Cost of living comparison
Togo is 36.6% more expensive than Nicaragua.
If you lived in Togo instead of Nicaragua, you would:
pay 63.6% more for restaurants
Nicaragua
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.65
NIO170.76
|
$2.10
F CFA1,276
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.71
NIO209.65
|
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
NIO30.08
|
$2.51
F CFA1,532
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
NIO31.58
|
$1.34
F CFA817
|
|
pay 49.8% more for groceries
Nicaragua
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
NIO45.97
|
$0.75
F CFA459
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.74
NIO63.85
|
$3.74
F CFA2,280
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.94
NIO144.50
|
$7.22
F CFA4,396
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.81
NIO66.63
|
$1.75
F CFA1,067
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.36
NIO86.81
|
$2.76
F CFA1,679
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.58
NIO94.87
|
$0.89
F CFA540
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
NIO19.28
|
$0.86
F CFA521
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.39
NIO50.94
|
$1.77
F CFA1,081
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
NIO22.73
|
$1.53
F CFA934
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
NIO29.22
|
$1.27
F CFA772
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
NIO28.24
|
$1.88
F CFA1,142
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Nicaragua
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.74
NIO173.93
|
$3.66
F CFA2,232
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.00
NIO256.97
|
$50.28
F CFA30,630
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,668.72
NIO611,916.19
|
$13,408.81
F CFA8,168,034
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.95
NIO254.99
|
$3.27
F CFA1,991
|
|
pay 7.0% less for housing
Nicaragua
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.08
NIO2,609.44
|
$61.90
F CFA37,709
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$341.07
NIO12,520.88
|
$270.27
F CFA164,637
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$278.89
NIO10,238.14
|
$102.66
F CFA62,537
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.79
NIO1,974.52
|
$90.79
F CFA55,304
|
|
pay 24.8% more for childcare
Nicaragua
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$113.32
NIO4,159.92
|
$108.95
F CFA66,365
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,387.37
NIO161,062.48
|
$6,731.22
F CFA4,100,353
|
|
pay 8.6% more for entertainment and sports
Nicaragua
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.07
NIO76.03
|
$0.84
F CFA510
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.19
NIO80.47
|
$3.91
F CFA2,382
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.06
NIO112.40
|
$1.68
F CFA1,021
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.79
NIO1,130.21
|
$32.40
F CFA19,739
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.10
NIO187.27
|
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
|
pay 14.7% less for clothing
Nicaragua
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.90
NIO1,244.58
|
$21.23
F CFA12,933
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.04
NIO1,249.44
|
$22.91
F CFA13,954
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.18
NIO1,768.63
|
$31.85
F CFA19,399
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$55.00
NIO2,018.97
|
$79.89
F CFA48,668
|
|
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