Cost of living comparison
Togo is 22.4% more expensive than Venezuela.
If you lived in Togo instead of Venezuela, you would:
pay 10.8% less for restaurants
|
Venezuela
|
Togo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.00
VEF89.74
|
$2.28
F CFA1,438
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.86
VEF98.38
|
$5.71
F CFA3,596
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
VEF12.85
|
$2.20
F CFA1,388
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
VEF9.30
|
$0.95
F CFA600
|
|
pay 29.2% more for groceries
|
Venezuela
|
Togo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.82
VEF18.18
|
$0.96
F CFA607
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.86
VEF28.52
|
$3.65
F CFA2,298
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.30
VEF72.78
|
$7.54
F CFA4,750
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
VEF23.48
|
$1.71
F CFA1,075
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
VEF27.21
|
$2.96
F CFA1,867
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.19
VEF21.87
|
$1.24
F CFA778
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
VEF6.11
|
$0.93
F CFA583
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
VEF6.61
|
$1.36
F CFA856
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
VEF8.43
|
$1.54
F CFA972
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
VEF7.59
|
$1.24
F CFA778
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.87
VEF8.69
|
$1.73
F CFA1,089
|
|
pay 5.9% more for transportation
|
Venezuela
|
Togo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.89
VEF18.88
|
$4.03
F CFA2,536
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$31.58
VEF315.03
|
$49.02
F CFA30,863
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,312.50
VEF302,352.06
|
$13,071.14
F CFA8,230,085
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.72
VEF256.52
|
$3.19
F CFA2,006
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
|
Venezuela
|
Togo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.33
VEF372.38
|
$53.43
F CFA33,640
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$186.78
VEF1,863.02
|
$263.47
F CFA165,888
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$128.17
VEF1,278.40
|
$100.08
F CFA63,012
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$17.23
VEF171.83
|
$107.20
F CFA67,499
|
|
pay 16.5% more for childcare
|
Venezuela
|
Togo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$64.20
VEF640.40
|
$106.20
F CFA66,869
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,090.00
VEF70,719.21
|
$4,792.75
F CFA3,017,698
|
|
pay 7.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Venezuela
|
Togo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.29
VEF12.87
|
$0.82
F CFA514
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.35
VEF23.43
|
$3.81
F CFA2,400
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.27
VEF32.67
|
$1.88
F CFA1,183
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.50
VEF364.03
|
$31.86
F CFA20,061
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.92
VEF49.12
|
$8.17
F CFA5,144
|
|
pay 37.2% less for clothing
|
Venezuela
|
Togo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.71
VEF445.99
|
$20.70
F CFA13,031
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.72
VEF386.23
|
$22.33
F CFA14,060
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.32
VEF870.97
|
$31.04
F CFA19,546
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$69.72
VEF695.44
|
$77.88
F CFA49,038
|
|
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