Cost of living comparison
Togo is 7.4% more expensive than Maldives.
If you lived in Togo instead of Maldives, you would:
pay 68.5% more for restaurants
Maldives
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.02
MVR93.04
|
$2.10
F CFA1,284
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.20
MVR142.08
|
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.55
MVR23.97
|
$2.51
F CFA1,540
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
MVR5.36
|
$1.34
F CFA822
|
|
pay 38.6% more for groceries
Maldives
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.73
MVR26.71
|
$0.75
F CFA462
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.57
MVR70.60
|
$3.74
F CFA2,294
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.86
MVR106.02
|
$7.22
F CFA4,422
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.54
MVR23.76
|
$1.75
F CFA1,073
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.75
MVR27.09
|
$2.76
F CFA1,689
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.28
MVR19.82
|
$0.89
F CFA543
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.21
MVR18.76
|
$0.86
F CFA524
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.24
MVR19.11
|
$1.77
F CFA1,087
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.49
MVR23.10
|
$1.53
F CFA939
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
MVR7.30
|
$1.27
F CFA776
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
MVR7.86
|
$1.88
F CFA1,149
|
|
pay 2.1% less for transportation
Maldives
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.61
MVR55.82
|
$3.66
F CFA2,245
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.48
MVR331.93
|
$50.28
F CFA30,810
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,062.50
MVR603,515.62
|
$13,408.81
F CFA8,216,019
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.81
MVR228.83
|
$3.27
F CFA2,003
|
|
pay 48.0% less for housing
Maldives
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$72.47
MVR1,119.65
|
$61.90
F CFA37,931
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$882.70
MVR13,637.78
|
$270.27
F CFA165,604
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$625.72
MVR9,667.43
|
$102.66
F CFA62,904
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$120.15
MVR1,856.26
|
$90.79
F CFA55,629
|
|
pay 51.9% more for childcare
Maldives
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$158.49
MVR2,448.64
|
$108.95
F CFA66,755
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,864.58
MVR44,257.81
|
$6,731.22
F CFA4,124,441
|
|
pay 28.1% less for entertainment and sports
Maldives
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.93
MVR45.26
|
$0.84
F CFA514
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.60
MVR40.23
|
$3.91
F CFA2,396
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.51
MVR100.59
|
$1.68
F CFA1,027
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.58
MVR1,075.01
|
$32.40
F CFA19,855
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.73
MVR119.45
|
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
|
pay 28.9% less for clothing
Maldives
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.52
MVR626.02
|
$21.23
F CFA13,009
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.41
MVR593.46
|
$22.91
F CFA14,036
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.29
MVR1,039.63
|
$31.85
F CFA19,513
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$63.80
MVR985.74
|
$79.89
F CFA48,954
|
|
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