Cost of living comparison
Togo is 53.6% more expensive than Paraguay.
If you lived in Togo instead of Paraguay, you would:
pay 70.0% more for restaurants
|
Paraguay
|
Togo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.28
PYG25,602
|
$2.28
F CFA1,437
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.41
PYG34,356
|
$5.71
F CFA3,592
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
PYG6,244
|
$2.20
F CFA1,387
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
PYG3,616
|
$0.95
F CFA599
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
|
Paraguay
|
Togo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.64
PYG4,976
|
$0.96
F CFA606
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.72
PYG21,170
|
$3.65
F CFA2,295
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.00
PYG23,398
|
$7.54
F CFA4,744
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.67
PYG13,021
|
$1.71
F CFA1,074
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.29
PYG10,042
|
$2.96
F CFA1,864
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.82
PYG6,421
|
$1.24
F CFA777
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.32
PYG2,525
|
$0.93
F CFA583
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
PYG2,906
|
$1.36
F CFA855
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
PYG4,975
|
$1.54
F CFA971
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
PYG3,267
|
$1.24
F CFA777
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
PYG3,098
|
$1.73
F CFA1,088
|
|
pay 7.8% more for transportation
|
Paraguay
|
Togo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.51
PYG27,348
|
$4.03
F CFA2,533
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.43
PYG198,207
|
$49.02
F CFA30,827
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,874.44
PYG115,951,288
|
$13,071.14
F CFA8,220,617
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.90
PYG69,373
|
$3.19
F CFA2,004
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
|
Paraguay
|
Togo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.38
PYG127,697
|
$53.43
F CFA33,602
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$340.08
PYG2,651,023
|
$263.47
F CFA165,697
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$261.33
PYG2,037,131
|
$100.08
F CFA62,939
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$28.63
PYG223,206
|
$107.20
F CFA67,422
|
|
pay 19.6% more for childcare
|
Paraguay
|
Togo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$130.10
PYG1,014,161
|
$106.20
F CFA66,793
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,042.69
PYG23,718,811
|
$4,792.75
F CFA3,014,226
|
|
pay 56.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Paraguay
|
Togo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
PYG7,928
|
$0.82
F CFA514
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.65
PYG12,900
|
$3.81
F CFA2,398
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.06
PYG8,259
|
$1.88
F CFA1,182
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.68
PYG200,189
|
$31.86
F CFA20,038
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.77
PYG37,164
|
$8.17
F CFA5,138
|
|
pay 22.8% less for clothing
|
Paraguay
|
Togo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.60
PYG394,433
|
$20.70
F CFA13,016
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.53
PYG245,777
|
$22.33
F CFA14,044
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.98
PYG553,329
|
$31.04
F CFA19,524
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.85
PYG396,415
|
$77.88
F CFA48,981
|
|
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