22
F CFA4,100,353
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Eritrea
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
$0.84
F CFA510
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.84
ERN12.58
|
$3.91
F CFA2,382
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
ERN37.50
|
$1.68
F CFA1,021
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$32.40
F CFA19,739
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
|
pay 15.6% more for clothing
Eritrea
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$30.00
ERN450.00
|
$21.23
F CFA12,933
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.00
ERN450.00
|
$22.91
F CFA13,954
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$31.85
F CFA19,399
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$40.00
ERN600.00
|
$79.89
F CFA48,668
|
|
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