Cost of living comparison
Togo is 2.1 times more expensive than Sierra Leone.
If you lived in Togo instead of Sierra Leone, you would:
pay 33.1% more for restaurants
Sierra Leone
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.84
SLL80,480
|
$2.10
F CFA1,284
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
SLL20,970
|
$2.51
F CFA1,540
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
$1.34
F CFA822
|
|
pay 47.6% more for groceries
Sierra Leone
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
SLL14,157
|
$0.75
F CFA462
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$3.74
F CFA2,294
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.64
SLL181,119
|
$7.22
F CFA4,422
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.83
SLL38,299
|
$1.75
F CFA1,073
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$2.76
F CFA1,689
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.57
SLL32,953
|
$0.89
F CFA543
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
$0.86
F CFA524
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
$1.77
F CFA1,087
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.83
SLL38,409
|
$1.53
F CFA939
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
SLL21,703
|
$1.27
F CFA776
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
SLL14,226
|
$1.88
F CFA1,149
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for transportation
Sierra Leone
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.91
SLL82,021
|
$3.66
F CFA2,245
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.50
SLL94,363
|
$50.28
F CFA30,810
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,000.00
SLL209,695,000
|
$13,408.81
F CFA8,216,019
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.00
SLL104,848
|
$3.27
F CFA2,003
|
|
pay 31.9% less for housing
Sierra Leone
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$61.90
F CFA37,931
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,438.66
SLL30,168,063
|
$270.27
F CFA165,604
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$101.90
SLL2,136,862
|
$102.66
F CFA62,904
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.74
SLL2,091,408
|
$90.79
F CFA55,629
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for childcare
Sierra Leone
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$108.95
F CFA66,755
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,000.00
SLL41,939,000
|
$6,731.22
F CFA4,124,441
|
|
pay 11.2% more for entertainment and sports
Sierra Leone
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.25
SLL26,212
|
$0.84
F CFA514
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$3.91
F CFA2,396
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.01
SLL42,205
|
$1.68
F CFA1,027
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.27
SLL1,599,321
|
$32.40
F CFA19,855
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.08
SLL127,400
|
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for clothing
Sierra Leone
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$21.23
F CFA13,009
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$22.91
F CFA14,036
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$31.85
F CFA19,513
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$79.89
F CFA48,954
|
|
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