Cost of living comparison
Togo is 21.1% more expensive than Argentina.
If you lived in Togo instead of Argentina, you would:
pay 6.6% less for restaurants
|
Argentina
|
Togo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.59
ARS8,780.57
|
$2.28
F CFA1,437
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.73
ARS6,876.91
|
$5.71
F CFA3,592
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.32
ARS1,350.37
|
$2.20
F CFA1,387
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
ARS1,024.57
|
$0.95
F CFA599
|
|
pay 63.7% more for groceries
|
Argentina
|
Togo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
ARS1,459.10
|
$0.96
F CFA606
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.84
ARS3,919.55
|
$3.65
F CFA2,295
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.28
ARS4,372.24
|
$7.54
F CFA4,744
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.79
ARS1,830.88
|
$1.71
F CFA1,074
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.64
ARS2,698.94
|
$2.96
F CFA1,864
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
ARS925.69
|
$1.24
F CFA777
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
ARS866.48
|
$0.93
F CFA583
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
ARS658.37
|
$1.36
F CFA855
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.01
ARS1,028.66
|
$1.54
F CFA971
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
ARS473.93
|
$1.24
F CFA777
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
ARS466.88
|
$1.73
F CFA1,088
|
|
pay 39.1% more for transportation
|
Argentina
|
Togo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.66
ARS3,741.14
|
$4.03
F CFA2,533
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$13.28
ARS13,567.78
|
$49.02
F CFA30,827
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,930.00
ARS29,563,205.09
|
$13,071.14
F CFA8,220,617
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.90
ARS10,112.85
|
$3.19
F CFA2,004
|
|
pay 65.9% more for housing
|
Argentina
|
Togo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.37
ARS19,790.96
|
$53.43
F CFA33,602
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$303.40
ARS310,044.27
|
$263.47
F CFA165,697
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$221.72
ARS226,568.32
|
$100.08
F CFA62,939
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.92
ARS42,840.96
|
$107.20
F CFA67,422
|
|
pay 14.9% more for childcare
|
Argentina
|
Togo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$173.69
ARS177,489.08
|
$106.20
F CFA66,793
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,841.72
ARS2,903,917.37
|
$4,792.75
F CFA3,014,226
|
|
pay 29.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Argentina
|
Togo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.81
ARS1,848.85
|
$0.82
F CFA514
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.09
ARS2,132.03
|
$3.81
F CFA2,398
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.36
ARS2,409.10
|
$1.88
F CFA1,182
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.92
ARS19,331.90
|
$31.86
F CFA20,038
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.76
ARS4,868.02
|
$8.17
F CFA5,138
|
|
pay 58.8% less for clothing
|
Argentina
|
Togo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$79.59
ARS81,335.99
|
$20.70
F CFA13,016
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$69.14
ARS70,656.89
|
$22.33
F CFA14,044
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.64
ARS109,994.40
|
$31.04
F CFA19,524
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.20
ARS102,389.64
|
$77.88
F CFA48,981
|
|
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