Cost of living comparison
Finland is 2.5 times more expensive than Togo.
If you lived in Finland instead of Togo, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Togo
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.10
F CFA1,275
|
$13.74
€12.75
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.38
F CFA5,100
|
$9.50
€8.81
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.51
F CFA1,530
|
$2.59
€2.40
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.34
F CFA816
|
$1.76
€1.64
|
|
pay 18.9% more for groceries
Togo
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
F CFA459
|
$2.40
€2.22
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.74
F CFA2,278
|
$4.01
€3.72
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.22
F CFA4,392
|
$4.08
€3.79
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
F CFA1,066
|
$2.96
€2.75
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.76
F CFA1,677
|
$4.85
€4.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.89
F CFA540
|
$1.08
€1.00
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
F CFA521
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.77
F CFA1,080
|
$1.08
€1.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.53
F CFA933
|
$1.79
€1.66
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
F CFA771
|
$0.53
€0.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.88
F CFA1,141
|
$0.75
€0.69
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for transportation
Togo
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.66
F CFA2,230
|
$8.90
€8.26
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.28
F CFA30,600
|
$58.04
€53.85
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,408.81
F CFA8,160,118
|
$29,560.99
€27,425.21
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.27
F CFA1,989
|
$20.72
€19.22
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Togo
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$61.90
F CFA37,673
|
$23.03
€21.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$270.27
F CFA164,477
|
$744.51
€690.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$102.66
F CFA62,476
|
$617.65
€573.03
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$90.79
F CFA55,251
|
$96.36
€89.40
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Togo
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$108.95
F CFA66,301
|
$346.47
€321.44
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,731.22
F CFA4,096,379
|
$7,931.98
€7,358.89
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Togo
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.84
F CFA510
|
$7.11
€6.60
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.91
F CFA2,380
|
$4.18
€3.88
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
F CFA1,020
|
$9.96
€9.24
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.40
F CFA19,720
|
$43.96
€40.78
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
F CFA5,100
|
$15.18
€14.08
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for clothing
Togo
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.23
F CFA12,920
|
$89.09
€82.66
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.91
F CFA13,940
|
$36.28
€33.66
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$31.85
F CFA19,380
|
$81.40
€75.52
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$79.89
F CFA48,621
|
$117.91
€109.39
|
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