Cost of living comparison
Botswana is 32.8% more expensive than Togo.
If you lived in Botswana instead of Togo, you would:
pay 36.8% more for restaurants
Togo
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.10
CFA1,285
|
$8.42
P116.16
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.38
CFA5,139
|
$5.74
P79.20
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.51
CFA1,542
|
$0.88
P12.20
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.34
CFA822
|
$0.56
P7.72
|
|
pay 29.6% less for groceries
Togo
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
CFA462
|
$0.76
P10.42
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.74
CFA2,296
|
$2.41
P33.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.22
CFA4,426
|
$4.54
P62.68
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
CFA1,074
|
$2.13
P29.44
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.76
CFA1,690
|
$1.96
P27.01
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.89
CFA544
|
$0.80
P11.09
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
CFA525
|
$0.71
P9.84
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.77
CFA1,088
|
$0.96
P13.25
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.53
CFA940
|
$0.62
P8.58
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
CFA777
|
$0.62
P8.57
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.88
CFA1,150
|
$0.68
P9.32
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Togo
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.66
CFA2,247
|
$4.19
P57.85
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.28
CFA30,836
|
$22.96
P316.79
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,408.81
CFA8,222,877
|
$18,748.78
P258,714.45
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.27
CFA2,004
|
$18.98
P261.88
|
|
pay 16.5% more for housing
Togo
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$61.90
CFA37,962
|
$85.82
P1,184.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$270.27
CFA165,742
|
$251.58
P3,471.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$102.66
CFA62,956
|
$202.25
P2,790.80
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$90.79
CFA55,676
|
$33.90
P467.77
|
|
pay 13.1% more for childcare
Togo
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$108.95
CFA66,811
|
$164.53
P2,270.35
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,731.22
CFA4,127,884
|
$5,060.26
P69,826.50
|
|
pay 34.9% more for entertainment and sports
Togo
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.84
CFA514
|
$1.61
P22.18
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.91
CFA2,398
|
$2.31
P31.94
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
CFA1,028
|
$4.21
P58.08
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.40
CFA19,872
|
$33.61
P463.74
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
CFA5,139
|
$5.74
P79.20
|
|
pay 37.5% more for clothing
Togo
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.23
CFA13,020
|
$42.64
P588.33
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.91
CFA14,047
|
$21.97
P303.22
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$31.85
CFA19,529
|
$55.75
P769.35
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$79.89
CFA48,995
|
$62.31
P859.87
|
|
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