Cost of living comparison
Togo is 43.7% cheaper than Ireland.
If you lived in Togo instead of Ireland, you would:
pay 40.5% less for restaurants
Ireland
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.10
€15.87
|
$1.93
F CFA1,177
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.80
€9.09
|
$6.90
F CFA4,198
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.19
€2.03
|
$2.21
F CFA1,342
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
€1.60
|
$0.96
F CFA586
|
|
pay 6.7% more for groceries
Ireland
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.77
€1.64
|
$0.72
F CFA436
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.27
€3.97
|
$3.69
F CFA2,244
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.97
€4.61
|
$7.12
F CFA4,333
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.80
€3.53
|
$1.73
F CFA1,050
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.34
€4.02
|
$3.00
F CFA1,823
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
€1.17
|
$0.87
F CFA532
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.87
|
$0.87
F CFA532
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
€1.17
|
$1.37
F CFA836
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
€1.40
|
$1.21
F CFA737
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.79
|
$1.25
F CFA760
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.56
|
$1.75
F CFA1,063
|
|
pay 62.2% less for transportation
Ireland
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.23
€6.71
|
$4.07
F CFA2,477
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$118.73
€110.16
|
$49.53
F CFA30,142
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,966.92
€34,296.06
|
$13,208.03
F CFA8,037,933
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.66
€17.31
|
$3.22
F CFA1,959
|
|
pay 47.0% less for housing
Ireland
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.22
€45.67
|
$58.12
F CFA35,367
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,390.35
€1,289.90
|
$266.22
F CFA162,015
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,168.86
€1,084.41
|
$101.12
F CFA61,540
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$162.61
€150.86
|
$107.16
F CFA65,214
|
|
pay 62.8% less for childcare
Ireland
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,101.52
€1,021.93
|
$107.32
F CFA65,308
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,468.96
€6,929.33
|
$4,842.94
F CFA2,947,242
|
|
pay 50.1% less for entertainment and sports
Ireland
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.02
€5.58
|
$0.83
F CFA502
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.78
€3.50
|
$3.85
F CFA2,344
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.48
€15.29
|
$1.90
F CFA1,155
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.33
€54.12
|
$31.92
F CFA19,425
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.21
€11.33
|
$8.26
F CFA5,024
|
|
pay 49.7% less for clothing
Ireland
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.67
€78.55
|
$20.91
F CFA12,727
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.37
€37.46
|
$22.56
F CFA13,731
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.93
€85.29
|
$31.37
F CFA19,090
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.97
€84.39
|
$78.70
F CFA47,893
|
|
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