Cost of living comparison
Togo is 49.2% cheaper than Australia.
If you lived in Togo instead of Australia, you would:
pay 46.8% less for restaurants
Australia
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.79
A$25.21
|
$1.93
F CFA1,168
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.81
A$14.73
|
$6.90
F CFA4,168
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.56
A$3.85
|
$2.21
F CFA1,332
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.14
A$3.21
|
$0.96
F CFA582
|
|
pay 14.7% less for groceries
Australia
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.33
A$3.49
|
$0.72
F CFA433
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.71
A$7.08
|
$3.69
F CFA2,228
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.75
A$8.63
|
$7.12
F CFA4,302
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.86
A$5.79
|
$1.73
F CFA1,042
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.99
A$5.98
|
$3.00
F CFA1,810
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.43
A$2.14
|
$0.87
F CFA528
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.25
A$1.87
|
$0.87
F CFA528
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.39
A$2.08
|
$1.37
F CFA830
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.00
A$3.01
|
$1.21
F CFA732
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
A$1.70
|
$1.25
F CFA754
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.95
A$1.42
|
$1.75
F CFA1,056
|
|
pay 47.5% less for transportation
Australia
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.73
A$7.10
|
$4.07
F CFA2,459
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$84.46
A$126.78
|
$49.53
F CFA29,926
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,859.34
A$41,818.29
|
$13,208.03
F CFA7,980,381
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.12
A$27.21
|
$3.22
F CFA1,945
|
|
pay 47.0% less for housing
Australia
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.36
A$83.10
|
$58.12
F CFA35,114
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,258.08
A$1,888.44
|
$266.22
F CFA160,855
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$971.44
A$1,458.19
|
$101.12
F CFA61,100
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$141.88
A$212.97
|
$107.16
F CFA64,747
|
|
pay 79.7% less for childcare
Australia
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,377.23
A$2,067.29
|
$107.32
F CFA64,841
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,720.56
A$22,096.31
|
$4,842.94
F CFA2,926,140
|
|
pay 50.5% less for entertainment and sports
Australia
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.69
A$10.05
|
$0.83
F CFA499
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.60
A$5.41
|
$3.85
F CFA2,328
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$28.13
A$42.23
|
$1.90
F CFA1,147
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.84
A$80.82
|
$31.92
F CFA19,286
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.24
A$19.87
|
$8.26
F CFA4,988
|
|
pay 58.4% less for clothing
Australia
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.27
A$112.99
|
$20.91
F CFA12,636
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.30
A$81.51
|
$22.56
F CFA13,633
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$102.43
A$153.75
|
$31.37
F CFA18,953
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.12
A$177.30
|
$78.70
F CFA47,550
|
|
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