Cost of living comparison
Germany is 2.4 times more expensive than Togo.
If you lived in Germany instead of Togo, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Togo
|
Germany
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.10
F CFA1,284
|
$12.84
€12.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
$9.44
€8.82
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.51
F CFA1,540
|
$2.65
€2.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.34
F CFA822
|
$2.37
€2.22
|
|
pay 11.4% more for groceries
Togo
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
F CFA462
|
$2.00
€1.86
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.74
F CFA2,294
|
$6.74
€6.30
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.22
F CFA4,422
|
$4.22
€3.94
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
F CFA1,073
|
$2.93
€2.74
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.76
F CFA1,689
|
$3.90
€3.65
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.89
F CFA543
|
$1.21
€1.13
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
F CFA524
|
$0.80
€0.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.77
F CFA1,087
|
$1.02
€0.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.53
F CFA939
|
$0.61
€0.57
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
F CFA776
|
$0.73
€0.68
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.88
F CFA1,149
|
$0.52
€0.49
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for transportation
Togo
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.66
F CFA2,245
|
$8.31
€7.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.28
F CFA30,810
|
$73.47
€68.63
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,408.81
F CFA8,216,019
|
$27,050.12
€25,267.68
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.27
F CFA2,003
|
$21.90
€20.46
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
Togo
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$61.90
F CFA37,931
|
$37.93
€35.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$270.27
F CFA165,604
|
$759.74
€709.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$102.66
F CFA62,904
|
$577.93
€539.84
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$90.79
F CFA55,629
|
$202.18
€188.86
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Togo
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$108.95
F CFA66,755
|
$325.78
€304.31
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,731.22
F CFA4,124,441
|
$11,890.74
€11,107.21
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Togo
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.84
F CFA514
|
$4.05
€3.79
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.91
F CFA2,396
|
$3.27
€3.05
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
F CFA1,027
|
$8.03
€7.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.40
F CFA19,855
|
$34.77
€32.48
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
$12.08
€11.28
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
Togo
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.23
F CFA13,009
|
$80.79
€75.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.91
F CFA14,036
|
$39.60
€36.99
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$31.85
F CFA19,513
|
$88.39
€82.57
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$79.89
F CFA48,954
|
$113.48
€106.00
|
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