Cost of living comparison
Togo is 1.0% more expensive than Liberia.
If you lived in Togo instead of Liberia, you would:
pay 35.9% less for restaurants
Liberia
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
LRD1,935.00
|
$1.93
F CFA1,166
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
LRD1,935.00
|
$6.90
F CFA4,159
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
LRD328.95
|
$2.21
F CFA1,330
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
LRD483.75
|
$0.96
F CFA581
|
|
pay 36.9% less for groceries
Liberia
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.56
LRD302.17
|
$0.72
F CFA432
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.91
LRD1,142.69
|
$3.69
F CFA2,223
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.71
LRD1,105.15
|
$7.12
F CFA4,293
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.93
LRD761.42
|
$1.73
F CFA1,040
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.09
LRD791.35
|
$3.00
F CFA1,806
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
LRD184.52
|
$0.87
F CFA527
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$3.33
LRD644.08
|
$0.87
F CFA527
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.27
LRD826.53
|
$1.37
F CFA828
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.18
LRD808.91
|
$1.21
F CFA730
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
LRD199.28
|
$1.25
F CFA753
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$4.00
LRD774.00
|
$1.75
F CFA1,054
|
|
pay 27.5% more for transportation
Liberia
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.22
LRD815.63
|
$4.07
F CFA2,454
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$49.53
F CFA29,863
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,069.87
LRD981,020.29
|
$13,208.03
F CFA7,963,424
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.69
LRD2,455.89
|
$3.22
F CFA1,941
|
|
pay 33.5% less for housing
Liberia
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$93.25
LRD18,043.86
|
$58.12
F CFA35,039
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$666.67
LRD128,999.98
|
$266.22
F CFA160,513
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$90.00
LRD17,415.00
|
$101.12
F CFA60,970
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$208.46
LRD40,336.44
|
$107.16
F CFA64,610
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Liberia
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$74.33
LRD14,382.99
|
$107.32
F CFA64,703
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,500.00
LRD290,249.95
|
$4,842.94
F CFA2,919,922
|
|
pay 35.8% less for entertainment and sports
Liberia
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
LRD483.75
|
$0.83
F CFA498
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.12
LRD604.69
|
$3.85
F CFA2,323
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.00
LRD967.50
|
$1.90
F CFA1,145
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.25
LRD14,754.37
|
$31.92
F CFA19,245
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.75
LRD1,886.58
|
$8.26
F CFA4,977
|
|
pay 12.3% less for clothing
Liberia
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.41
LRD3,562.80
|
$20.91
F CFA12,609
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.75
LRD6,530.62
|
$22.56
F CFA13,604
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$56.25
LRD10,884.37
|
$31.37
F CFA18,913
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.75
LRD13,303.12
|
$78.70
F CFA47,449
|
|
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