Cost of living comparison
Togo is 52.5% more expensive than Cameroon.
If you lived in Togo instead of Cameroon, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Cameroon
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.77
FCFA2,297
|
$2.10
F CFA1,276
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.14
FCFA1,914
|
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
FCFA598
|
$2.51
F CFA1,532
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
FCFA294
|
$1.34
F CFA817
|
|
pay 70.9% more for groceries
Cameroon
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
FCFA417
|
$0.75
F CFA459
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.80
FCFA5,360
|
$3.74
F CFA2,280
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.57
FCFA5,218
|
$7.22
F CFA4,396
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
FCFA1,169
|
$1.75
F CFA1,067
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.11
FCFA1,286
|
$2.76
F CFA1,679
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
FCFA830
|
$0.89
F CFA540
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
FCFA330
|
$0.86
F CFA521
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.52
FCFA316
|
$1.77
F CFA1,081
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
FCFA321
|
$1.53
F CFA934
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
FCFA375
|
$1.27
F CFA772
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
FCFA318
|
$1.88
F CFA1,142
|
|
pay 44.3% more for transportation
Cameroon
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.89
FCFA2,372
|
$3.66
F CFA2,232
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.67
FCFA8,934
|
$50.28
F CFA30,630
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,276.85
FCFA14,179,196
|
$13,408.81
F CFA8,168,034
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.96
FCFA2,412
|
$3.27
F CFA1,991
|
|
pay 11.3% less for housing
Cameroon
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$75.56
FCFA46,030
|
$61.90
F CFA37,709
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$281.90
FCFA171,719
|
$270.27
F CFA164,637
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$189.06
FCFA115,167
|
$102.66
F CFA62,537
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$74.05
FCFA45,106
|
$90.79
F CFA55,304
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Cameroon
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$207.18
FCFA126,207
|
$108.95
F CFA66,365
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,541.80
FCFA939,196
|
$6,731.22
F CFA4,100,353
|
|
pay 44.6% more for entertainment and sports
Cameroon
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.25
FCFA759
|
$0.84
F CFA510
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.37
FCFA835
|
$3.91
F CFA2,382
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.76
FCFA1,072
|
$1.68
F CFA1,021
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.49
FCFA14,920
|
$32.40
F CFA19,739
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.87
FCFA3,574
|
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
|
pay 39.5% less for clothing
Cameroon
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.72
FCFA23,585
|
$21.23
F CFA12,933
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.43
FCFA28,285
|
$22.91
F CFA13,954
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.09
FCFA40,869
|
$31.85
F CFA19,399
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.46
FCFA53,886
|
$79.89
F CFA48,668
|
|
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