Cost of living comparison
Togo is 34.4% more expensive than Laos.
If you lived in Togo instead of Laos, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
Laos
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.73
₭57,852
|
$2.10
CFA1,289
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
₭106,037
|
$8.38
CFA5,158
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
₭17,432
|
$2.51
CFA1,547
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
₭10,871
|
$1.34
CFA825
|
|
pay 2.6% less for groceries
Laos
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
₭32,153
|
$0.75
CFA464
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.94
₭126,074
|
$3.74
CFA2,304
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.92
₭210,301
|
$7.22
CFA4,442
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.96
₭41,626
|
$1.75
CFA1,078
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.94
₭41,111
|
$2.76
CFA1,696
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.15
₭45,494
|
$0.89
CFA546
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
₭18,012
|
$0.86
CFA526
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.38
₭29,196
|
$1.77
CFA1,092
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
₭39,241
|
$1.53
CFA944
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
₭23,358
|
$1.27
CFA780
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.01
₭21,470
|
$1.88
CFA1,154
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
Laos
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.46
₭94,516
|
$3.66
CFA2,255
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$5.94
₭126,074
|
$50.28
CFA30,947
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$59,448.31
₭1,260,743,079
|
$13,408.81
CFA8,252,472
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.89
₭294,563
|
$3.27
CFA2,012
|
|
pay 44.2% less for housing
Laos
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$168.24
₭3,567,893
|
$61.90
CFA38,099
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$553.97
₭11,748,280
|
$270.27
CFA166,339
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$228.82
₭4,852,744
|
$102.66
CFA63,183
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.98
₭2,077,856
|
$90.79
CFA55,876
|
|
pay 49.9% more for childcare
Laos
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$108.95
CFA67,051
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,490.81
₭95,238,225
|
$6,731.22
CFA4,142,741
|
|
pay 23.1% more for entertainment and sports
Laos
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.23
₭26,026
|
$0.84
CFA516
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.02
₭42,744
|
$3.91
CFA2,407
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.84
₭39,112
|
$1.68
CFA1,032
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.22
₭725,658
|
$32.40
CFA19,943
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
₭106,037
|
$8.38
CFA5,158
|
|
pay 32.0% less for clothing
Laos
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.14
₭1,975,161
|
$21.23
CFA13,066
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.63
₭1,073,731
|
$22.91
CFA14,098
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.25
₭2,634,951
|
$31.85
CFA19,600
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.78
₭949,759
|
$79.89
CFA49,171
|
|
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