Cost of living comparison
Togo is 31.8% cheaper than Finland.
If you lived in Togo instead of Finland, you would:
pay 45.2% less for restaurants
Finland
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.85
€12.73
|
$1.93
F CFA1,166
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.97
€9.17
|
$6.90
F CFA4,159
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.57
€2.36
|
$2.21
F CFA1,330
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.92
€1.76
|
$0.96
F CFA581
|
|
pay 17.7% more for groceries
Finland
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.30
€2.11
|
$0.72
F CFA432
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.73
€3.43
|
$3.69
F CFA2,223
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.21
€3.87
|
$7.12
F CFA4,293
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.94
€2.70
|
$1.73
F CFA1,040
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.06
€4.65
|
$3.00
F CFA1,806
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.92
|
$0.87
F CFA527
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$0.87
F CFA527
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.85
|
$1.37
F CFA828
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.65
€1.52
|
$1.21
F CFA730
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.51
|
$1.25
F CFA753
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.68
|
$1.75
F CFA1,054
|
|
pay 51.4% less for transportation
Finland
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.87
€7.24
|
$4.07
F CFA2,454
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$60.62
€55.72
|
$49.53
F CFA29,863
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,056.21
€27,626.16
|
$13,208.03
F CFA7,963,424
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.81
€17.29
|
$3.22
F CFA1,941
|
|
pay 5.7% more for housing
Finland
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.06
€20.28
|
$58.12
F CFA35,039
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$746.03
€685.71
|
$266.22
F CFA160,513
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$620.54
€570.37
|
$101.12
F CFA60,970
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.79
€91.72
|
$107.16
F CFA64,610
|
|
pay 50.8% less for childcare
Finland
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$310.89
€285.75
|
$107.32
F CFA64,703
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,564.54
€6,952.94
|
$4,842.94
F CFA2,919,922
|
|
pay 50.5% less for entertainment and sports
Finland
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.16
€6.58
|
$0.83
F CFA498
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.25
€3.91
|
$3.85
F CFA2,323
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.60
€9.74
|
$1.90
F CFA1,145
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.05
€39.57
|
$31.92
F CFA19,245
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.48
€14.23
|
$8.26
F CFA4,977
|
|
pay 48.2% less for clothing
Finland
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.46
€70.28
|
$20.91
F CFA12,609
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.66
€30.02
|
$22.56
F CFA13,604
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.52
€76.77
|
$31.37
F CFA18,913
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.88
€99.15
|
$78.70
F CFA47,449
|
|
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