Cost of living comparison
Togo is 61.5% cheaper than Virgin Islands.
If you lived in Togo instead of Virgin Islands, you would:
pay 53.2% less for restaurants
Virgin Islands
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$24.00
|
$2.28
F CFA1,437
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.18
|
$5.71
F CFA3,592
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.02
|
$2.20
F CFA1,387
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
|
$0.95
F CFA599
|
|
pay 53.8% less for groceries
Virgin Islands
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$6.40
|
$0.96
F CFA606
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.98
|
$3.65
F CFA2,295
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.27
|
$7.54
F CFA4,744
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.80
|
$1.71
F CFA1,074
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$11.70
|
$2.96
F CFA1,864
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.78
|
$1.24
F CFA777
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.30
|
$0.93
F CFA583
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.98
|
$1.36
F CFA855
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.63
|
$1.54
F CFA971
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
|
$1.24
F CFA777
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$2.47
|
$1.73
F CFA1,088
|
|
pay 59.6% less for transportation
Virgin Islands
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.33
|
$4.03
F CFA2,533
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$100.00
|
$49.02
F CFA30,827
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,333.33
|
$13,071.14
F CFA8,220,617
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$52.43
|
$3.19
F CFA2,004
|
|
pay 70.6% less for housing
Virgin Islands
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$96.50
|
$53.43
F CFA33,602
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,781.25
|
$263.47
F CFA165,697
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,389.90
|
$100.08
F CFA62,939
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$266.22
|
$107.20
F CFA67,422
|
|
pay 79.8% less for childcare
Virgin Islands
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$991.67
|
$106.20
F CFA66,793
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,200.00
|
$4,792.75
F CFA3,014,226
|
|
pay 58.2% less for entertainment and sports
Virgin Islands
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.70
|
$0.82
F CFA514
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.43
|
$3.81
F CFA2,398
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.50
|
$1.88
F CFA1,182
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$109.33
|
$31.86
F CFA20,038
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.67
|
$8.17
F CFA5,138
|
|
pay 55.3% less for clothing
Virgin Islands
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.12
|
$20.70
F CFA13,016
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.38
|
$22.33
F CFA14,044
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.75
|
$31.04
F CFA19,524
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.67
|
$77.88
F CFA48,981
|
|
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