Cost of living comparison
Togo is 65.8% more expensive than Swaziland.
If you lived in Togo instead of Swaziland, you would:
pay 3.1 times more for restaurants
Swaziland
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.99
SZL18.50
|
$2.10
F CFA1,284
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.25
SZL42.15
|
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.72
SZL13.41
|
$2.51
F CFA1,540
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
SZL8.76
|
$1.34
F CFA822
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for groceries
Swaziland
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.57
SZL10.67
|
$0.75
F CFA462
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.57
SZL66.94
|
$3.74
F CFA2,294
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.78
SZL89.68
|
$7.22
F CFA4,422
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.21
SZL22.66
|
$1.75
F CFA1,073
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.94
SZL36.42
|
$2.76
F CFA1,689
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.65
SZL12.26
|
$0.89
F CFA543
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.24
SZL4.51
|
$0.86
F CFA524
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.24
SZL4.43
|
$1.77
F CFA1,087
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
SZL11.05
|
$1.53
F CFA939
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
SZL6.54
|
$1.27
F CFA776
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.36
SZL6.77
|
$1.88
F CFA1,149
|
|
pay 12.7% less for transportation
Swaziland
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.59
SZL86.09
|
$3.66
F CFA2,245
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.78
SZL539.68
|
$50.28
F CFA30,810
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,448.00
SZL308,391.36
|
$13,408.81
F CFA8,216,019
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.79
SZL464.75
|
$3.27
F CFA2,003
|
|
pay 10.6% less for housing
Swaziland
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.19
SZL978.63
|
$61.90
F CFA37,931
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$398.13
SZL7,464.79
|
$270.27
F CFA165,604
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$274.82
SZL5,152.66
|
$102.66
F CFA62,904
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$67.78
SZL1,270.85
|
$90.79
F CFA55,629
|
|
pay 48.0% more for childcare
Swaziland
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$123.00
SZL2,306.18
|
$108.95
F CFA66,755
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,243.31
SZL60,810.31
|
$6,731.22
F CFA4,124,441
|
|
pay 93.0% more for entertainment and sports
Swaziland
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
SZL18.50
|
$0.84
F CFA514
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.99
SZL18.50
|
$3.91
F CFA2,396
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
SZL37.58
|
$1.68
F CFA1,027
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.50
SZL496.85
|
$32.40
F CFA19,855
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.02
SZL56.54
|
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
|
pay 41.0% less for clothing
Swaziland
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.17
SZL978.23
|
$21.23
F CFA13,009
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.41
SZL513.99
|
$22.91
F CFA14,036
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.51
SZL1,715.69
|
$31.85
F CFA19,513
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.17
SZL1,953.15
|
$79.89
F CFA48,954
|
|
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