Cost of living comparison
Guinea is 54.5% more expensive than Togo.
If you lived in Guinea instead of Togo, you would:
pay 28.5% more for restaurants
Togo
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.10
F CFA1,276
|
$5.00
GNF42,846
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
$11.00
GNF94,260
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.51
F CFA1,532
|
$1.37
GNF11,778
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.34
F CFA817
|
$1.20
GNF10,283
|
|
pay 1.7% more for groceries
Togo
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
F CFA459
|
$0.75
GNF6,427
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.74
F CFA2,280
|
$7.00
GNF59,984
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.22
F CFA4,396
|
$7.95
GNF68,119
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
F CFA1,067
|
$2.60
GNF22,280
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.76
F CFA1,679
|
$2.95
GNF25,265
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.89
F CFA540
|
$1.27
GNF10,891
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
F CFA521
|
$0.91
GNF7,774
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.77
F CFA1,081
|
$0.79
GNF6,802
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.53
F CFA934
|
$1.04
GNF8,924
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
F CFA772
|
$0.79
GNF6,802
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.88
F CFA1,142
|
$0.79
GNF6,802
|
|
pay 42.4% less for transportation
Togo
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.66
F CFA2,232
|
$3.79
GNF32,438
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.28
F CFA30,630
|
$15.00
GNF128,537
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,408.81
F CFA8,168,034
|
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Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.27
F CFA1,991
|
$1.30
GNF11,140
|
|
pay 75.0% more for housing
Togo
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$61.90
F CFA37,709
|
$100.00
GNF856,912
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$270.27
F CFA164,637
|
$540.38
GNF4,630,604
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$102.66
F CFA62,537
|
$300.00
GNF2,570,736
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$90.79
F CFA55,304
|
$42.06
GNF360,407
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for childcare
Togo
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$108.95
F CFA66,365
|
$755.00
GNF6,469,685
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,731.22
F CFA4,100,353
|
$7,000.00
GNF59,983,833
|
|
pay 8.7% more for entertainment and sports
Togo
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.84
F CFA510
|
$2.37
GNF20,338
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.91
F CFA2,382
|
$2.00
GNF17,138
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
F CFA1,021
|
$1.50
GNF12,854
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.40
F CFA19,739
|
$25.34
GNF217,169
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
$3.49
GNF29,884
|
|
pay 11.2% more for clothing
Togo
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.23
F CFA12,933
|
$20.00
GNF171,382
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.91
F CFA13,954
|
$30.00
GNF257,074
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$31.85
F CFA19,399
|
$50.00
GNF428,456
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$79.89
F CFA48,668
|
$50.00
GNF428,456
|
|
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