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
RWF4,471
|
$2.28
F CFA1,438
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.16
RWF8,445
|
$5.71
F CFA3,596
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
RWF1,225
|
$2.20
F CFA1,388
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
RWF646
|
$0.95
F CFA600
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
|
Rwanda
|
Togo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.01
RWF1,382
|
$0.96
F CFA607
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.26
RWF3,094
|
$3.65
F CFA2,298
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.66
RWF3,639
|
$7.54
F CFA4,750
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.67
RWF2,285
|
$1.71
F CFA1,075
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.19
RWF3,004
|
$2.96
F CFA1,867
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.38
RWF1,887
|
$1.24
F CFA778
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
RWF715
|
$0.93
F CFA583
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
RWF1,177
|
$1.36
F CFA856
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
RWF662
|
$1.54
F CFA972
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RWF308
|
$1.24
F CFA778
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
RWF445
|
$1.73
F CFA1,089
|
|
pay 5.6% less for transportation
|
Rwanda
|
Togo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.48
RWF6,137
|
$4.03
F CFA2,536
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.66
RWF33,780
|
$49.02
F CFA30,863
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,668.41
RWF28,315,727
|
$13,071.14
F CFA8,230,085
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.33
RWF16,890
|
$3.19
F CFA2,006
|
|
pay 62.8% more for housing
|
Rwanda
|
Togo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.20
RWF35,891
|
$53.43
F CFA33,640
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$489.52
RWF670,636
|
$263.47
F CFA165,888
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$271.95
RWF372,575
|
$100.08
F CFA63,012
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.04
RWF41,154
|
$107.20
F CFA67,499
|
|
pay 39.5% less for childcare
|
Rwanda
|
Togo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$149.39
RWF204,668
|
$106.20
F CFA66,869
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,609.00
RWF13,164,329
|
$4,792.75
F CFA3,017,698
|
|
pay 30.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Rwanda
|
Togo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
RWF1,490
|
$0.82
F CFA514
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
RWF3,036
|
$3.81
F CFA2,400
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.36
RWF3,229
|
$1.88
F CFA1,183
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.83
RWF43,605
|
$31.86
F CFA20,061
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.63
RWF4,968
|
$8.17
F CFA5,144
|
|
pay 47.8% more for clothing
|
Rwanda
|
Togo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.68
RWF22,851
|
$20.70
F CFA13,031
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.76
RWF29,806
|
$22.33
F CFA14,060
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$26.59
RWF36,430
|
$31.04
F CFA19,546
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$31.43
RWF43,053
|
$77.88
F CFA49,038
|
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