Cost of living comparison
Togo is 67.2% more expensive than Russia.
If you lived in Togo instead of Russia, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Russia
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.74
RUB716.26
|
$2.10
F CFA1,276
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.69
RUB433.88
|
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
RUB78.39
|
$2.51
F CFA1,532
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
RUB37.91
|
$1.34
F CFA817
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
Russia
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
RUB49.51
|
$0.75
F CFA459
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.40
RUB407.23
|
$3.74
F CFA2,280
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.48
RUB321.64
|
$7.22
F CFA4,396
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.27
RUB117.84
|
$1.75
F CFA1,067
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.79
RUB165.50
|
$2.76
F CFA1,679
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
RUB56.95
|
$0.89
F CFA540
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
RUB51.69
|
$0.86
F CFA521
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
RUB61.26
|
$1.77
F CFA1,081
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
RUB95.32
|
$1.53
F CFA934
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
RUB27.50
|
$1.27
F CFA772
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
RUB23.41
|
$1.88
F CFA1,142
|
|
pay 38.2% more for transportation
Russia
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.37
RUB219.59
|
$3.66
F CFA2,232
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.36
RUB1,790.67
|
$50.28
F CFA30,630
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,226.85
RUB2,888,952.31
|
$13,408.81
F CFA8,168,034
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.41
RUB315.25
|
$3.27
F CFA1,991
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
Russia
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.56
RUB607.07
|
$61.90
F CFA37,709
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$310.33
RUB28,710.00
|
$270.27
F CFA164,637
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$214.38
RUB19,833.01
|
$102.66
F CFA62,537
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.84
RUB6,461.71
|
$90.79
F CFA55,304
|
|
pay 3.6% less for childcare
Russia
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$220.41
RUB20,391.29
|
$108.95
F CFA66,365
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,693.93
RUB434,258.65
|
$6,731.22
F CFA4,100,353
|
|
pay 32.8% more for entertainment and sports
Russia
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.55
RUB143.70
|
$0.84
F CFA510
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.73
RUB160.25
|
$3.91
F CFA2,382
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.23
RUB206.62
|
$1.68
F CFA1,021
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.55
RUB2,919.19
|
$32.40
F CFA19,739
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.06
RUB375.74
|
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
|
pay 43.5% less for clothing
Russia
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.85
RUB5,814.99
|
$21.23
F CFA12,933
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.44
RUB3,649.18
|
$22.91
F CFA13,954
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.13
RUB7,320.99
|
$31.85
F CFA19,399
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.30
RUB7,891.74
|
$79.89
F CFA48,668
|
|
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