Cost of living comparison
Guernsey is 4.5 times more expensive than Togo.
If you lived in Guernsey instead of Togo, you would:
pay 3.3 times more for restaurants
|
Togo
|
Guernsey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.28
F CFA1,438
|
$19.70
£15.72
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.71
F CFA3,596
|
$9.04
£7.21
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.20
F CFA1,388
|
$2.37
£1.89
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
F CFA600
|
$1.93
£1.54
|
|
pay 74.0% more for groceries
|
Togo
|
Guernsey
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.96
F CFA607
|
$2.22
£1.77
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.65
F CFA2,298
|
$7.09
£5.66
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.54
F CFA4,750
|
$8.22
£6.56
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.71
F CFA1,075
|
$5.73
£4.57
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.96
F CFA1,867
|
$5.16
£4.12
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
F CFA778
|
$3.05
£2.43
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
F CFA583
|
$1.55
£1.23
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.36
F CFA856
|
$2.46
£1.96
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.54
F CFA972
|
$1.74
£1.39
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
F CFA778
|
$1.31
£1.05
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.73
F CFA1,089
|
$0.98
£0.78
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for transportation
|
Togo
|
Guernsey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.03
F CFA2,536
|
$7.40
£5.90
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$49.02
F CFA30,863
|
$30.35
£24.22
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,071.14
F CFA8,230,085
|
$29,705.36
£23,706.45
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.19
F CFA2,006
|
$22.56
£18.01
|
|
pay 6.8 times more for housing
|
Togo
|
Guernsey
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.43
F CFA33,640
|
$68.61
£54.76
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$263.47
F CFA165,888
|
$1,903.94
£1,519.45
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$100.08
F CFA63,012
|
$1,750.03
£1,396.62
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.20
F CFA67,499
|
$143.94
£114.87
|
|
pay 10.1 times more for childcare
|
Togo
|
Guernsey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$106.20
F CFA66,869
|
$1,808.15
£1,443.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,792.75
F CFA3,017,698
|
$15,498.45
£12,368.58
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Togo
|
Guernsey
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.82
F CFA514
|
$5.81
£4.64
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.81
F CFA2,400
|
$4.42
£3.53
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.88
F CFA1,183
|
$12.69
£10.13
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.86
F CFA20,061
|
$81.31
£64.89
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
F CFA5,144
|
$9.85
£7.86
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
|
Togo
|
Guernsey
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.70
F CFA13,031
|
$88.79
£70.86
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.33
F CFA14,060
|
$32.29
£25.77
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$31.04
F CFA19,546
|
$87.99
£70.22
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.88
F CFA49,038
|
$88.79
£70.86
|
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