Cost of living comparison
Togo is 24.7% more expensive than Swaziland.
If you lived in Togo instead of Swaziland, you would:
pay 82.8% more for restaurants
|
Swaziland
|
Togo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.07
SZL56.23
|
$2.28
F CFA1,437
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.33
SZL42.69
|
$5.71
F CFA3,592
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
SZL17.01
|
$2.20
F CFA1,387
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
SZL10.07
|
$0.95
F CFA599
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
|
Swaziland
|
Togo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.76
SZL13.89
|
$0.96
F CFA606
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.86
SZL89.02
|
$3.65
F CFA2,295
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.01
SZL73.58
|
$7.54
F CFA4,744
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.70
SZL31.24
|
$1.71
F CFA1,074
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.97
SZL36.06
|
$2.96
F CFA1,864
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.75
SZL13.78
|
$1.24
F CFA777
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.33
SZL6.14
|
$0.93
F CFA583
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
SZL7.87
|
$1.36
F CFA855
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
SZL11.65
|
$1.54
F CFA971
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
SZL8.30
|
$1.24
F CFA777
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
SZL9.72
|
$1.73
F CFA1,088
|
|
pay 15.4% less for transportation
|
Swaziland
|
Togo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.74
SZL86.88
|
$4.03
F CFA2,533
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$29.82
SZL546.67
|
$49.02
F CFA30,827
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,039.98
SZL312,381.95
|
$13,071.14
F CFA8,220,617
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.84
SZL473.71
|
$3.19
F CFA2,004
|
|
pay 10.9% more for housing
|
Swaziland
|
Togo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$57.61
SZL1,056.15
|
$53.43
F CFA33,602
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$227.20
SZL4,165.09
|
$263.47
F CFA165,697
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$184.60
SZL3,384.14
|
$100.08
F CFA62,939
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$59.36
SZL1,088.23
|
$107.20
F CFA67,422
|
|
pay 11.0% less for childcare
|
Swaziland
|
Togo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$128.26
SZL2,351.27
|
$106.20
F CFA66,793
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,035.74
SZL92,316.73
|
$4,792.75
F CFA3,014,226
|
|
pay 34.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Swaziland
|
Togo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
SZL33.84
|
$0.82
F CFA514
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SZL31.93
|
$3.81
F CFA2,398
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.56
SZL46.86
|
$1.88
F CFA1,182
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.40
SZL520.64
|
$31.86
F CFA20,038
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.69
SZL67.68
|
$8.17
F CFA5,138
|
|
pay 31.8% less for clothing
|
Swaziland
|
Togo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.17
SZL956.32
|
$20.70
F CFA13,016
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.67
SZL433.86
|
$22.33
F CFA14,044
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.84
SZL1,353.66
|
$31.04
F CFA19,524
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.58
SZL1,477.22
|
$77.88
F CFA48,981
|
|
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