Cost of living comparison
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Togo vs. Timor-Leste Cost of Living Summary
Togo is 17.2% cheaper than Timor-Leste overall.
Togo vs. Timor-Leste Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Togo instead of Timor-Leste, you would:
pay 4.9% more for restaurants
|
Timor-Leste
|
Togo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
|
$2.51
F CFA1,437
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
|
$5.82
F CFA3,332
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.58
|
$3.46
F CFA1,980
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.42
|
$1.10
F CFA631
|
|
Timor-Leste vs. Togo - Cost of restaurants
pay 57.8% more for groceries
|
Timor-Leste
|
Togo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.00
|
$1.31
F CFA751
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.00
|
$7.15
F CFA4,094
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.27
|
$9.37
F CFA5,360
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.70
|
$2.04
F CFA1,167
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.31
|
$4.87
F CFA2,786
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.59
|
$1.22
F CFA696
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
|
$0.68
F CFA387
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
|
$2.03
F CFA1,161
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
|
$1.15
F CFA658
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
|
$0.81
F CFA464
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
|
$0.65
F CFA371
|
|
Timor-Leste vs. Togo - Cost of groceries
pay 30.5% less for transportation
|
Timor-Leste
|
Togo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.34
|
$4.66
F CFA2,668
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$53.66
F CFA30,706
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$14,309.85
F CFA8M
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.50
|
$12.12
F CFA6,934
|
|
Timor-Leste vs. Togo - Cost of transportation
pay 48.6% less for housing
|
Timor-Leste
|
Togo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$44.72
F CFA25,588
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,125.00
|
$330.92
F CFA189K
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$866.67
|
$201.23
F CFA115K
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$114.71
|
$116.41
F CFA66,614
|
|
Timor-Leste vs. Togo - Cost of housing
pay 77.6% less for childcare
|
Timor-Leste
|
Togo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? | ?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,000.00
|
$3,577.46
F CFA2M
|
|
Timor-Leste vs. Togo - Cost of childcare
pay 13.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Timor-Leste
|
Togo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
|
$0.89
F CFA512
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.83
|
$5.84
F CFA3,344
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.75
|
$1.43
F CFA819
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.00
|
$50.68
F CFA29,000
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.50
|
$4.47
F CFA2,559
|
|
Timor-Leste vs. Togo - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 13.1% less for clothing
|
Timor-Leste
|
Togo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.00
|
$25.04
F CFA14,330
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.00
|
$27.73
F CFA15,865
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.00
|
$42.04
F CFA24,053
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.00
|
$96.59
F CFA55,271
|
|
Timor-Leste vs. Togo - Cost of clothing
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We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world.
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