Cost of living comparison
Togo is 37.3% cheaper than Ireland.
If you lived in Togo instead of Ireland, you would:
pay 22.8% less for restaurants
Ireland
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.63
€15.54
|
$2.10
F CFA1,284
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.41
€8.79
|
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
€1.91
|
$2.51
F CFA1,540
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
€1.50
|
$1.34
F CFA822
|
|
pay 21.2% more for groceries
Ireland
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.68
€1.57
|
$0.75
F CFA462
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.31
€4.03
|
$3.74
F CFA2,294
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.75
€4.44
|
$7.22
F CFA4,422
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.01
€2.81
|
$1.75
F CFA1,073
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.87
€3.62
|
$2.76
F CFA1,689
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.09
|
$0.89
F CFA543
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.82
|
$0.86
F CFA524
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.08
|
$1.77
F CFA1,087
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
€1.14
|
$1.53
F CFA939
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$1.27
F CFA776
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
$1.88
F CFA1,149
|
|
pay 61.8% less for transportation
Ireland
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.64
€7.14
|
$3.66
F CFA2,245
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$113.76
€106.27
|
$50.28
F CFA30,810
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,407.58
€30,272.12
|
$13,408.81
F CFA8,216,019
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.14
€16.01
|
$3.27
F CFA2,003
|
|
pay 48.8% less for housing
Ireland
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.84
€49.36
|
$61.90
F CFA37,931
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,291.60
€1,206.49
|
$270.27
F CFA165,604
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,147.51
€1,071.90
|
$102.66
F CFA62,904
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$156.48
€146.17
|
$90.79
F CFA55,629
|
|
pay 55.1% less for childcare
Ireland
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$893.73
€834.84
|
$108.95
F CFA66,755
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,678.25
€8,106.41
|
$6,731.22
F CFA4,124,441
|
|
pay 47.7% less for entertainment and sports
Ireland
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.53
€5.17
|
$0.84
F CFA514
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.60
€3.36
|
$3.91
F CFA2,396
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$15.83
€14.79
|
$1.68
F CFA1,027
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.94
€55.99
|
$32.40
F CFA19,855
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.50
€10.74
|
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
|
pay 46.2% less for clothing
Ireland
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.22
€71.20
|
$21.23
F CFA13,009
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.26
€34.80
|
$22.91
F CFA14,036
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.01
€79.41
|
$31.85
F CFA19,513
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.50
€84.54
|
$79.89
F CFA48,954
|
|
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