Cost of living comparison
Togo is 42.9% cheaper than United Kingdom.
If you lived in Togo instead of United Kingdom, you would:
pay 36.5% less for restaurants
United Kingdom
|
Togo
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.07
£14.43
|
$1.93
F CFA1,177
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.96
£7.15
|
$6.90
F CFA4,198
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.14
£1.71
|
$2.21
F CFA1,342
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.52
£1.22
|
$0.96
F CFA586
|
|
pay 16.4% more for groceries
United Kingdom
|
Togo
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.46
£1.16
|
$0.72
F CFA436
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.24
£3.38
|
$3.69
F CFA2,244
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.75
£4.60
|
$7.12
F CFA4,333
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.68
£2.94
|
$1.73
F CFA1,050
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.66
£2.92
|
$3.00
F CFA1,823
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
£0.96
|
$0.87
F CFA532
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
£0.53
|
$0.87
F CFA532
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.22
£0.97
|
$1.37
F CFA836
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
£1.12
|
$1.21
F CFA737
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.50
|
$1.25
F CFA760
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
£0.48
|
$1.75
F CFA1,063
|
|
pay 58.2% less for transportation
United Kingdom
|
Togo
|
||
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.22
£5.77
|
$4.07
F CFA2,477
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$94.64
£75.57
|
$49.53
F CFA30,142
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,464.66
£26,720.43
|
$13,208.03
F CFA8,037,933
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.98
£13.56
|
$3.22
F CFA1,959
|
|
pay 41.9% less for housing
United Kingdom
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.59
£30.02
|
$58.12
F CFA35,367
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,224.35
£977.61
|
$266.22
F CFA162,015
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$974.65
£778.23
|
$101.12
F CFA61,540
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$234.45
£187.20
|
$107.16
F CFA65,214
|
|
pay 82.8% less for childcare
United Kingdom
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,426.61
£1,139.10
|
$107.32
F CFA65,308
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,036.83
£14,401.82
|
$4,842.94
F CFA2,947,242
|
|
pay 47.6% less for entertainment and sports
United Kingdom
|
Togo
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.42
£4.33
|
$0.83
F CFA502
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.93
£3.14
|
$3.85
F CFA2,344
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.35
£13.06
|
$1.90
F CFA1,155
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.82
£34.99
|
$31.92
F CFA19,425
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.87
£10.28
|
$8.26
F CFA5,024
|
|
pay 49.5% less for clothing
United Kingdom
|
Togo
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.61
£61.17
|
$20.91
F CFA12,727
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.64
£31.65
|
$22.56
F CFA13,731
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.51
£72.27
|
$31.37
F CFA19,090
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.66
£75.59
|
$78.70
F CFA47,893
|
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