Cost of living comparison
Togo is 44.4% more expensive than Benin.
If you lived in Togo instead of Benin, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Benin
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
CFA2,056
|
$2.10
CFA1,285
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.03
CFA3,084
|
$8.38
CFA5,139
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
CFA420
|
$2.51
CFA1,542
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
CFA319
|
$1.34
CFA822
|
|
pay 74.4% more for groceries
Benin
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.51
CFA925
|
$0.75
CFA462
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.51
CFA925
|
$3.74
CFA2,296
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.58
CFA4,037
|
$7.22
CFA4,426
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.00
CFA1,225
|
$1.75
CFA1,074
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.11
CFA1,294
|
$2.76
CFA1,690
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.33
CFA816
|
$0.89
CFA544
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
CFA326
|
$0.86
CFA525
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
CFA291
|
$1.77
CFA1,088
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
CFA455
|
$1.53
CFA940
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
CFA389
|
$1.27
CFA777
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
CFA404
|
$1.88
CFA1,150
|
|
pay 42.5% less for transportation
Benin
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.46
CFA2,121
|
$3.66
CFA2,247
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$50.28
CFA30,836
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$13,408.81
CFA8,222,877
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$35.87
CFA21,996
|
$3.27
CFA2,004
|
|
pay 10.4% more for housing
Benin
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.24
CFA30,193
|
$61.90
CFA37,962
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$203.23
CFA124,628
|
$270.27
CFA165,742
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$157.13
CFA96,362
|
$102.66
CFA62,956
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.17
CFA47,324
|
$90.79
CFA55,676
|
|
pay 11.9% less for childcare
Benin
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$209.51
CFA128,482
|
$108.95
CFA66,811
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,419.39
CFA3,323,413
|
$6,731.22
CFA4,127,884
|
|
pay 28.7% more for entertainment and sports
Benin
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.01
CFA617
|
$0.84
CFA514
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.19
CFA2,570
|
$3.91
CFA2,398
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.01
CFA617
|
$1.68
CFA1,028
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.25
CFA39,401
|
$32.40
CFA19,872
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.35
CFA2,056
|
$8.38
CFA5,139
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
Benin
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.76
CFA10,279
|
$21.23
CFA13,020
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.38
CFA5,139
|
$22.91
CFA14,047
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$8.38
CFA5,139
|
$31.85
CFA19,529
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$46.09
CFA28,266
|
$79.89
CFA48,995
|
|
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