Cost of living comparison
Togo is 28.5% cheaper than Iceland.
If you lived in Togo instead of Iceland, you would:
pay 39.5% less for restaurants
Iceland
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.84
kr2,519
|
$2.10
CFA1,289
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.27
kr2,015
|
$8.38
CFA5,156
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.32
kr327
|
$2.51
CFA1,547
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.12
kr300
|
$1.34
CFA825
|
|
pay 7.9% more for groceries
Iceland
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.42
kr484
|
$0.75
CFA464
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.98
kr845
|
$3.74
CFA2,303
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.33
kr752
|
$7.22
CFA4,440
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.66
kr799
|
$1.75
CFA1,078
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.09
kr1,002
|
$2.76
CFA1,695
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
kr164
|
$0.89
CFA546
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
kr139
|
$0.86
CFA526
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
kr166
|
$1.77
CFA1,091
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.84
kr259
|
$1.53
CFA943
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.96
kr135
|
$1.27
CFA780
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
kr72
|
$1.88
CFA1,154
|
|
pay 57.7% less for transportation
Iceland
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.03
kr1,135
|
$3.66
CFA2,254
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$77.40
kr10,932
|
$50.28
CFA30,934
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,836.83
kr4,214,452
|
$13,408.81
CFA8,249,097
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.97
kr3,385
|
$3.27
CFA2,011
|
|
pay 35.3% less for housing
Iceland
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.40
kr8,814
|
$61.90
CFA38,083
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,437.14
kr202,996
|
$270.27
CFA166,271
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,215.63
kr171,707
|
$102.66
CFA63,157
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.63
kr9,694
|
$90.79
CFA55,853
|
|
pay 43.4% more for childcare
Iceland
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$259.34
kr36,632
|
$108.95
CFA67,024
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,750.10
kr388,451
|
$6,731.22
CFA4,141,047
|
|
pay 51.0% less for entertainment and sports
Iceland
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.52
kr1,204
|
$0.84
CFA516
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.15
kr587
|
$3.91
CFA2,406
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.64
kr1,502
|
$1.68
CFA1,031
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.90
kr8,037
|
$32.40
CFA19,935
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.27
kr1,734
|
$8.38
CFA5,156
|
|
pay 67.5% less for clothing
Iceland
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$118.08
kr16,678
|
$21.23
CFA13,061
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.39
kr7,117
|
$22.91
CFA14,092
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$151.12
kr21,345
|
$31.85
CFA19,592
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$175.20
kr24,747
|
$79.89
CFA49,151
|
|
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