Cost of living comparison
Togo is 31.9% more expensive than Guinea-Bissau.
If you lived in Togo instead of Guinea-Bissau, you would:
pay 82.2% more for restaurants
Guinea-Bissau
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
F CFA2,054
|
$2.10
F CFA1,284
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.27
F CFA1,388
|
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
F CFA754
|
$2.51
F CFA1,540
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
F CFA891
|
$1.34
F CFA822
|
|
pay 93.5% more for groceries
Guinea-Bissau
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
F CFA360
|
$0.75
F CFA462
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$3.74
F CFA2,294
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.34
F CFA3,888
|
$7.22
F CFA4,422
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.18
F CFA1,951
|
$1.75
F CFA1,073
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.91
F CFA1,786
|
$2.76
F CFA1,689
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
F CFA641
|
$0.89
F CFA543
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
F CFA489
|
$0.86
F CFA524
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
F CFA291
|
$1.77
F CFA1,087
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
F CFA699
|
$1.53
F CFA939
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
F CFA221
|
$1.27
F CFA776
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
F CFA233
|
$1.88
F CFA1,149
|
|
pay 37.5% less for transportation
Guinea-Bissau
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
F CFA2,841
|
$3.66
F CFA2,245
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$50.28
F CFA30,810
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$13,408.81
F CFA8,216,019
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.12
F CFA4,365
|
$3.27
F CFA2,003
|
|
pay 1.8% more for housing
Guinea-Bissau
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$61.90
F CFA37,931
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$445.17
F CFA272,767
|
$270.27
F CFA165,604
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$231.30
F CFA141,723
|
$102.66
F CFA62,904
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$45.32
F CFA27,768
|
$90.79
F CFA55,629
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Guinea-Bissau
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$108.95
F CFA66,755
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$6,731.22
F CFA4,124,441
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Guinea-Bissau
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.92
F CFA566
|
$0.84
F CFA514
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.10
F CFA1,284
|
$3.91
F CFA2,396
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
F CFA1,027
|
$1.68
F CFA1,027
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.66
F CFA35,945
|
$32.40
F CFA19,855
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.68
F CFA1,027
|
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
|
pay 56.7% less for clothing
Guinea-Bissau
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.19
F CFA56,485
|
$21.23
F CFA13,009
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.66
F CFA35,945
|
$22.91
F CFA14,036
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.81
F CFA51,350
|
$31.85
F CFA19,513
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.95
F CFA66,755
|
$79.89
F CFA48,954
|
|
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