Cost of living comparison
Togo is 35.5% cheaper than Belgium.
If you lived in Togo instead of Belgium, you would:
pay 38.6% less for restaurants
Belgium
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.43
€17.21
|
$2.10
F CFA1,284
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.18
€9.51
|
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.64
€2.47
|
$2.51
F CFA1,540
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.36
€2.20
|
$1.34
F CFA822
|
|
pay 28.8% more for groceries
Belgium
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.91
€1.78
|
$0.75
F CFA462
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.70
€6.26
|
$3.74
F CFA2,294
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.76
€3.51
|
$7.22
F CFA4,422
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.74
€2.56
|
$1.75
F CFA1,073
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.52
€4.22
|
$2.76
F CFA1,689
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.98
|
$0.89
F CFA543
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.74
|
$0.86
F CFA524
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
€1.00
|
$1.77
F CFA1,087
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.07
|
$1.53
F CFA939
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.66
|
$1.27
F CFA776
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.52
|
$1.88
F CFA1,149
|
|
pay 45.8% less for transportation
Belgium
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.59
€7.09
|
$3.66
F CFA2,245
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.84
€45.62
|
$50.28
F CFA30,810
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,847.12
€24,143.95
|
$13,408.81
F CFA8,216,019
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.82
€22.25
|
$3.27
F CFA2,003
|
|
pay 43.1% less for housing
Belgium
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.54
€49.08
|
$61.90
F CFA37,931
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$812.75
€759.20
|
$270.27
F CFA165,604
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$677.61
€632.96
|
$102.66
F CFA62,904
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$147.81
€138.07
|
$90.79
F CFA55,629
|
|
pay 63.4% less for childcare
Belgium
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$446.94
€417.49
|
$108.95
F CFA66,755
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,799.70
€12,890.38
|
$6,731.22
F CFA4,124,441
|
|
pay 32.6% less for entertainment and sports
Belgium
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.38
€4.09
|
$0.84
F CFA514
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.23
€3.01
|
$3.91
F CFA2,396
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.08
€7.54
|
$1.68
F CFA1,027
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.77
€29.68
|
$32.40
F CFA19,855
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.38
€10.63
|
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
|
pay 53.7% less for clothing
Belgium
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.51
€78.94
|
$21.23
F CFA13,009
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.84
€37.22
|
$22.91
F CFA14,036
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.20
€83.32
|
$31.85
F CFA19,513
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.38
€111.51
|
$79.89
F CFA48,954
|
|
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