Cost of living comparison
Togo is 51.6% more expensive than Burundi.
If you lived in Togo instead of Burundi, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
|
Burundi
|
Togo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.84
BIF5,445
|
$2.28
F CFA1,421
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.69
BIF10,938
|
$5.71
F CFA3,553
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
BIF1,458
|
$2.20
F CFA1,372
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
BIF1,949
|
$0.95
F CFA593
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
|
Burundi
|
Togo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
BIF2,155
|
$0.96
F CFA600
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
BIF17,958
|
$3.65
F CFA2,270
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.75
BIF8,154
|
$7.54
F CFA4,693
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.05
BIF6,069
|
$1.71
F CFA1,062
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
BIF9,449
|
$2.96
F CFA1,844
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.64
BIF7,820
|
$1.24
F CFA768
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF652
|
$0.93
F CFA576
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
BIF1,955
|
$1.36
F CFA845
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
BIF1,303
|
$1.54
F CFA960
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF652
|
$1.24
F CFA768
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BIF782
|
$1.73
F CFA1,076
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Burundi
|
Togo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$4.03
F CFA2,506
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$49.02
F CFA30,493
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$13,071.14
F CFA8,131,351
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$3.19
F CFA1,982
|
pay 14.0% more for housing
|
Burundi
|
Togo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$53.43
F CFA33,237
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$289.31
BIF856,959
|
$263.47
F CFA163,898
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$73.09
BIF216,505
|
$100.08
F CFA62,256
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$107.20
F CFA66,690
|
|
pay 27.2% less for childcare
|
Burundi
|
Togo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$105.93
BIF313,773
|
$106.20
F CFA66,067
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,592.87
BIF31,377,255
|
$4,792.75
F CFA2,981,495
|
|
pay 9.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Burundi
|
Togo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.23
BIF3,646
|
$0.82
F CFA508
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.95
BIF8,751
|
$3.81
F CFA2,372
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.43
BIF7,183
|
$1.88
F CFA1,169
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$31.86
F CFA19,820
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$8.17
F CFA5,082
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Burundi
|
Togo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$20.70
F CFA12,875
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$22.33
F CFA13,891
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$31.04
F CFA19,312
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$77.88
F CFA48,449
|
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