Cost of living comparison
Slovakia is 89.0% more expensive than Togo.
If you lived in Slovakia instead of Togo, you would:
pay 78.4% more for restaurants
Togo
|
Slovakia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.28
F CFA1,421
|
$8.14
€7.72
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.71
F CFA3,553
|
$7.98
€7.57
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.20
F CFA1,372
|
$1.58
€1.50
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
F CFA593
|
$1.39
€1.32
|
|
pay 3.9% less for groceries
Togo
|
Slovakia
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.96
F CFA600
|
$1.35
€1.28
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.65
F CFA2,270
|
$6.03
€5.72
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.54
F CFA4,693
|
$3.89
€3.69
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.71
F CFA1,062
|
$3.43
€3.25
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.96
F CFA1,844
|
$3.12
€2.96
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
F CFA768
|
$0.73
€0.69
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
F CFA576
|
$0.79
€0.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.36
F CFA845
|
$0.96
€0.91
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.54
F CFA960
|
$1.51
€1.43
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
F CFA768
|
$0.58
€0.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.73
F CFA1,076
|
$0.61
€0.58
|
|
pay 91.0% more for transportation
Togo
|
Slovakia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.03
F CFA2,506
|
$6.34
€6.01
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$49.02
F CFA30,493
|
$26.69
€25.31
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,071.14
F CFA8,131,351
|
$24,429.89
€23,168.38
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.19
F CFA1,982
|
$11.64
€11.04
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Togo
|
Slovakia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.43
F CFA33,237
|
$20.60
€19.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$263.47
F CFA163,898
|
$566.87
€537.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$100.08
F CFA62,256
|
$468.12
€443.95
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.20
F CFA66,690
|
$171.07
€162.24
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
Togo
|
Slovakia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$106.20
F CFA66,067
|
$400.86
€380.16
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,792.75
F CFA2,981,495
|
$8,069.66
€7,652.96
|
|
pay 61.9% more for entertainment and sports
Togo
|
Slovakia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.82
F CFA508
|
$1.99
€1.88
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.81
F CFA2,372
|
$2.35
€2.23
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.88
F CFA1,169
|
$5.24
€4.97
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.86
F CFA19,820
|
$40.04
€37.97
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
F CFA5,082
|
$8.21
€7.79
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for clothing
Togo
|
Slovakia
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.70
F CFA12,875
|
$63.57
€60.29
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.33
F CFA13,891
|
$29.21
€27.70
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$31.04
F CFA19,312
|
$78.92
€74.85
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.88
F CFA48,449
|
$92.27
€87.51
|
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