Cost of living comparison
Albania is 23.7% more expensive than Togo.
If you lived in Albania instead of Togo, you would:
pay 3.4% more for restaurants
Togo
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.10
F CFA1,284
|
$5.36
ALL504
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
$4.88
ALL459
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.51
F CFA1,540
|
$1.31
ALL123
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.34
F CFA822
|
$0.63
ALL60
|
|
pay 35.8% less for groceries
Togo
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
F CFA462
|
$0.68
ALL63
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.74
F CFA2,294
|
$3.07
ALL288
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.22
F CFA4,422
|
$5.06
ALL476
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
F CFA1,073
|
$2.35
ALL220
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.76
F CFA1,689
|
$2.33
ALL219
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.89
F CFA543
|
$0.44
ALL41
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
F CFA524
|
$0.74
ALL70
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.77
F CFA1,087
|
$0.57
ALL54
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.53
F CFA939
|
$0.53
ALL50
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
F CFA776
|
$0.33
ALL31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.88
F CFA1,149
|
$0.31
ALL29
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
Togo
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.66
F CFA2,245
|
$7.57
ALL711
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.28
F CFA30,810
|
$12.57
ALL1,181
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,408.81
F CFA8,216,019
|
$17,366.08
ALL1,631,670
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.27
F CFA2,003
|
$22.05
ALL2,072
|
|
pay 3.3% less for housing
Togo
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$61.90
F CFA37,931
|
$16.93
ALL1,591
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$270.27
F CFA165,604
|
$267.36
ALL25,121
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$102.66
F CFA62,904
|
$193.27
ALL18,159
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$90.79
F CFA55,629
|
$65.46
ALL6,150
|
|
pay 29.4% less for childcare
Togo
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$108.95
F CFA66,755
|
$115.94
ALL10,894
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,731.22
F CFA4,124,441
|
$2,335.62
ALL219,448
|
|
pay 10.3% more for entertainment and sports
Togo
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.84
F CFA514
|
$1.45
ALL137
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.91
F CFA2,396
|
$1.30
ALL122
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
F CFA1,027
|
$3.08
ALL290
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.40
F CFA19,855
|
$32.37
ALL3,041
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
$5.13
ALL482
|
|
pay 61.8% more for clothing
Togo
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.23
F CFA13,009
|
$39.49
ALL3,711
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.91
F CFA14,036
|
$32.13
ALL3,019
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$31.85
F CFA19,513
|
$69.30
ALL6,512
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$79.89
F CFA48,954
|
$82.40
ALL7,742
|
|
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