Cost of living comparison
Togo is 67.5% more expensive than Russia.
If you lived in Togo instead of Russia, you would:
pay 74.3% more for restaurants
|
Russia
|
Togo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.51
RUB670.16
|
$2.28
F CFA1,437
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.14
RUB426.52
|
$5.71
F CFA3,592
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
RUB82.13
|
$2.20
F CFA1,387
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
RUB39.57
|
$0.95
F CFA599
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for groceries
|
Russia
|
Togo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.47
RUB48.24
|
$0.96
F CFA606
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.72
RUB382.48
|
$3.65
F CFA2,295
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.07
RUB316.28
|
$7.54
F CFA4,744
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.21
RUB124.67
|
$1.71
F CFA1,074
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.66
RUB170.48
|
$2.96
F CFA1,864
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
RUB55.76
|
$1.24
F CFA777
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
RUB56.76
|
$0.93
F CFA583
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
RUB73.47
|
$1.36
F CFA855
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.89
RUB91.23
|
$1.54
F CFA971
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RUB22.27
|
$1.24
F CFA777
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
RUB21.45
|
$1.73
F CFA1,088
|
|
pay 48.4% more for transportation
|
Russia
|
Togo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.12
RUB218.10
|
$4.03
F CFA2,533
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.67
RUB1,818.68
|
$49.02
F CFA30,827
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,642.44
RUB2,742,722.40
|
$13,071.14
F CFA8,220,617
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.15
RUB427.24
|
$3.19
F CFA2,004
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
|
Russia
|
Togo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.97
RUB615.03
|
$53.43
F CFA33,602
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$304.49
RUB31,346.27
|
$263.47
F CFA165,697
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$210.86
RUB21,706.66
|
$100.08
F CFA62,939
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.94
RUB6,685.13
|
$107.20
F CFA67,422
|
|
pay 24.9% less for childcare
|
Russia
|
Togo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$190.09
RUB19,569.19
|
$106.20
F CFA66,793
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,074.52
RUB522,399.66
|
$4,792.75
F CFA3,014,226
|
|
pay 38.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Russia
|
Togo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.42
RUB146.46
|
$0.82
F CFA514
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
RUB171.99
|
$3.81
F CFA2,398
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.10
RUB215.95
|
$1.88
F CFA1,182
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.15
RUB2,898.37
|
$31.86
F CFA20,038
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.97
RUB409.03
|
$8.17
F CFA5,138
|
|
pay 37.7% less for clothing
|
Russia
|
Togo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.85
RUB5,337.57
|
$20.70
F CFA13,016
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.92
RUB3,492.07
|
$22.33
F CFA14,044
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.53
RUB7,878.10
|
$31.04
F CFA19,524
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.61
RUB7,783.88
|
$77.88
F CFA48,981
|
|
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