Cost of living comparison
Togo is 63.9% more expensive than Vietnam.
If you lived in Togo instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
Vietnam
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.96
₫49,745
|
$2.10
F CFA1,284
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
₫124,446
|
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
₫15,050
|
$2.51
F CFA1,540
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
₫9,742
|
$1.34
F CFA822
|
|
pay 69.1% more for groceries
Vietnam
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.11
₫28,019
|
$0.75
F CFA462
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.92
₫175,439
|
$3.74
F CFA2,294
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
₫138,373
|
$7.22
F CFA4,422
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
₫40,984
|
$1.75
F CFA1,073
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.78
₫45,153
|
$2.76
F CFA1,689
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
₫35,423
|
$0.89
F CFA543
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
₫13,190
|
$0.86
F CFA524
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
₫19,697
|
$1.77
F CFA1,087
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,527
|
$1.53
F CFA939
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
₫14,052
|
$1.27
F CFA776
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₫13,666
|
$1.88
F CFA1,149
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
Vietnam
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.05
₫102,671
|
$3.66
F CFA2,245
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
₫202,681
|
$50.28
F CFA30,810
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$40,523.11
₫1,027,058,167
|
$13,408.81
F CFA8,216,019
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.93
₫150,416
|
$3.27
F CFA2,003
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Vietnam
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.02
₫253,889
|
$61.90
F CFA37,931
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$364.76
₫9,244,946
|
$270.27
F CFA165,604
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$221.46
₫5,612,856
|
$102.66
F CFA62,904
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.86
₫1,060,869
|
$90.79
F CFA55,629
|
|
pay 42.8% less for childcare
Vietnam
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$226.70
₫5,745,824
|
$108.95
F CFA66,755
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,132.35
₫256,804,485
|
$6,731.22
F CFA4,124,441
|
|
pay 55.3% more for entertainment and sports
Vietnam
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.94
₫23,725
|
$0.84
F CFA514
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.86
₫47,187
|
$3.91
F CFA2,396
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.29
₫32,645
|
$1.68
F CFA1,027
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.96
₫632,702
|
$32.40
F CFA19,855
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.86
₫97,816
|
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
|
pay 37.1% less for clothing
Vietnam
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.66
₫853,166
|
$21.23
F CFA13,009
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.49
₫747,439
|
$22.91
F CFA14,036
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.06
₫2,282,507
|
$31.85
F CFA19,513
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.00
₫2,686,525
|
$79.89
F CFA48,954
|
|
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