Cost of living comparison
Togo is 81.6% more expensive than Eritrea.
If you lived in Togo instead of Eritrea, you would:
pay 25.1% less for restaurants
|
Eritrea
|
Togo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.14
ERN272.04
|
$2.28
F CFA1,421
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.99
ERN89.85
|
$5.71
F CFA3,553
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.83
ERN27.50
|
$2.20
F CFA1,372
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
ERN20.00
|
$0.95
F CFA593
|
|
pay 59.4% more for groceries
|
Eritrea
|
Togo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
ERN7.50
|
$0.96
F CFA600
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.50
ERN22.50
|
$3.65
F CFA2,270
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.14
ERN92.11
|
$7.54
F CFA4,693
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.52
ERN67.80
|
$1.71
F CFA1,062
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$12.17
ERN182.57
|
$2.96
F CFA1,844
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$5.54
ERN83.16
|
$1.24
F CFA768
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.58
ERN8.69
|
$0.93
F CFA576
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
ERN12.85
|
$1.36
F CFA845
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
ERN8.32
|
$1.54
F CFA960
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
ERN11.94
|
$1.24
F CFA768
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
ERN7.26
|
$1.73
F CFA1,076
|
|
pay 83.4% more for transportation
|
Eritrea
|
Togo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.83
ERN132.49
|
$4.03
F CFA2,506
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
ERN120.00
|
$49.02
F CFA30,493
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$66,666.00
ERN999,990.00
|
$13,071.14
F CFA8,131,351
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.73
ERN85.99
|
$3.19
F CFA1,982
|
|
pay 54.2% more for housing
|
Eritrea
|
Togo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
$53.43
F CFA33,237
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$475.00
ERN7,125.00
|
$263.47
F CFA163,898
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$400.00
ERN6,000.00
|
$100.08
F CFA62,256
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$21.03
ERN315.44
|
$107.20
F CFA66,690
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for childcare
|
Eritrea
|
Togo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$25.00
ERN375.00
|
$106.20
F CFA66,067
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,675.00
ERN25,125.00
|
$4,792.75
F CFA2,981,495
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Eritrea
|
Togo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
$0.82
F CFA508
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.77
ERN11.58
|
$3.81
F CFA2,372
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
ERN30.00
|
$1.88
F CFA1,169
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.00
ERN405.00
|
$31.86
F CFA19,820
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.10
ERN16.50
|
$8.17
F CFA5,082
|
|
pay 61.9% less for clothing
|
Eritrea
|
Togo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.50
ERN1,237.50
|
$20.70
F CFA12,875
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.00
ERN1,125.00
|
$22.33
F CFA13,891
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
$31.04
F CFA19,312
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.00
ERN1,425.00
|
$77.88
F CFA48,449
|
|
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