Cost of living comparison
Togo is 28.7% cheaper than Finland.
If you lived in Togo instead of Finland, you would:
pay 30.8% less for restaurants
Finland
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.74
€12.76
|
$2.10
F CFA1,276
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.50
€8.82
|
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.59
€2.41
|
$2.51
F CFA1,532
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
€1.64
|
$1.34
F CFA817
|
|
pay 21.9% more for groceries
Finland
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.40
€2.23
|
$0.75
F CFA459
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.01
€3.72
|
$3.74
F CFA2,280
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.08
€3.79
|
$7.22
F CFA4,396
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.96
€2.75
|
$1.75
F CFA1,067
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.85
€4.50
|
$2.76
F CFA1,679
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
€1.00
|
$0.89
F CFA540
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.86
F CFA521
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
€1.00
|
$1.77
F CFA1,081
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.79
€1.66
|
$1.53
F CFA934
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.49
|
$1.27
F CFA772
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.69
|
$1.88
F CFA1,142
|
|
pay 52.8% less for transportation
Finland
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.90
€8.27
|
$3.66
F CFA2,232
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$58.04
€53.90
|
$50.28
F CFA30,630
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,560.99
€27,451.82
|
$13,408.81
F CFA8,168,034
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.72
€19.24
|
$3.27
F CFA1,991
|
|
pay 4.0% more for housing
Finland
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.03
€21.38
|
$61.90
F CFA37,709
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$744.51
€691.39
|
$270.27
F CFA164,637
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$617.65
€573.58
|
$102.66
F CFA62,537
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$96.36
€89.48
|
$90.79
F CFA55,304
|
|
pay 41.8% less for childcare
Finland
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$346.47
€321.75
|
$108.95
F CFA66,365
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,931.98
€7,366.03
|
$6,731.22
F CFA4,100,353
|
|
pay 49.8% less for entertainment and sports
Finland
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.11
€6.60
|
$0.84
F CFA510
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.18
€3.88
|
$3.91
F CFA2,382
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.96
€9.25
|
$1.68
F CFA1,021
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.96
€40.82
|
$32.40
F CFA19,739
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.18
€14.10
|
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
|
pay 51.5% less for clothing
Finland
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.09
€82.74
|
$21.23
F CFA12,933
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.28
€33.69
|
$22.91
F CFA13,954
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.40
€75.59
|
$31.85
F CFA19,399
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.91
€109.50
|
$79.89
F CFA48,668
|
|
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