Cost of living comparison
El Salvador is 54.2% more expensive than Togo.
If you lived in El Salvador instead of Togo, you would:
pay 6.9% more for restaurants
Togo
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.10
F CFA1,276
|
$5.83
SVC50.90
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
$5.91
SVC51.59
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.51
F CFA1,532
|
$0.71
SVC6.19
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.34
F CFA817
|
$0.67
SVC5.89
|
|
pay 3.1% more for groceries
Togo
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
F CFA459
|
$1.83
SVC16.00
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.74
F CFA2,280
|
$2.97
SVC25.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.22
F CFA4,396
|
$6.82
SVC59.52
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
F CFA1,067
|
$2.36
SVC20.58
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.76
F CFA1,679
|
$2.16
SVC18.82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.89
F CFA540
|
$1.44
SVC12.52
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
F CFA521
|
$0.75
SVC6.52
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.77
F CFA1,081
|
$1.03
SVC8.95
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.53
F CFA934
|
$1.09
SVC9.54
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
F CFA772
|
$1.04
SVC9.04
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.88
F CFA1,142
|
$0.83
SVC7.27
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for transportation
Togo
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.66
F CFA2,232
|
$3.88
SVC33.89
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.28
F CFA30,630
|
$21.74
SVC189.68
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,408.81
F CFA8,168,034
|
$18,000.00
SVC157,052.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.27
F CFA1,991
|
$29.19
SVC254.67
|
|
pay 78.4% more for housing
Togo
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$61.90
F CFA37,709
|
$43.89
SVC382.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$270.27
F CFA164,637
|
$610.09
SVC5,323.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$102.66
F CFA62,537
|
$369.44
SVC3,223.44
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$90.79
F CFA55,304
|
$52.06
SVC454.20
|
|
pay 27.8% less for childcare
Togo
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$108.95
F CFA66,365
|
$96.15
SVC838.90
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,731.22
F CFA4,100,353
|
$3,776.67
SVC32,951.84
|
|
pay 26.7% more for entertainment and sports
Togo
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.84
F CFA510
|
$1.50
SVC13.09
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.91
F CFA2,382
|
$2.31
SVC20.13
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
F CFA1,021
|
$4.00
SVC34.90
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.40
F CFA19,739
|
$31.48
SVC274.68
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
$5.00
SVC43.63
|
|
pay 98.3% more for clothing
Togo
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.23
F CFA12,933
|
$53.50
SVC466.79
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.91
F CFA13,954
|
$41.12
SVC358.82
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$31.85
F CFA19,399
|
$81.36
SVC709.91
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$79.89
F CFA48,668
|
$85.00
SVC741.63
|
|
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