Cost of living comparison
Albania is 76.9% more expensive than Togo overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 62.2% more in Albania
- Groceries
-
pay 14.8% less in Albania
- Transportation
-
pay 3.5 times more in Albania
- Housing
-
pay 44.6% more in Albania
- Childcare
-
pay 16.0% more in Albania
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 58.9% more in Albania
- Clothing
-
pay 2.2 times more in Albania
The cost of transportation, clothing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, and childcare in Albania are more expensive than in Togo. Notably, transportation and clothing are significantly more expensive in Albania.
If you lived in Albania instead of Togo, you would:
pay 62.2% more for restaurants
|
Togo
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.28
F CFA1,367
|
$8.37
ALL768
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.71
F CFA3,418
|
$6.97
ALL640
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.20
F CFA1,320
|
$1.66
ALL152
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
F CFA570
|
$0.81
ALL74
|
|
pay 14.8% less for groceries
|
Togo
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.96
F CFA577
|
$0.85
ALL78
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.65
F CFA2,184
|
$5.29
ALL486
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.54
F CFA4,515
|
$7.20
ALL661
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.71
F CFA1,022
|
$3.11
ALL286
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.96
F CFA1,774
|
$3.11
ALL286
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
F CFA739
|
$0.59
ALL54
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
F CFA554
|
$1.05
ALL96
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.36
F CFA813
|
$0.68
ALL62
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.54
F CFA924
|
$0.67
ALL62
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
F CFA739
|
$0.46
ALL43
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.73
F CFA1,035
|
$0.51
ALL47
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for transportation
|
Togo
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.03
F CFA2,411
|
$7.81
ALL717
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$49.02
F CFA29,337
|
$17.64
ALL1,619
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,071.14
F CFA7,823,320
|
$28,265.14
ALL2,594,740
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.19
F CFA1,907
|
$30.70
ALL2,818
|
|
pay 44.6% more for housing
|
Togo
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.43
F CFA31,978
|
$16.01
ALL1,470
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$263.47
F CFA157,689
|
$447.88
ALL41,116
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$100.08
F CFA59,897
|
$324.85
ALL29,821
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.20
F CFA64,163
|
$57.67
ALL5,294
|
|
pay 16.0% more for childcare
|
Togo
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$106.20
F CFA63,564
|
$168.56
ALL15,474
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,792.75
F CFA2,868,551
|
$3,514.89
ALL322,667
|
|
pay 58.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Togo
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.82
F CFA489
|
$2.60
ALL238
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.81
F CFA2,282
|
$1.77
ALL163
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.88
F CFA1,125
|
$3.70
ALL340
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.86
F CFA19,069
|
$44.45
ALL4,081
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
F CFA4,890
|
$7.64
ALL701
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
|
Togo
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.70
F CFA12,387
|
$50.86
ALL4,669
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.33
F CFA13,365
|
$40.61
ALL3,728
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$31.04
F CFA18,580
|
$90.86
ALL8,341
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.88
F CFA46,614
|
$121.22
ALL11,128
|
|
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