Cost of living comparison
Togo is 45.9% more expensive than Guyana.
If you lived in Togo instead of Guyana, you would:
pay 42.1% more for restaurants
Guyana
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.09
$1,480
|
$2.10
CFA1,289
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.09
$1,480
|
$8.38
CFA5,156
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
$249
|
$2.51
CFA1,547
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
$133
|
$1.34
CFA825
|
|
pay 18.0% more for groceries
Guyana
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
$312
|
$0.75
CFA464
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.89
$1,020
|
$3.74
CFA2,303
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.79
$2,671
|
$7.22
CFA4,440
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.90
$606
|
$1.75
CFA1,078
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.49
$521
|
$2.76
CFA1,695
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.30
$479
|
$0.89
CFA546
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.03
$215
|
$0.86
CFA526
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.48
$309
|
$1.77
CFA1,091
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
$179
|
$1.53
CFA943
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
$131
|
$1.27
CFA780
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
$122
|
$1.88
CFA1,154
|
|
pay 12.4% less for transportation
Guyana
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.78
$789
|
$3.66
CFA2,254
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.09
$6,908
|
$50.28
CFA30,934
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,600.24
$3,256,743
|
$13,408.81
CFA8,249,097
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.27
$4,441
|
$3.27
CFA2,011
|
|
pay 6.7% less for housing
Guyana
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.56
$12,435
|
$61.90
CFA38,083
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$360.46
$75,251
|
$270.27
CFA166,271
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$228.98
$47,803
|
$102.66
CFA63,157
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.66
$12,663
|
$90.79
CFA55,853
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for childcare
Guyana
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$94.55
$19,738
|
$108.95
CFA67,024
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$954.92
$199,352
|
$6,731.22
CFA4,141,047
|
|
pay 5.8% less for entertainment and sports
Guyana
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.36
$493
|
$0.84
CFA516
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.43
$716
|
$3.91
CFA2,406
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.36
$493
|
$1.68
CFA1,031
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.36
$5,921
|
$32.40
CFA19,935
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.15
$1,283
|
$8.38
CFA5,156
|
|
pay 24.2% less for clothing
Guyana
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.39
$5,510
|
$21.23
CFA13,061
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.49
$9,704
|
$22.91
CFA14,092
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.91
$14,803
|
$31.85
CFA19,592
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.24
$12,994
|
$79.89
CFA49,151
|
|
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