Cost of living comparison
Togo is 13.4% cheaper than Lebanon.
If you lived in Togo instead of Lebanon, you would:
pay 6.1% more for restaurants
Lebanon
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.17
LBP910,560
|
$2.10
F CFA1,284
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.59
LBP680,149
|
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
LBP201,985
|
$2.51
F CFA1,540
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
LBP65,985
|
$1.34
F CFA822
|
|
pay 72.2% more for groceries
Lebanon
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
LBP60,562
|
$0.75
F CFA462
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.59
LBP500,503
|
$3.74
F CFA2,294
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.36
LBP1,106,914
|
$7.22
F CFA4,422
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
LBP206,702
|
$1.75
F CFA1,073
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.64
LBP236,336
|
$2.76
F CFA1,689
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
LBP81,573
|
$0.89
F CFA543
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
LBP50,416
|
$0.86
F CFA524
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.54
LBP48,531
|
$1.77
F CFA1,087
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
LBP55,858
|
$1.53
F CFA939
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
LBP47,880
|
$1.27
F CFA776
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
LBP40,225
|
$1.88
F CFA1,149
|
|
pay 35.2% less for transportation
Lebanon
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.67
LBP328,381
|
$3.66
F CFA2,245
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.04
LBP5,646,609
|
$50.28
F CFA30,810
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,250.00
LBP1,992,863,617
|
$13,408.81
F CFA8,216,019
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.90
LBP1,513,681
|
$3.27
F CFA2,003
|
|
pay 39.9% less for housing
Lebanon
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.28
LBP5,220,299
|
$61.90
F CFA37,931
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$712.20
LBP63,789,762
|
$270.27
F CFA165,604
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$371.45
LBP33,269,399
|
$102.66
F CFA62,904
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$131.87
LBP11,810,914
|
$90.79
F CFA55,629
|
|
pay 9.7% less for childcare
Lebanon
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$320.83
LBP28,736,048
|
$108.95
F CFA66,755
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,591.35
LBP411,232,661
|
$6,731.22
F CFA4,124,441
|
|
pay 28.3% less for entertainment and sports
Lebanon
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.62
LBP235,113
|
$0.84
F CFA514
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.92
LBP261,505
|
$3.91
F CFA2,396
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.40
LBP304,118
|
$1.68
F CFA1,027
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.53
LBP5,779,605
|
$32.40
F CFA19,855
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.00
LBP806,102
|
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
|
pay 59.1% less for clothing
Lebanon
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.46
LBP5,773,333
|
$21.23
F CFA13,009
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.75
LBP4,814,221
|
$22.91
F CFA14,036
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$121.82
LBP10,911,302
|
$31.85
F CFA19,513
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$128.96
LBP11,550,399
|
$79.89
F CFA48,954
|
|
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