Cost of living comparison
Eritrea is 38.5% more expensive than Togo.
If you lived in Eritrea instead of Togo, you would:
pay 86.9% more for restaurants
Togo
|
Eritrea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.10
CFA1,285
|
$11.40
ERN171.02
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.38
CFA5,139
|
$2.00
ERN30.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.51
CFA1,542
|
$1.56
ERN23.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.34
CFA822
|
$1.57
ERN23.62
|
|
pay 4.3% less for groceries
Togo
|
Eritrea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
CFA462
|
$0.50
ERN7.50
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.74
CFA2,296
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.22
CFA4,426
|
$5.47
ERN82.08
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
CFA1,074
|
$4.80
ERN72.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.76
CFA1,690
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.89
CFA544
|
$1.97
ERN29.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
CFA525
|
$0.45
ERN6.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.77
CFA1,088
|
$0.86
ERN12.85
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.53
CFA940
|
$0.66
ERN9.83
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
CFA777
|
$0.71
ERN10.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.88
CFA1,150
|
$0.45
ERN6.80
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
Togo
|
Eritrea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.66
CFA2,247
|
$8.20
ERN123.03
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.28
CFA30,836
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,408.81
CFA8,222,877
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.27
CFA2,004
|
$6.00
ERN89.99
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
Togo
|
Eritrea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$61.90
CFA37,962
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$270.27
CFA165,742
|
$650.00
ERN9,750.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$102.66
CFA62,956
|
$600.00
ERN9,000.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$90.79
CFA55,676
|
$22.94
ERN344.12
|
|
pay 83.0% less for childcare
Togo
|
Eritrea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$108.95
CFA66,811
|
$25.00
ERN375.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,731.22
CFA4,127,884
|
$750.00
ERN11,250.00
|
|
pay 24.6% less for entertainment and sports
Togo
|
Eritrea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.84
CFA514
|
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.91
CFA2,398
|
$0.84
ERN12.58
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
CFA1,028
|
$2.50
ERN37.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.40
CFA19,872
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
CFA5,139
|
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
|
pay 7.5% more for clothing
Togo
|
Eritrea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.23
CFA13,020
|
$30.00
ERN450.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.91
CFA14,047
|
$30.00
ERN450.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$31.85
CFA19,529
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$79.89
CFA48,995
|
$40.00
ERN600.00
|
|
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