Cost of living comparison
Jamaica is 79.6% more expensive than Togo.
If you lived in Jamaica instead of Togo, you would:
pay 50.7% more for restaurants
|
Togo
|
Jamaica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.28
F CFA1,438
|
$7.25
JMD1,155.32
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.71
F CFA3,596
|
$7.80
JMD1,243.68
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.20
F CFA1,388
|
$1.33
JMD212.08
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
F CFA600
|
$0.85
JMD134.86
|
|
pay 41.9% more for groceries
|
Togo
|
Jamaica
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.96
F CFA607
|
$2.62
JMD418.03
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.65
F CFA2,298
|
$5.91
JMD942.96
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.54
F CFA4,750
|
$13.43
JMD2,140.44
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.71
F CFA1,075
|
$3.35
JMD533.69
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.96
F CFA1,867
|
$2.97
JMD473.20
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
F CFA778
|
$2.46
JMD392.52
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
F CFA583
|
$1.21
JMD192.13
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.36
F CFA856
|
$1.71
JMD272.50
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.54
F CFA972
|
$1.22
JMD194.13
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
F CFA778
|
$0.92
JMD146.45
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.73
F CFA1,089
|
$0.77
JMD122.09
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for transportation
|
Togo
|
Jamaica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.03
F CFA2,536
|
$4.83
JMD770.65
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$49.02
F CFA30,863
|
$37.59
JMD5,993.65
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,071.14
F CFA8,230,085
|
$40,601.97
JMD6,473,145.66
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.19
F CFA2,006
|
$22.62
JMD3,606.18
|
|
pay 91.7% more for housing
|
Togo
|
Jamaica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.43
F CFA33,640
|
$48.42
JMD7,720.09
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$263.47
F CFA165,888
|
$594.87
JMD94,838.98
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$100.08
F CFA63,012
|
$355.79
JMD56,723.04
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.20
F CFA67,499
|
$101.67
JMD16,208.63
|
|
pay 13.2% more for childcare
|
Togo
|
Jamaica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$106.20
F CFA66,869
|
$194.86
JMD31,067.10
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,792.75
F CFA3,017,698
|
$2,060.17
JMD328,452.21
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Togo
|
Jamaica
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.82
F CFA514
|
$2.65
JMD421.94
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.81
F CFA2,400
|
$3.05
JMD486.13
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.88
F CFA1,183
|
$8.65
JMD1,378.54
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.86
F CFA20,061
|
$41.08
JMD6,548.62
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
F CFA5,144
|
$11.65
JMD1,858.03
|
|
pay 28.5% more for clothing
|
Togo
|
Jamaica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.70
F CFA13,031
|
$24.19
JMD3,855.92
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.33
F CFA14,060
|
$21.83
JMD3,479.65
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$31.04
F CFA19,546
|
$66.00
JMD10,522.19
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.88
F CFA49,038
|
$67.67
JMD10,788.58
|
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