Cost of living comparison
Togo is 26.0% more expensive than Madagascar.
If you lived in Togo instead of Madagascar, you would:
pay 46.1% more for restaurants
|
Madagascar
|
Togo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.28
MGA15,105
|
$1.93
F CFA1,167
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.52
MGA20,833
|
$6.90
F CFA4,161
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
MGA4,485
|
$2.21
F CFA1,330
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
MGA3,021
|
$0.96
F CFA581
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
|
Madagascar
|
Togo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.96
MGA4,417
|
$0.72
F CFA432
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.06
MGA23,313
|
$3.69
F CFA2,224
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.72
MGA17,134
|
$7.12
F CFA4,295
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.04
MGA9,392
|
$1.73
F CFA1,041
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.70
MGA12,419
|
$3.00
F CFA1,807
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
MGA3,406
|
$0.87
F CFA527
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.34
MGA1,556
|
$0.87
F CFA527
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
MGA2,658
|
$1.37
F CFA828
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
MGA1,752
|
$1.21
F CFA730
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
MGA1,280
|
$1.25
F CFA753
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
MGA1,784
|
$1.75
F CFA1,054
|
|
pay 30.5% less for transportation
|
Madagascar
|
Togo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.51
MGA20,751
|
$4.07
F CFA2,455
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$49.53
F CFA29,877
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,708.95
MGA67,721,725
|
$13,208.03
F CFA7,967,171
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.31
MGA52,094
|
$3.22
F CFA1,942
|
|
pay 51.6% more for housing
|
Madagascar
|
Togo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.29
MGA286,799
|
$58.12
F CFA35,056
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$299.81
MGA1,380,356
|
$266.22
F CFA160,588
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$109.21
MGA502,838
|
$101.12
F CFA60,999
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.30
MGA148,722
|
$107.16
F CFA64,640
|
|
pay 40.1% less for childcare
|
Madagascar
|
Togo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$135.77
MGA625,124
|
$107.32
F CFA64,733
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,892.46
MGA54,754,273
|
$4,842.94
F CFA2,921,296
|
|
pay 40.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Madagascar
|
Togo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.91
MGA4,167
|
$0.83
F CFA498
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.19
MGA5,480
|
$3.85
F CFA2,324
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.59
MGA11,928
|
$1.90
F CFA1,145
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.94
MGA156,260
|
$31.92
F CFA19,254
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.79
MGA31,250
|
$8.26
F CFA4,979
|
|
pay 0.8% less for clothing
|
Madagascar
|
Togo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.59
MGA85,602
|
$20.91
F CFA12,615
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.48
MGA85,080
|
$22.56
F CFA13,611
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.19
MGA364,603
|
$31.37
F CFA18,922
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$64.20
MGA295,596
|
$78.70
F CFA47,471
|
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