Cost of living comparison
Togo is 24.5% cheaper than Italy.
If you lived in Togo instead of Italy, you would:
pay 18.9% less for restaurants
Italy
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.74
€14.62
|
$2.10
F CFA1,276
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.09
€8.44
|
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.45
€2.27
|
$2.51
F CFA1,532
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
€1.07
|
$1.34
F CFA817
|
|
pay 20.7% more for groceries
Italy
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.86
€1.72
|
$0.75
F CFA459
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.20
€6.69
|
$3.74
F CFA2,280
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.88
€4.53
|
$7.22
F CFA4,396
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.14
€2.92
|
$1.75
F CFA1,067
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.47
€4.15
|
$2.76
F CFA1,679
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.89
|
$0.89
F CFA540
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.78
|
$0.86
F CFA521
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.87
|
$1.77
F CFA1,081
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
€1.11
|
$1.53
F CFA934
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.60
|
$1.27
F CFA772
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.66
|
$1.88
F CFA1,142
|
|
pay 38.5% less for transportation
Italy
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.02
€7.45
|
$3.66
F CFA2,232
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.40
€35.66
|
$50.28
F CFA30,630
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,887.08
€24,040.04
|
$13,408.81
F CFA8,168,034
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.65
€17.32
|
$3.27
F CFA1,991
|
|
pay 18.4% less for housing
Italy
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.75
€28.55
|
$61.90
F CFA37,709
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$608.10
€564.71
|
$270.27
F CFA164,637
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$488.80
€453.93
|
$102.66
F CFA62,537
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$151.72
€140.89
|
$90.79
F CFA55,304
|
|
pay 53.1% less for childcare
Italy
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$459.30
€426.52
|
$108.95
F CFA66,365
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,604.44
€8,919.16
|
$6,731.22
F CFA4,100,353
|
|
pay 11.7% less for entertainment and sports
Italy
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.83
€4.48
|
$0.84
F CFA510
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.60
€1.48
|
$3.91
F CFA2,382
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.30
€5.85
|
$1.68
F CFA1,021
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.79
€48.09
|
$32.40
F CFA19,739
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.32
€8.66
|
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
|
pay 51.4% less for clothing
Italy
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.37
€74.63
|
$21.23
F CFA12,933
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.54
€33.93
|
$22.91
F CFA13,954
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.56
€83.17
|
$31.85
F CFA19,399
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.84
€106.65
|
$79.89
F CFA48,668
|
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