Cost of living comparison
Togo is 6.2% more expensive than Albania.
If you lived in Togo instead of Albania, you would:
pay 10.1% less for restaurants
|
Albania
|
Togo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.37
ALL779
|
$2.28
F CFA1,421
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.97
ALL649
|
$5.71
F CFA3,553
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
ALL154
|
$2.20
F CFA1,372
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
ALL75
|
$0.95
F CFA593
|
|
pay 61.1% more for groceries
|
Albania
|
Togo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.85
ALL79
|
$0.96
F CFA600
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.29
ALL492
|
$3.65
F CFA2,270
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.20
ALL670
|
$7.54
F CFA4,693
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.11
ALL290
|
$1.71
F CFA1,062
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.11
ALL289
|
$2.96
F CFA1,844
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
ALL55
|
$1.24
F CFA768
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
ALL97
|
$0.93
F CFA576
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
ALL63
|
$1.36
F CFA845
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
ALL63
|
$1.54
F CFA960
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
ALL43
|
$1.24
F CFA768
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
ALL47
|
$1.73
F CFA1,076
|
|
pay 3.5% less for transportation
|
Albania
|
Togo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.81
ALL727
|
$4.03
F CFA2,506
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.64
ALL1,641
|
$49.02
F CFA30,493
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,265.14
ALL2,629,378
|
$13,071.14
F CFA8,131,351
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$30.70
ALL2,855
|
$3.19
F CFA1,982
|
|
pay 52.3% more for housing
|
Albania
|
Togo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.01
ALL1,489
|
$53.43
F CFA33,237
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$447.88
ALL41,665
|
$263.47
F CFA163,898
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$324.85
ALL30,219
|
$100.08
F CFA62,256
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$57.67
ALL5,365
|
$107.20
F CFA66,690
|
|
pay 0.3% less for childcare
|
Albania
|
Togo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$168.56
ALL15,681
|
$106.20
F CFA66,067
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,514.89
ALL326,974
|
$4,792.75
F CFA2,981,495
|
|
pay 4.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Albania
|
Togo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
ALL242
|
$0.82
F CFA508
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.77
ALL165
|
$3.81
F CFA2,372
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.70
ALL344
|
$1.88
F CFA1,169
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.45
ALL4,135
|
$31.86
F CFA19,820
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.64
ALL711
|
$8.17
F CFA5,082
|
|
pay 51.5% less for clothing
|
Albania
|
Togo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.86
ALL4,732
|
$20.70
F CFA12,875
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.61
ALL3,778
|
$22.33
F CFA13,891
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.86
ALL8,453
|
$31.04
F CFA19,312
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.22
ALL11,277
|
$77.88
F CFA48,449
|
|
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