Cost of living comparison
compared to
Togo vs. Lebanon Cost of Living Summary
Togo is 4.1% more expensive than Lebanon overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 15.7% more in Togo
- Groceries
-
pay 2.1 times more in Togo
- Transportation
-
pay 16.2% less in Togo
- Housing
-
pay 17.1% less in Togo
- Childcare
-
pay 12.6% less in Togo
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 9.3% less in Togo
- Clothing
-
pay 37.0% less in Togo
The cost of groceries and restaurants in Togo are more expensive than in Lebanon. Expenses including clothing, housing, transportation, childcare, and entertainment and sports are lower in Togo. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in Togo.
Togo vs. Lebanon Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Togo instead of Lebanon, you would:
pay 15.7% more for restaurants
|
Lebanon
|
Togo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.66
LBP684,169
|
$2.51
F CFA1,421
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
LBP714,522
|
$5.82
F CFA3,294
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.63
LBP145,385
|
$3.46
F CFA1,957
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
LBP68,103
|
$1.10
F CFA624
|
|
Lebanon vs. Togo - Cost of restaurants
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
|
Lebanon
|
Togo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.60
LBP53,699
|
$1.31
F CFA742
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
LBP352,609
|
$7.15
F CFA4,047
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.56
LBP496,610
|
$9.37
F CFA5,298
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.33
LBP208,328
|
$2.04
F CFA1,153
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.54
LBP316,225
|
$4.87
F CFA2,754
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
LBP61,124
|
$1.22
F CFA688
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
LBP40,766
|
$0.68
F CFA382
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
LBP36,360
|
$2.03
F CFA1,147
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
LBP41,477
|
$1.15
F CFA650
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
LBP29,389
|
$0.81
F CFA459
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
LBP40,127
|
$0.65
F CFA367
|
|
Lebanon vs. Togo - Cost of groceries
pay 16.2% less for transportation
|
Lebanon
|
Togo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.44
LBP306,966
|
$4.66
F CFA2,637
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$72.50
LBP6,475,359
|
$53.66
F CFA30,354
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,750.00
LBP2,567,814,963
|
$14,309.85
F CFA8,094,357
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.00
LBP1,429,045
|
$12.12
F CFA6,855
|
|
Lebanon vs. Togo - Cost of transportation
pay 17.1% less for housing
|
Lebanon
|
Togo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.92
LBP3,387,111
|
$44.72
F CFA25,295
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$571.15
LBP51,012,779
|
$330.92
F CFA187,182
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$277.78
LBP24,809,806
|
$201.23
F CFA113,827
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$139.38
LBP12,448,355
|
$116.41
F CFA65,850
|
|
Lebanon vs. Togo - Cost of housing
pay 12.6% less for childcare
|
Lebanon
|
Togo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$248.75
LBP22,217,182
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,093.75
LBP365,634,522
|
$3,577.46
F CFA2,023,589
|
|
Lebanon vs. Togo - Cost of childcare
pay 9.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Lebanon
|
Togo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.00
LBP357,261
|
$0.89
F CFA506
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.89
LBP258,327
|
$5.84
F CFA3,305
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.52
LBP225,521
|
$1.43
F CFA809
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.92
LBP3,833,115
|
$50.68
F CFA28,668
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.25
LBP736,851
|
$4.47
F CFA2,529
|
|
Lebanon vs. Togo - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 37.0% less for clothing
|
Lebanon
|
Togo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.44
LBP4,772,787
|
$25.04
F CFA14,165
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.00
LBP4,465,765
|
$27.73
F CFA15,683
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.94
LBP9,105,199
|
$42.04
F CFA23,777
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.93
LBP7,942,682
|
$96.59
F CFA54,637
|
|
Lebanon vs. Togo - Cost of clothing
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