Cost of living comparison
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Togo vs. Burkina Faso Cost of Living Summary
Togo is 17.6% cheaper than Burkina Faso overall.
Togo vs. Burkina Faso Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Togo instead of Burkina Faso, you would:
pay 33.7% less for restaurants
|
Burkina Faso
|
Togo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.25
F CFA4,236
|
$2.91
F CFA1,698
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.25
F CFA4,236
|
$5.56
F CFA3,247
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
F CFA631
|
$4.10
F CFA2,394
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
F CFA631
|
$0.73
F CFA424
|
|
Burkina Faso vs. Togo - Cost of restaurants
pay 14.3% less for groceries
|
Burkina Faso
|
Togo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.11
F CFA648
|
$1.32
F CFA773
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.54
F CFA4,983
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.59
F CFA4,433
|
$8.58
F CFA5,008
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.56
F CFA1,495
|
$1.98
F CFA1,157
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$9.29
F CFA5,425
|
?? | |
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.13
F CFA1,243
|
$1.36
F CFA791
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.77
F CFA452
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.55
F CFA904
|
?? | |
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.74
F CFA1,017
|
$1.16
F CFA678
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
F CFA414
|
$0.77
F CFA452
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
F CFA452
|
$0.54
F CFA316
|
|
Burkina Faso vs. Togo - Cost of groceries
pay 17.2% less for transportation
|
Burkina Faso
|
Togo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.49
F CFA3,207
|
$4.55
F CFA2,657
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,701.04
F CFA21M
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.34
F CFA4,285
|
?? | |
Burkina Faso vs. Togo - Cost of transportation
pay 19.1% less for housing
|
Burkina Faso
|
Togo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.06
F CFA31,559
|
$42.68
F CFA24,915
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$341.40
F CFA199K
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$230.45
F CFA135K
|
?? | |
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$136.41
F CFA79,640
|
$111.17
F CFA64,905
|
|
Burkina Faso vs. Togo - Cost of housing
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Burkina Faso
|
Togo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$34.14
F CFA19,932
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,974.59
F CFA3M
|
?? |
Burkina Faso vs. Togo - Cost of childcare
pay 5.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Burkina Faso
|
Togo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.19
F CFA698
|
$0.94
F CFA548
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.99
F CFA1,163
|
$5.80
F CFA3,388
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.32
F CFA772
|
?? | |
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.75
F CFA34,881
|
$60.31
F CFA35,213
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.83
F CFA3,986
|
$4.27
F CFA2,492
|
|
Burkina Faso vs. Togo - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Burkina Faso
|
Togo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.14
F CFA19,932
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.21
F CFA29,898
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.35
F CFA49,830
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.42
F CFA59,796
|
?? |
Burkina Faso vs. Togo - Cost of clothing
We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this
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