Cost of living comparison
Togo is 2.9% cheaper than Turkmenistan.
If you lived in Togo instead of Turkmenistan, you would:
pay 18.7% less for restaurants
Turkmenistan
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$31.34
TMT109.69
|
$2.10
F CFA1,276
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.25
TMT49.86
|
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.56
TMT15.95
|
$2.51
F CFA1,532
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
TMT2.29
|
$1.34
F CFA817
|
|
pay 25.2% less for groceries
Turkmenistan
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.04
TMT3.66
|
$0.75
F CFA459
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.66
TMT33.81
|
$3.74
F CFA2,280
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$14.56
TMT50.96
|
$7.22
F CFA4,396
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.47
TMT19.15
|
$1.75
F CFA1,067
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.86
TMT20.51
|
$2.76
F CFA1,679
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.51
TMT5.28
|
$0.89
F CFA540
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.78
TMT9.72
|
$0.86
F CFA521
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.63
TMT16.21
|
$1.77
F CFA1,081
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.68
TMT5.88
|
$1.53
F CFA934
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
TMT4.22
|
$1.27
F CFA772
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
TMT2.53
|
$1.88
F CFA1,142
|
|
pay 93.1% more for transportation
Turkmenistan
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.62
TMT5.66
|
$3.66
F CFA2,232
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.40
TMT39.89
|
$50.28
F CFA30,630
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,584.05
TMT72,044.16
|
$13,408.81
F CFA8,168,034
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.26
TMT28.92
|
$3.27
F CFA1,991
|
|
pay 73.8% less for housing
Turkmenistan
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$302.71
TMT1,059.47
|
$61.90
F CFA37,709
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$698.01
TMT2,443.02
|
$270.27
F CFA164,637
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$320.51
TMT1,121.79
|
$102.66
F CFA62,537
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$668.12
TMT2,338.42
|
$90.79
F CFA55,304
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Turkmenistan
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$23.22
TMT81.27
|
$108.95
F CFA66,365
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$35,099.72
TMT122,849.00
|
$6,731.22
F CFA4,100,353
|
|
pay 56.9% less for entertainment and sports
Turkmenistan
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.99
TMT17.45
|
$0.84
F CFA510
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.73
TMT16.55
|
$3.91
F CFA2,382
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$45.58
TMT159.54
|
$1.68
F CFA1,021
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.54
TMT211.89
|
$32.40
F CFA19,739
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.25
TMT49.86
|
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
|
pay 83.0% less for clothing
Turkmenistan
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$178.06
TMT623.22
|
$21.23
F CFA12,933
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$152.42
TMT533.48
|
$22.91
F CFA13,954
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$400.28
TMT1,401.00
|
$31.85
F CFA19,399
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$242.17
TMT847.58
|
$79.89
F CFA48,668
|
|
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