Cost of living comparison
Togo is 81.5% more expensive than Tajikistan.
If you lived in Togo instead of Tajikistan, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
|
Tajikistan
|
Togo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.61
TJS60.01
|
$2.28
F CFA1,421
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.97
TJS85.24
|
$5.71
F CFA3,553
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
TJS6.33
|
$2.20
F CFA1,372
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.28
TJS3.00
|
$0.95
F CFA593
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for groceries
|
Tajikistan
|
Togo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.57
TJS6.10
|
$0.96
F CFA600
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
TJS45.75
|
$3.65
F CFA2,270
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.05
TJS32.56
|
$7.54
F CFA4,693
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.47
TJS15.76
|
$1.71
F CFA1,062
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
TJS20.14
|
$2.96
F CFA1,844
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
TJS5.81
|
$1.24
F CFA768
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
TJS9.40
|
$0.93
F CFA576
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.09
TJS11.68
|
$1.36
F CFA845
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
TJS3.86
|
$1.54
F CFA960
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
TJS3.15
|
$1.24
F CFA768
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
TJS2.21
|
$1.73
F CFA1,076
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for transportation
|
Tajikistan
|
Togo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.19
TJS34.08
|
$4.03
F CFA2,506
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$4.68
TJS50.01
|
$49.02
F CFA30,493
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,113.17
TJS215,052.90
|
$13,071.14
F CFA8,131,351
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.11
TJS33.26
|
$3.19
F CFA1,982
|
|
pay 59.4% more for housing
|
Tajikistan
|
Togo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.95
TJS256.06
|
$53.43
F CFA33,237
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$365.06
TJS3,903.24
|
$263.47
F CFA163,898
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$230.24
TJS2,461.79
|
$100.08
F CFA62,256
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.90
TJS383.80
|
$107.20
F CFA66,690
|
|
pay 26.4% less for childcare
|
Tajikistan
|
Togo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$106.65
TJS1,140.28
|
$106.20
F CFA66,067
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,076.23
TJS107,736.50
|
$4,792.75
F CFA2,981,495
|
|
pay 33.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Tajikistan
|
Togo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.12
TJS12.00
|
$0.82
F CFA508
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.61
TJS17.25
|
$3.81
F CFA2,372
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.34
TJS25.01
|
$1.88
F CFA1,169
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.25
TJS323.41
|
$31.86
F CFA19,820
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.68
TJS50.01
|
$8.17
F CFA5,082
|
|
pay 2.8% less for clothing
|
Tajikistan
|
Togo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.79
TJS265.07
|
$20.70
F CFA12,875
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.11
TJS386.09
|
$22.33
F CFA13,891
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.71
TJS820.20
|
$31.04
F CFA19,312
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$38.36
TJS410.10
|
$77.88
F CFA48,449
|
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