Cost of living comparison
Togo is 35.0% more expensive than Romania.
If you lived in Togo instead of Romania, you would:
pay 22.7% more for restaurants
Romania
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.92
RON32.16
|
$2.10
F CFA1,284
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.40
RON25.11
|
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
RON6.03
|
$2.51
F CFA1,540
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
RON5.58
|
$1.34
F CFA822
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Romania
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.92
RON4.27
|
$0.75
F CFA462
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.06
RON14.22
|
$3.74
F CFA2,294
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.98
RON23.13
|
$7.22
F CFA4,422
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.57
RON11.93
|
$1.75
F CFA1,073
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.23
RON10.35
|
$2.76
F CFA1,689
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
RON2.00
|
$0.89
F CFA543
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
RON2.74
|
$0.86
F CFA524
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
RON2.70
|
$1.77
F CFA1,087
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
RON4.06
|
$1.53
F CFA939
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
RON1.35
|
$1.27
F CFA776
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.31
RON1.43
|
$1.88
F CFA1,149
|
|
pay 15.1% more for transportation
Romania
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.47
RON30.08
|
$3.66
F CFA2,245
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$18.36
RON85.32
|
$50.28
F CFA30,810
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,112.96
RON88,819.86
|
$13,408.81
F CFA8,216,019
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.47
RON25.42
|
$3.27
F CFA2,003
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Romania
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.88
RON41.25
|
$61.90
F CFA37,931
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$288.89
RON1,342.51
|
$270.27
F CFA165,604
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$212.37
RON986.88
|
$102.66
F CFA62,904
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$100.05
RON464.93
|
$90.79
F CFA55,629
|
|
pay 16.3% less for childcare
Romania
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$311.36
RON1,446.94
|
$108.95
F CFA66,755
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,083.75
RON23,624.72
|
$6,731.22
F CFA4,124,441
|
|
pay 6.7% more for entertainment and sports
Romania
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.58
RON7.34
|
$0.84
F CFA514
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
RON8.39
|
$3.91
F CFA2,396
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.90
RON22.76
|
$1.68
F CFA1,027
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.37
RON164.38
|
$32.40
F CFA19,855
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.08
RON28.27
|
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
|
pay 35.6% less for clothing
Romania
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.53
RON267.34
|
$21.23
F CFA13,009
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.55
RON146.62
|
$22.91
F CFA14,036
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.03
RON325.45
|
$31.85
F CFA19,513
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.90
RON362.02
|
$79.89
F CFA48,954
|
|
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