Cost of living comparison
Togo is 25.3% cheaper than Papua New Guinea.
If you lived in Togo instead of Papua New Guinea, you would:
pay 20.7% more for restaurants
Papua New Guinea
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.83
PGK37.43
|
$2.10
F CFA1,284
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.51
PGK32.41
|
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
PGK3.85
|
$2.51
F CFA1,540
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
PGK4.48
|
$1.34
F CFA822
|
|
pay 7.3% less for groceries
Papua New Guinea
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
PGK5.68
|
$0.75
F CFA462
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.66
PGK10.13
|
$3.74
F CFA2,294
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.38
PGK28.11
|
$7.22
F CFA4,422
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.92
PGK14.94
|
$1.75
F CFA1,073
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.18
PGK12.11
|
$2.76
F CFA1,689
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
PGK5.48
|
$0.89
F CFA543
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.18
PGK4.48
|
$0.86
F CFA524
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.01
PGK7.65
|
$1.77
F CFA1,087
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
PGK4.90
|
$1.53
F CFA939
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
PGK4.56
|
$1.27
F CFA776
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.24
PGK4.72
|
$1.88
F CFA1,149
|
|
pay 35.2% less for transportation
Papua New Guinea
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.51
PGK17.18
|
$3.66
F CFA2,245
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.24
PGK145.63
|
$50.28
F CFA30,810
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$45,390.07
PGK172,879.48
|
$13,408.81
F CFA8,216,019
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.29
PGK73.47
|
$3.27
F CFA2,003
|
|
pay 66.0% less for housing
Papua New Guinea
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$378.25
PGK1,440.66
|
$61.90
F CFA37,931
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,156.03
PGK8,211.78
|
$270.27
F CFA165,604
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$459.57
PGK1,750.40
|
$102.66
F CFA62,904
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.32
PGK408.77
|
$90.79
F CFA55,629
|
|
pay 16.7% less for childcare
Papua New Guinea
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$596.93
PGK2,273.55
|
$108.95
F CFA66,755
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,539.01
PGK17,287.95
|
$6,731.22
F CFA4,124,441
|
|
pay 34.2% less for entertainment and sports
Papua New Guinea
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.12
PGK11.89
|
$0.84
F CFA514
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.32
PGK12.63
|
$3.91
F CFA2,396
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.09
PGK27.01
|
$1.68
F CFA1,027
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.20
PGK198.81
|
$32.40
F CFA19,855
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.51
PGK32.41
|
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
|
pay 38.3% less for clothing
Papua New Guinea
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.88
PGK140.46
|
$21.23
F CFA13,009
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.72
PGK151.27
|
$22.91
F CFA14,036
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.38
PGK256.62
|
$31.85
F CFA19,513
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.04
PGK361.97
|
$79.89
F CFA48,954
|
|
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