Cost of living comparison
Togo is 20.3% more expensive than Guinea.
If you lived in Togo instead of Guinea, you would:
pay 3.2% more for restaurants
Guinea
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
GNF42,758
|
$2.10
F CFA1,284
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.00
GNF94,068
|
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
GNF11,754
|
$2.51
F CFA1,540
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
GNF10,262
|
$1.34
F CFA822
|
|
pay 21.5% more for groceries
Guinea
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
GNF6,414
|
$0.75
F CFA462
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.00
GNF59,861
|
$3.74
F CFA2,294
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.95
GNF67,980
|
$7.22
F CFA4,422
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.60
GNF22,234
|
$1.75
F CFA1,073
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.95
GNF25,213
|
$2.76
F CFA1,689
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
GNF10,869
|
$0.89
F CFA543
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
GNF7,758
|
$0.86
F CFA524
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
GNF6,788
|
$1.77
F CFA1,087
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
GNF8,905
|
$1.53
F CFA939
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
GNF6,788
|
$1.27
F CFA776
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
GNF6,788
|
$1.88
F CFA1,149
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Guinea
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.79
GNF32,371
|
$3.66
F CFA2,245
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.00
GNF128,274
|
$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) |
$1.30
GNF11,117
|
$3.27
F CFA2,003
|
|
pay 9.5% less for housing
Guinea
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
GNF855,161
|
$61.90
F CFA37,931
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$540.38
GNF4,621,140
|
$270.27
F CFA165,604
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$300.00
GNF2,565,482
|
$102.66
F CFA62,904
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.06
GNF359,670
|
$90.79
F CFA55,629
|
|
pay 44.7% less for childcare
Guinea
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$755.00
GNF6,456,463
|
$108.95
F CFA66,755
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,000.00
GNF59,861,243
|
$6,731.22
F CFA4,124,441
|
|
pay 42.1% more for entertainment and sports
Guinea
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.37
GNF20,296
|
$0.84
F CFA514
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
GNF17,103
|
$3.91
F CFA2,396
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.50
GNF12,827
|
$1.68
F CFA1,027
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.34
GNF216,726
|
$32.40
F CFA19,855
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.49
GNF29,823
|
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
|
pay 1.5% more for clothing
Guinea
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.00
GNF171,032
|
$21.23
F CFA13,009
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.00
GNF256,548
|
$22.91
F CFA14,036
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$50.00
GNF427,580
|
$31.85
F CFA19,513
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
GNF427,580
|
$79.89
F CFA48,954
|
|
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