Cost of living comparison
Bangladesh is 26.6% cheaper than Togo.
If you lived in Bangladesh instead of Togo, you would:
pay 60.4% less for restaurants
Togo
|
Bangladesh
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.10
F CFA1,276
|
$1.72
BDT188.79
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
$4.57
BDT500.07
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.51
F CFA1,532
|
$0.27
BDT29.39
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.34
F CFA817
|
$0.15
BDT16.11
|
|
pay 53.4% less for groceries
Togo
|
Bangladesh
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
F CFA459
|
$0.55
BDT60.65
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.74
F CFA2,280
|
$3.59
BDT393.10
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.22
F CFA4,396
|
$2.66
BDT290.69
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
F CFA1,067
|
$1.09
BDT119.68
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.76
F CFA1,679
|
$0.99
BDT107.91
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.89
F CFA540
|
$0.78
BDT85.61
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
F CFA521
|
$0.34
BDT36.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.77
F CFA1,081
|
$0.75
BDT81.86
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.53
F CFA934
|
$0.25
BDT27.72
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
F CFA772
|
$0.12
BDT13.18
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.88
F CFA1,142
|
$0.23
BDT25.16
|
|
pay 28.1% more for transportation
Togo
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.66
F CFA2,232
|
$3.62
BDT395.82
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.28
F CFA30,630
|
$15.91
BDT1,741.48
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,408.81
F CFA8,168,034
|
$36,425.27
BDT3,986,544.20
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.27
F CFA1,991
|
$3.61
BDT395.32
|
|
pay 57.1% less for housing
Togo
|
Bangladesh
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$61.90
F CFA37,709
|
$30.12
BDT3,296.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$270.27
F CFA164,637
|
$92.95
BDT10,172.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$102.66
F CFA62,537
|
$61.78
BDT6,760.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$90.79
F CFA55,304
|
$25.62
BDT2,803.46
|
|
pay 77.7% less for childcare
Togo
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$108.95
F CFA66,365
|
$31.38
BDT3,434.51
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,731.22
F CFA4,100,353
|
$1,066.75
BDT116,750.22
|
|
pay 45.5% more for entertainment and sports
Togo
|
Bangladesh
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.84
F CFA510
|
$3.65
BDT399.34
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.91
F CFA2,382
|
$1.57
BDT172.33
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
F CFA1,021
|
$2.76
BDT301.57
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.40
F CFA19,739
|
$12.02
BDT1,315.86
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
$4.23
BDT463.29
|
|
pay 11.2% less for clothing
Togo
|
Bangladesh
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.23
F CFA12,933
|
$20.07
BDT2,196.58
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.91
F CFA13,954
|
$20.91
BDT2,288.54
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$31.85
F CFA19,399
|
$39.14
BDT4,283.55
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$79.89
F CFA48,668
|
$37.10
BDT4,060.82
|
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