Cost of living comparison
Togo is 60.0% more expensive than Belarus.
If you lived in Togo instead of Belarus, you would:
pay 83.0% more for restaurants
|
Belarus
|
Togo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.05
BYN26.24
|
$2.28
F CFA1,437
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.72
BYN15.40
|
$5.71
F CFA3,592
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
BYN2.04
|
$2.20
F CFA1,387
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
BYN1.35
|
$0.95
F CFA599
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for groceries
|
Belarus
|
Togo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.58
BYN1.88
|
$0.96
F CFA606
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.92
BYN9.52
|
$3.65
F CFA2,295
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.52
BYN8.22
|
$7.54
F CFA4,744
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.23
BYN4.00
|
$1.71
F CFA1,074
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.62
BYN5.29
|
$2.96
F CFA1,864
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
BYN1.54
|
$1.24
F CFA777
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
BYN2.36
|
$0.93
F CFA583
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
BYN2.43
|
$1.36
F CFA855
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
BYN2.84
|
$1.54
F CFA971
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
BYN0.66
|
$1.24
F CFA777
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
BYN0.83
|
$1.73
F CFA1,088
|
|
pay 72.5% more for transportation
|
Belarus
|
Togo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.81
BYN9.16
|
$4.03
F CFA2,533
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.76
BYN41.60
|
$49.02
F CFA30,827
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,579.62
BYN54,041.28
|
$13,071.14
F CFA8,220,617
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.80
BYN12.39
|
$3.19
F CFA2,004
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
|
Belarus
|
Togo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.23
BYN33.36
|
$53.43
F CFA33,602
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$263.08
BYN857.50
|
$263.47
F CFA165,697
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$174.05
BYN567.31
|
$100.08
F CFA62,939
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.27
BYN134.52
|
$107.20
F CFA67,422
|
|
pay 48.6% less for childcare
|
Belarus
|
Togo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$301.44
BYN982.54
|
$106.20
F CFA66,793
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,103.87
BYN23,155.08
|
$4,792.75
F CFA3,014,226
|
|
pay 53.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Belarus
|
Togo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.12
BYN3.64
|
$0.82
F CFA514
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.48
BYN4.82
|
$3.81
F CFA2,398
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.64
BYN5.35
|
$1.88
F CFA1,182
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.35
BYN102.20
|
$31.86
F CFA20,038
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.68
BYN11.98
|
$8.17
F CFA5,138
|
|
pay 44.2% less for clothing
|
Belarus
|
Togo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.42
BYN193.69
|
$20.70
F CFA13,016
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.14
BYN121.05
|
$22.33
F CFA14,044
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.71
BYN282.63
|
$31.04
F CFA19,524
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$84.07
BYN274.02
|
$77.88
F CFA48,981
|
|
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