Cost of living comparison
Mexico is 82.0% more expensive than Togo.
If you lived in Mexico instead of Togo, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
|
Togo
|
Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.93
F CFA1,174
|
$10.14
MX$202.55
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.90
F CFA4,190
|
$8.52
MX$170.22
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.21
F CFA1,339
|
$1.35
MX$27.02
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
F CFA585
|
$1.02
MX$20.38
|
|
pay 18.5% more for groceries
|
Togo
|
Mexico
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
F CFA435
|
$2.68
MX$53.53
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.69
F CFA2,239
|
$4.17
MX$83.40
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.12
F CFA4,324
|
$5.88
MX$117.49
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
F CFA1,048
|
$2.68
MX$53.60
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
F CFA1,819
|
$3.49
MX$69.73
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
F CFA531
|
$1.32
MX$26.34
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
F CFA531
|
$0.63
MX$12.64
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.37
F CFA834
|
$0.79
MX$15.74
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
F CFA735
|
$0.77
MX$15.47
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
F CFA758
|
$0.90
MX$18.07
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.75
F CFA1,061
|
$0.78
MX$15.50
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
|
Togo
|
Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.07
F CFA2,472
|
$5.33
MX$106.47
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$49.53
F CFA30,081
|
$28.94
MX$578.26
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,208.03
F CFA8,021,677
|
$22,778.21
MX$455,197.50
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.22
F CFA1,955
|
$17.39
MX$347.53
|
|
pay 88.4% more for housing
|
Togo
|
Mexico
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.12
F CFA35,295
|
$33.11
MX$661.70
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$266.22
F CFA161,687
|
$599.68
MX$11,984.01
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$101.12
F CFA61,416
|
$424.66
MX$8,486.43
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.16
F CFA65,082
|
$54.94
MX$1,097.88
|
|
pay 57.2% more for childcare
|
Togo
|
Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$107.32
F CFA65,176
|
$230.47
MX$4,605.74
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,842.94
F CFA2,941,282
|
$4,822.04
MX$96,363.14
|
|
pay 62.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Togo
|
Mexico
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.83
F CFA501
|
$2.57
MX$51.39
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.85
F CFA2,340
|
$3.35
MX$67.04
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.90
F CFA1,153
|
$4.34
MX$86.71
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.92
F CFA19,386
|
$38.86
MX$776.67
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
F CFA5,014
|
$5.22
MX$104.34
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
|
Togo
|
Mexico
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.91
F CFA12,701
|
$54.74
MX$1,093.91
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.56
F CFA13,704
|
$42.64
MX$852.01
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$31.37
F CFA19,051
|
$96.11
MX$1,920.67
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.70
F CFA47,796
|
$90.93
MX$1,817.05
|
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