Cost of living comparison
Togo is 3.0 times more expensive than India.
If you lived in Togo instead of India, you would:
pay 4.1 times more for restaurants
India
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.24
₹186.65
|
$2.10
F CFA1,284
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.92
₹327.17
|
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
₹34.36
|
$2.51
F CFA1,540
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
₹15.48
|
$1.34
F CFA822
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for groceries
India
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.45
₹37.60
|
$0.75
F CFA462
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.51
₹209.17
|
$3.74
F CFA2,294
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.48
₹206.72
|
$7.22
F CFA4,422
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.92
₹76.58
|
$1.75
F CFA1,073
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.36
₹113.43
|
$2.76
F CFA1,689
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
₹69.33
|
$0.89
F CFA543
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.28
₹23.55
|
$0.86
F CFA524
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
₹36.96
|
$1.77
F CFA1,087
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
₹18.21
|
$1.53
F CFA939
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.16
₹13.60
|
$1.27
F CFA776
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
₹15.77
|
$1.88
F CFA1,149
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
India
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.78
₹399.19
|
$3.66
F CFA2,245
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.38
₹699.20
|
$50.28
F CFA30,810
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,136.82
₹1,096,734.00
|
$13,408.81
F CFA8,216,019
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.70
₹225.16
|
$3.27
F CFA2,003
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for housing
India
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.43
₹704.14
|
$61.90
F CFA37,931
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$126.14
₹10,530.92
|
$270.27
F CFA165,604
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$85.52
₹7,139.63
|
$102.66
F CFA62,904
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$26.13
₹2,181.31
|
$90.79
F CFA55,629
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for childcare
India
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$47.60
₹3,974.10
|
$108.95
F CFA66,755
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,206.46
₹100,721.63
|
$6,731.22
F CFA4,124,441
|
|
pay 68.5% more for entertainment and sports
India
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.88
₹157.24
|
$0.84
F CFA514
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.40
₹117.00
|
$3.91
F CFA2,396
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.85
₹321.06
|
$1.68
F CFA1,027
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.05
₹1,423.61
|
$32.40
F CFA19,855
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.94
₹245.21
|
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
|
pay 26.5% more for clothing
India
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.43
₹2,122.81
|
$21.23
F CFA13,009
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.83
₹2,239.72
|
$22.91
F CFA14,036
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$41.28
₹3,446.17
|
$31.85
F CFA19,513
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$30.75
₹2,567.13
|
$79.89
F CFA48,954
|
|
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