Cost of living comparison
Togo is 10.6% more expensive than Guatemala.
If you lived in Togo instead of Guatemala, you would:
pay 51.7% more for restaurants
Guatemala
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.22
GTQ40.46
|
$2.10
F CFA1,276
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.77
GTQ44.73
|
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
GTQ8.07
|
$2.51
F CFA1,532
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
GTQ5.77
|
$1.34
F CFA817
|
|
pay 45.9% more for groceries
Guatemala
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.81
GTQ14.01
|
$0.75
F CFA459
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.52
GTQ19.50
|
$3.74
F CFA2,280
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.12
GTQ47.41
|
$7.22
F CFA4,396
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.93
GTQ14.97
|
$1.75
F CFA1,067
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.75
GTQ21.30
|
$2.76
F CFA1,679
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.43
GTQ11.12
|
$0.89
F CFA540
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
GTQ3.88
|
$0.86
F CFA521
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.05
GTQ8.12
|
$1.77
F CFA1,081
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
GTQ5.25
|
$1.53
F CFA934
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
GTQ5.54
|
$1.27
F CFA772
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
GTQ4.84
|
$1.88
F CFA1,142
|
|
pay 38.1% more for transportation
Guatemala
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.76
GTQ29.12
|
$3.66
F CFA2,232
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.82
GTQ114.91
|
$50.28
F CFA30,630
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,182.24
GTQ133,186.90
|
$13,408.81
F CFA8,168,034
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.66
GTQ67.09
|
$3.27
F CFA1,991
|
|
pay 1.7% less for housing
Guatemala
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.06
GTQ372.50
|
$61.90
F CFA37,709
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$396.59
GTQ3,074.15
|
$270.27
F CFA164,637
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$390.71
GTQ3,028.59
|
$102.66
F CFA62,537
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.38
GTQ413.73
|
$90.79
F CFA55,304
|
|
pay 4.6% less for childcare
Guatemala
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$172.19
GTQ1,334.71
|
$108.95
F CFA66,365
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,273.28
GTQ40,875.46
|
$6,731.22
F CFA4,100,353
|
|
pay 8.4% less for entertainment and sports
Guatemala
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.15
GTQ16.66
|
$0.84
F CFA510
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.32
GTQ17.96
|
$3.91
F CFA2,382
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.36
GTQ26.01
|
$1.68
F CFA1,021
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.57
GTQ322.25
|
$32.40
F CFA19,739
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.84
GTQ53.01
|
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
|
pay 47.0% less for clothing
Guatemala
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.92
GTQ340.41
|
$21.23
F CFA12,933
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.75
GTQ370.17
|
$22.91
F CFA13,954
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.16
GTQ760.91
|
$31.85
F CFA19,399
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.99
GTQ744.10
|
$79.89
F CFA48,668
|
|
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