Cost of living comparison
Togo is 14.7% more expensive than Zambia.
If you lived in Togo instead of Zambia, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Zambia
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.67
ZMW97.95
|
$2.10
F CFA1,284
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.41
ZMW90.82
|
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
ZMW23.39
|
$2.51
F CFA1,540
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
ZMW12.44
|
$1.34
F CFA822
|
|
pay 53.7% more for groceries
Zambia
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.95
ZMW25.26
|
$0.75
F CFA462
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.56
ZMW121.43
|
$3.74
F CFA2,294
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.08
ZMW135.34
|
$7.22
F CFA4,422
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
ZMW46.10
|
$1.75
F CFA1,073
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.90
ZMW50.53
|
$2.76
F CFA1,689
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
ZMW30.04
|
$0.89
F CFA543
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
ZMW17.99
|
$0.86
F CFA524
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
ZMW30.30
|
$1.77
F CFA1,087
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
ZMW14.04
|
$1.53
F CFA939
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
ZMW14.84
|
$1.27
F CFA776
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
ZMW19.20
|
$1.88
F CFA1,149
|
|
pay 5.1% less for transportation
Zambia
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.26
ZMW140.12
|
$3.66
F CFA2,245
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.62
ZMW816.24
|
$50.28
F CFA30,810
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,371.75
ZMW329,776.44
|
$13,408.81
F CFA8,216,019
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.73
ZMW232.80
|
$3.27
F CFA2,003
|
|
pay 26.0% less for housing
Zambia
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$103.74
ZMW2,765.28
|
$61.90
F CFA37,931
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$274.41
ZMW7,314.55
|
$270.27
F CFA165,604
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$193.01
ZMW5,144.67
|
$102.66
F CFA62,904
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.59
ZMW2,867.82
|
$90.79
F CFA55,629
|
|
pay 44.2% less for childcare
Zambia
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$171.24
ZMW4,564.49
|
$108.95
F CFA66,755
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,061.39
ZMW374,814.63
|
$6,731.22
F CFA4,124,441
|
|
pay 47.4% more for entertainment and sports
Zambia
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.22
ZMW32.59
|
$0.84
F CFA514
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
ZMW48.13
|
$3.91
F CFA2,396
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.66
ZMW70.82
|
$1.68
F CFA1,027
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.16
ZMW750.49
|
$32.40
F CFA19,855
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.06
ZMW81.62
|
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
|
pay 41.9% less for clothing
Zambia
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.18
ZMW1,177.63
|
$21.23
F CFA13,009
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.12
ZMW829.64
|
$22.91
F CFA14,036
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.18
ZMW2,403.71
|
$31.85
F CFA19,513
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.64
ZMW2,815.92
|
$79.89
F CFA48,954
|
|
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