Cost of living comparison
Brazil is 20.7% more expensive than Togo.
If you lived in Brazil instead of Togo, you would:
pay 0.2% less for restaurants
Togo
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.10
F CFA1,284
|
$4.96
R$25.39
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
$6.29
R$32.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.51
F CFA1,540
|
$1.02
R$5.21
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.34
F CFA822
|
$0.63
R$3.21
|
|
pay 28.0% less for groceries
Togo
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
F CFA462
|
$1.39
R$7.09
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.74
F CFA2,294
|
$4.04
R$20.66
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.22
F CFA4,422
|
$3.80
R$19.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
F CFA1,073
|
$1.92
R$9.83
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.76
F CFA1,689
|
$1.81
R$9.27
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.89
F CFA543
|
$0.74
R$3.78
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
F CFA524
|
$0.49
R$2.51
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.77
F CFA1,087
|
$0.44
R$2.24
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.53
F CFA939
|
$0.70
R$3.57
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
F CFA776
|
$0.47
R$2.41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.88
F CFA1,149
|
$0.45
R$2.31
|
|
pay 49.5% more for transportation
Togo
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.66
F CFA2,245
|
$4.69
R$24.00
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.28
F CFA30,810
|
$43.51
R$222.68
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,408.81
F CFA8,216,019
|
$19,854.65
R$101,624.03
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.27
F CFA2,003
|
$7.69
R$39.38
|
|
pay 5.4% less for housing
Togo
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$61.90
F CFA37,931
|
$19.91
R$101.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$270.27
F CFA165,604
|
$281.83
R$1,442.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$102.66
F CFA62,904
|
$182.14
R$932.26
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$90.79
F CFA55,629
|
$58.55
R$299.68
|
|
pay 58.5% more for childcare
Togo
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$108.95
F CFA66,755
|
$251.18
R$1,285.63
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,731.22
F CFA4,124,441
|
$5,814.17
R$29,759.27
|
|
pay 2.4% more for entertainment and sports
Togo
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.84
F CFA514
|
$1.62
R$8.28
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.91
F CFA2,396
|
$1.57
R$8.05
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
F CFA1,027
|
$2.32
R$11.85
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.40
F CFA19,855
|
$23.14
R$118.44
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
$5.80
R$29.67
|
|
pay 68.0% more for clothing
Togo
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.23
F CFA13,009
|
$43.10
R$220.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.91
F CFA14,036
|
$40.84
R$209.03
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$31.85
F CFA19,513
|
$70.61
R$361.40
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$79.89
F CFA48,954
|
$54.94
R$281.21
|
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