Cost of living comparison
Dominican Republic is 72.4% more expensive than Togo.
If you lived in Dominican Republic instead of Togo, you would:
pay 23.9% more for restaurants
Togo
|
Dominican Republic
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.10
CFA1,285
|
$6.34
$372.61
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.38
CFA5,139
|
$7.81
$459.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.51
CFA1,542
|
$1.11
$65.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.34
CFA822
|
$0.74
$43.62
|
|
pay 14.2% less for groceries
Togo
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
CFA462
|
$1.69
$99.45
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.74
CFA2,296
|
$4.02
$236.14
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.22
CFA4,426
|
$4.63
$272.21
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
CFA1,074
|
$1.76
$103.38
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.76
CFA1,690
|
$2.46
$144.34
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.89
CFA544
|
$1.09
$63.98
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
CFA525
|
$0.39
$23.17
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.77
CFA1,088
|
$1.02
$60.15
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.53
CFA940
|
$0.63
$37.02
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
CFA777
|
$0.52
$30.28
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.88
CFA1,150
|
$0.94
$55.31
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for transportation
Togo
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.66
CFA2,247
|
$4.87
$286.06
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.28
CFA30,836
|
$46.42
$2,728.12
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,408.81
CFA8,222,877
|
$27,862.63
$1,637,416.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.27
CFA2,004
|
$23.60
$1,387.15
|
|
pay 70.9% more for housing
Togo
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$61.90
CFA37,962
|
$48.94
$2,875.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$270.27
CFA165,742
|
$578.74
$34,010.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$102.66
CFA62,956
|
$346.71
$20,375.20
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$90.79
CFA55,676
|
$47.82
$2,810.28
|
|
pay 70.0% more for childcare
Togo
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$108.95
CFA66,811
|
$282.63
$16,609.58
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,731.22
CFA4,127,884
|
$5,435.46
$319,428.04
|
|
pay 71.3% more for entertainment and sports
Togo
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.84
CFA514
|
$2.86
$168.27
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.91
CFA2,398
|
$2.11
$123.99
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
CFA1,028
|
$4.82
$283.05
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.40
CFA19,872
|
$32.32
$1,899.48
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
CFA5,139
|
$6.19
$364.01
|
|
pay 95.9% more for clothing
Togo
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.23
CFA13,020
|
$46.16
$2,712.86
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.91
CFA14,047
|
$47.40
$2,785.82
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$31.85
CFA19,529
|
$80.59
$4,736.30
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$79.89
CFA48,995
|
$85.04
$4,997.31
|
|
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