Cost of living comparison
Togo is 1.5% cheaper than North Korea.
If you lived in Togo instead of North Korea, you would:
pay 32.1% more for restaurants
North Korea
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.27
KPW3,840
|
$2.10
F CFA1,276
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.44
KPW2,192
|
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.78
KPW2,504
|
$2.51
F CFA1,532
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.99
KPW2,692
|
$1.34
F CFA817
|
|
pay 93.6% more for groceries
North Korea
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.55
KPW495
|
$0.75
F CFA459
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.25
KPW1,125
|
$3.74
F CFA2,280
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$0.99
KPW891
|
$7.22
F CFA4,396
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.86
KPW1,670
|
$1.75
F CFA1,067
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
KPW2,699
|
$2.76
F CFA1,679
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.94
KPW1,742
|
$0.89
F CFA540
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
KPW899
|
$0.86
F CFA521
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
KPW899
|
$1.77
F CFA1,081
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
KPW899
|
$1.53
F CFA934
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
KPW899
|
$1.27
F CFA772
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
KPW899
|
$1.88
F CFA1,142
|
|
pay 40.2% less for transportation
North Korea
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.85
KPW4,361
|
$3.66
F CFA2,232
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$50.28
F CFA30,630
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,250.00
KPW24,525,000
|
$13,408.81
F CFA8,168,034
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.00
KPW5,400
|
$3.27
F CFA1,991
|
|
pay 35.6% less for housing
North Korea
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$61.90
F CFA37,709
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$350.00
KPW315,000
|
$270.27
F CFA164,637
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$198.78
KPW178,902
|
$102.66
F CFA62,537
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$90.79
F CFA55,304
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
North Korea
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$108.95
F CFA66,365
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$6,731.22
F CFA4,100,353
|
pay 30.9% less for entertainment and sports
North Korea
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.22
KPW1,997
|
$0.84
F CFA510
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.13
KPW1,921
|
$3.91
F CFA2,382
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$18.88
KPW16,992
|
$1.68
F CFA1,021
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$32.40
F CFA19,739
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.02
KPW16,214
|
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
|
pay 27.9% less for clothing
North Korea
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.23
KPW24,510
|
$21.23
F CFA12,933
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$22.91
F CFA13,954
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.03
KPW43,230
|
$31.85
F CFA19,399
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$79.89
F CFA48,668
|
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