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
ALL790
|
$2.28
F CFA1,437
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.97
ALL658
|
$5.71
F CFA3,592
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
ALL157
|
$2.20
F CFA1,387
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
ALL76
|
$0.95
F CFA599
|
|
pay 61.1% more for groceries
|
Albania
|
Togo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.85
ALL80
|
$0.96
F CFA606
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.29
ALL499
|
$3.65
F CFA2,295
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.20
ALL680
|
$7.54
F CFA4,744
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.11
ALL294
|
$1.71
F CFA1,074
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.11
ALL294
|
$2.96
F CFA1,864
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
ALL55
|
$1.24
F CFA777
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
ALL99
|
$0.93
F CFA583
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
ALL64
|
$1.36
F CFA855
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
ALL64
|
$1.54
F CFA971
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
ALL44
|
$1.24
F CFA777
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
ALL48
|
$1.73
F CFA1,088
|
|
pay 3.5% less for transportation
|
Albania
|
Togo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.81
ALL737
|
$4.03
F CFA2,533
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.64
ALL1,664
|
$49.02
F CFA30,827
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,265.14
ALL2,667,085
|
$13,071.14
F CFA8,220,617
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$30.70
ALL2,896
|
$3.19
F CFA2,004
|
|
pay 52.3% more for housing
|
Albania
|
Togo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.01
ALL1,511
|
$53.43
F CFA33,602
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$447.88
ALL42,262
|
$263.47
F CFA165,697
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$324.85
ALL30,653
|
$100.08
F CFA62,939
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$57.67
ALL5,442
|
$107.20
F CFA67,422
|
|
pay 0.3% less for childcare
|
Albania
|
Togo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$168.56
ALL15,906
|
$106.20
F CFA66,793
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,514.89
ALL331,663
|
$4,792.75
F CFA3,014,226
|
|
pay 4.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Albania
|
Togo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
ALL245
|
$0.82
F CFA514
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.77
ALL167
|
$3.81
F CFA2,398
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.70
ALL349
|
$1.88
F CFA1,182
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.45
ALL4,195
|
$31.86
F CFA20,038
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.64
ALL721
|
$8.17
F CFA5,138
|
|
pay 51.5% less for clothing
|
Albania
|
Togo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.86
ALL4,800
|
$20.70
F CFA13,016
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.61
ALL3,832
|
$22.33
F CFA14,044
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.86
ALL8,574
|
$31.04
F CFA19,524
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.22
ALL11,438
|
$77.88
F CFA48,981
|
|
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