Cost of living comparison
Togo is 22.3% more expensive than Poland.
If you lived in Togo instead of Poland, you would:
pay 20.4% more for restaurants
Poland
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.88
PLN27.74
|
$2.10
F CFA1,284
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.95
PLN23.97
|
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
PLN5.23
|
$2.51
F CFA1,540
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
PLN4.63
|
$1.34
F CFA822
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Poland
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.94
PLN3.78
|
$0.75
F CFA462
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.34
PLN13.47
|
$3.74
F CFA2,294
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.82
PLN11.35
|
$7.22
F CFA4,422
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
PLN10.02
|
$1.75
F CFA1,073
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.20
PLN8.85
|
$2.76
F CFA1,689
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.38
PLN1.54
|
$0.89
F CFA543
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
PLN2.21
|
$0.86
F CFA524
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
PLN2.53
|
$1.77
F CFA1,087
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
PLN4.63
|
$1.53
F CFA939
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
PLN1.19
|
$1.27
F CFA776
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
PLN1.50
|
$1.88
F CFA1,149
|
|
pay 1.4% less for transportation
Poland
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.68
PLN22.91
|
$3.66
F CFA2,245
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.91
PLN96.38
|
$50.28
F CFA30,810
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,787.24
PLN79,760.37
|
$13,408.81
F CFA8,216,019
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.31
PLN25.45
|
$3.27
F CFA2,003
|
|
pay 55.2% more for housing
Poland
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.94
PLN52.16
|
$61.90
F CFA37,931
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$480.05
PLN1,935.03
|
$270.27
F CFA165,604
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$406.85
PLN1,639.96
|
$102.66
F CFA62,904
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.56
PLN598.82
|
$90.79
F CFA55,629
|
|
pay 0.8% less for childcare
Poland
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$228.50
PLN921.08
|
$108.95
F CFA66,755
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,467.72
PLN18,008.91
|
$6,731.22
F CFA4,124,441
|
|
pay 0.6% more for entertainment and sports
Poland
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.34
PLN9.42
|
$0.84
F CFA514
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.45
PLN9.87
|
$3.91
F CFA2,396
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.13
PLN16.65
|
$1.68
F CFA1,027
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.45
PLN110.65
|
$32.40
F CFA19,855
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
PLN22.68
|
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
|
pay 34.4% less for clothing
Poland
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.65
PLN260.60
|
$21.23
F CFA13,009
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.33
PLN122.26
|
$22.91
F CFA14,036
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.37
PLN267.55
|
$31.85
F CFA19,513
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.24
PLN303.27
|
$79.89
F CFA48,954
|
|
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