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
PYG25,703
|
$2.28
F CFA1,421
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.41
PYG34,491
|
$5.71
F CFA3,553
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
PYG6,269
|
$2.20
F CFA1,372
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
PYG3,630
|
$0.95
F CFA593
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
|
Paraguay
|
Togo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.64
PYG4,995
|
$0.96
F CFA600
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.72
PYG21,253
|
$3.65
F CFA2,270
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.00
PYG23,490
|
$7.54
F CFA4,693
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.67
PYG13,072
|
$1.71
F CFA1,062
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.29
PYG10,082
|
$2.96
F CFA1,844
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.82
PYG6,446
|
$1.24
F CFA768
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.32
PYG2,535
|
$0.93
F CFA576
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
PYG2,917
|
$1.36
F CFA845
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
PYG4,994
|
$1.54
F CFA960
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
PYG3,279
|
$1.24
F CFA768
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
PYG3,110
|
$1.73
F CFA1,076
|
|
pay 7.8% more for transportation
|
Paraguay
|
Togo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.51
PYG27,456
|
$4.03
F CFA2,506
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.43
PYG198,989
|
$49.02
F CFA30,493
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,874.44
PYG116,408,377
|
$13,071.14
F CFA8,131,351
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.90
PYG69,646
|
$3.19
F CFA1,982
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
|
Paraguay
|
Togo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.38
PYG128,200
|
$53.43
F CFA33,237
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$340.08
PYG2,661,474
|
$263.47
F CFA163,898
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$261.33
PYG2,045,161
|
$100.08
F CFA62,256
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$28.63
PYG224,086
|
$107.20
F CFA66,690
|
|
pay 19.6% more for childcare
|
Paraguay
|
Togo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$130.10
PYG1,018,159
|
$106.20
F CFA66,067
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,042.69
PYG23,812,312
|
$4,792.75
F CFA2,981,495
|
|
pay 56.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Paraguay
|
Togo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
PYG7,960
|
$0.82
F CFA508
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.65
PYG12,951
|
$3.81
F CFA2,372
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.06
PYG8,291
|
$1.88
F CFA1,169
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.68
PYG200,979
|
$31.86
F CFA19,820
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.77
PYG37,310
|
$8.17
F CFA5,082
|
|
pay 22.8% less for clothing
|
Paraguay
|
Togo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.60
PYG395,987
|
$20.70
F CFA12,875
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.53
PYG246,746
|
$22.33
F CFA13,891
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.98
PYG555,510
|
$31.04
F CFA19,312
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.85
PYG397,977
|
$77.88
F CFA48,449
|
|
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