Cost of living comparison
Togo is 60.7% cheaper than Switzerland.
If you lived in Togo instead of Switzerland, you would:
pay 62.2% less for restaurants
Switzerland
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$26.06
CHF23.76
|
$2.10
F CFA1,284
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.57
CHF15.11
|
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.36
CHF3.98
|
$2.51
F CFA1,540
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$3.85
CHF3.51
|
$1.34
F CFA822
|
|
pay 28.3% less for groceries
Switzerland
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.23
CHF2.95
|
$0.75
F CFA462
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.05
CHF12.81
|
$3.74
F CFA2,294
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.73
CHF6.14
|
$7.22
F CFA4,422
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.47
CHF5.90
|
$1.75
F CFA1,073
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$11.61
CHF10.58
|
$2.76
F CFA1,689
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.92
CHF1.75
|
$0.89
F CFA543
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.29
CHF1.18
|
$0.86
F CFA524
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.50
CHF1.37
|
$1.77
F CFA1,087
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.00
CHF1.83
|
$1.53
F CFA939
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
CHF1.05
|
$1.27
F CFA776
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.15
CHF1.04
|
$1.88
F CFA1,149
|
|
pay 64.2% less for transportation
Switzerland
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.86
CHF7.17
|
$3.66
F CFA2,245
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$101.99
CHF92.99
|
$50.28
F CFA30,810
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,369.68
CHF31,336.59
|
$13,408.81
F CFA8,216,019
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$39.48
CHF36.00
|
$3.27
F CFA2,003
|
|
pay 54.5% less for housing
Switzerland
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.09
CHF52.96
|
$61.90
F CFA37,931
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,527.18
CHF1,392.41
|
$270.27
F CFA165,604
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,267.40
CHF1,155.56
|
$102.66
F CFA62,904
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$182.90
CHF166.76
|
$90.79
F CFA55,629
|
|
pay 85.8% less for childcare
Switzerland
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,253.56
CHF2,054.69
|
$108.95
F CFA66,755
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$28,390.10
CHF25,884.71
|
$6,731.22
F CFA4,124,441
|
|
pay 62.9% less for entertainment and sports
Switzerland
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.80
CHF6.20
|
$0.84
F CFA514
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.05
CHF4.60
|
$3.91
F CFA2,396
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.54
CHF8.70
|
$1.68
F CFA1,027
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$88.43
CHF80.63
|
$32.40
F CFA19,855
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$20.14
CHF18.37
|
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
|
pay 67.3% less for clothing
Switzerland
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$111.16
CHF101.35
|
$21.23
F CFA13,009
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$56.12
CHF51.17
|
$22.91
F CFA14,036
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$131.83
CHF120.20
|
$31.85
F CFA19,513
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$170.76
CHF155.69
|
$79.89
F CFA48,954
|
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