Cost of living comparison
Albania is 64.6% more expensive than Togo.
If you lived in Albania instead of Togo, you would:
pay 56.8% more for restaurants
|
Togo
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.93
F CFA1,174
|
$7.46
ALL681
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.90
F CFA4,190
|
$6.30
ALL575
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.21
F CFA1,339
|
$1.58
ALL144
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
F CFA585
|
$0.76
ALL69
|
|
pay 9.1% less for groceries
|
Togo
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
F CFA435
|
$0.80
ALL73
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.69
F CFA2,239
|
$4.90
ALL447
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.12
F CFA4,324
|
$6.95
ALL634
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
F CFA1,048
|
$3.29
ALL300
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
F CFA1,819
|
$3.21
ALL293
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
F CFA531
|
$0.62
ALL56
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
F CFA531
|
$1.05
ALL96
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.37
F CFA834
|
$0.72
ALL66
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
F CFA735
|
$0.64
ALL59
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
F CFA758
|
$0.46
ALL42
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.75
F CFA1,061
|
$0.48
ALL44
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for transportation
|
Togo
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.07
F CFA2,472
|
$7.84
ALL715
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$49.53
F CFA30,081
|
$15.59
ALL1,422
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,208.03
F CFA8,021,677
|
$30,451.57
ALL2,778,909
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.22
F CFA1,955
|
$29.40
ALL2,683
|
|
pay 16.3% more for housing
|
Togo
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.12
F CFA35,295
|
$15.91
ALL1,452
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$266.22
F CFA161,687
|
$333.93
ALL30,473
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$101.12
F CFA61,416
|
$252.77
ALL23,067
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.16
F CFA65,082
|
$66.76
ALL6,092
|
|
pay 1.8% less for childcare
|
Togo
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$107.32
F CFA65,176
|
$144.51
ALL13,187
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,842.94
F CFA2,941,282
|
$2,989.15
ALL272,780
|
|
pay 48.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Togo
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.83
F CFA501
|
$2.48
ALL226
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.85
F CFA2,340
|
$1.54
ALL140
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.90
F CFA1,153
|
$3.54
ALL323
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.92
F CFA19,386
|
$36.41
ALL3,323
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
F CFA5,014
|
$8.18
ALL746
|
|
pay 99.8% more for clothing
|
Togo
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.91
F CFA12,701
|
$45.87
ALL4,186
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.56
F CFA13,704
|
$44.92
ALL4,099
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$31.37
F CFA19,051
|
$78.19
ALL7,135
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.70
F CFA47,796
|
$103.69
ALL9,462
|
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