Cost of living comparison
Togo is 57.9% more expensive than Malawi overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 47.3% more in Togo
- Groceries
-
pay 50.5% more in Togo
- Transportation
-
pay 3.1 times more in Togo
- Housing
-
pay 30.0% more in Togo
- Childcare
-
pay 78.2% more in Togo
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 18.2% more in Togo
- Clothing
-
pay 31.9% less in Togo
The cost of transportation, childcare, groceries, restaurants, housing, and entertainment and sports in Togo are more expensive than in Malawi. Notably, transportation and childcare are significantly more expensive in Togo.
If you lived in Togo instead of Malawi, you would:
pay 47.3% more for restaurants
|
Malawi
|
Togo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.32
MWK7,517.36
|
$2.28
F CFA1,326
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.04
MWK15,731.32
|
$5.71
F CFA3,314
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
MWK1,516.62
|
$2.20
F CFA1,280
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
MWK752.95
|
$0.95
F CFA553
|
|
pay 50.5% more for groceries
|
Malawi
|
Togo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
MWK2,373.96
|
$0.96
F CFA559
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.82
MWK8,381.43
|
$3.65
F CFA2,118
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.51
MWK7,851.06
|
$7.54
F CFA4,378
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
MWK4,011.97
|
$1.71
F CFA991
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.93
MWK3,349.60
|
$2.96
F CFA1,720
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.03
MWK1,799.92
|
$1.24
F CFA717
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
MWK1,408.36
|
$0.93
F CFA538
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.12
MWK1,945.96
|
$1.36
F CFA789
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
MWK916.90
|
$1.54
F CFA896
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
MWK1,251.84
|
$1.24
F CFA717
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
MWK1,019.80
|
$1.73
F CFA1,004
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for transportation
|
Malawi
|
Togo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.19
MWK10,763.64
|
$4.03
F CFA2,338
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$4.32
MWK7,517.10
|
$49.02
F CFA28,447
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,669.17
MWK62,038,896.33
|
$13,071.14
F CFA7,585,938
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.40
MWK35,485.51
|
$3.19
F CFA1,849
|
|
pay 30.0% more for housing
|
Malawi
|
Togo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$186.12
MWK323,724.36
|
$53.43
F CFA31,008
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$202.19
MWK351,659.25
|
$263.47
F CFA152,904
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$98.76
MWK171,776.96
|
$100.08
F CFA58,080
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.29
MWK71,808.05
|
$107.20
F CFA62,216
|
|
pay 78.2% more for childcare
|
Malawi
|
Togo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$354.75
MWK617,018.61
|
$106.20
F CFA61,636
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,467.81
MWK2,552,941.97
|
$4,792.75
F CFA2,781,510
|
|
pay 18.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Malawi
|
Togo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.12
MWK1,947.01
|
$0.82
F CFA474
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.91
MWK5,066.41
|
$3.81
F CFA2,213
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.59
MWK2,759.44
|
$1.88
F CFA1,090
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.33
MWK89,283.01
|
$31.86
F CFA18,491
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.95
MWK6,871.15
|
$8.17
F CFA4,741
|
|
pay 31.9% less for clothing
|
Malawi
|
Togo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.22
MWK78,657.50
|
$20.70
F CFA12,011
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.94
MWK60,775.88
|
$22.33
F CFA12,959
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$59.17
MWK102,916.18
|
$31.04
F CFA18,017
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$70.71
MWK122,976.47
|
$77.88
F CFA45,200
|
|
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