Cost of living comparison
Togo is 40.8% more expensive than Rwanda.
If you lived in Togo instead of Rwanda, you would:
pay 52.8% more for restaurants
|
Rwanda
|
Togo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.26
RWF4,531
|
$2.28
F CFA1,437
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.16
RWF8,559
|
$5.71
F CFA3,592
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
RWF1,242
|
$2.20
F CFA1,387
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
RWF654
|
$0.95
F CFA599
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
|
Rwanda
|
Togo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.01
RWF1,400
|
$0.96
F CFA606
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.26
RWF3,135
|
$3.65
F CFA2,295
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.66
RWF3,688
|
$7.54
F CFA4,744
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.67
RWF2,316
|
$1.71
F CFA1,074
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.19
RWF3,045
|
$2.96
F CFA1,864
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.38
RWF1,912
|
$1.24
F CFA777
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
RWF724
|
$0.93
F CFA583
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
RWF1,193
|
$1.36
F CFA855
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
RWF671
|
$1.54
F CFA971
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RWF312
|
$1.24
F CFA777
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
RWF451
|
$1.73
F CFA1,088
|
|
pay 5.6% less for transportation
|
Rwanda
|
Togo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.48
RWF6,219
|
$4.03
F CFA2,533
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.66
RWF34,234
|
$49.02
F CFA30,827
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,668.41
RWF28,696,267
|
$13,071.14
F CFA8,220,617
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.33
RWF17,117
|
$3.19
F CFA2,004
|
|
pay 62.8% more for housing
|
Rwanda
|
Togo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.20
RWF36,374
|
$53.43
F CFA33,602
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$489.52
RWF679,648
|
$263.47
F CFA165,697
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$271.95
RWF377,582
|
$100.08
F CFA62,939
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.04
RWF41,707
|
$107.20
F CFA67,422
|
|
pay 39.5% less for childcare
|
Rwanda
|
Togo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$149.39
RWF207,419
|
$106.20
F CFA66,793
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,609.00
RWF13,341,247
|
$4,792.75
F CFA3,014,226
|
|
pay 30.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Rwanda
|
Togo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
RWF1,510
|
$0.82
F CFA514
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
RWF3,077
|
$3.81
F CFA2,398
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.36
RWF3,272
|
$1.88
F CFA1,182
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.83
RWF44,191
|
$31.86
F CFA20,038
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.63
RWF5,034
|
$8.17
F CFA5,138
|
|
pay 47.8% more for clothing
|
Rwanda
|
Togo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.68
RWF23,158
|
$20.70
F CFA13,016
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.76
RWF30,207
|
$22.33
F CFA14,044
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$26.59
RWF36,919
|
$31.04
F CFA19,524
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$31.43
RWF43,632
|
$77.88
F CFA48,981
|
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