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Togo vs. Lima Cost of Living Summary

Togo is 13.3% more expensive than Lima.

Restaurants: pay 63.4% more in Togo
Groceries: pay 59.9% more in Togo
Transportation: pay 13.0% more in Togo
Housing: pay 37.5% more in Togo
Childcare: pay 56.5% less in Togo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.6% more in Togo
Clothing: pay 27.0% less in Togo

The cost of restaurants, groceries, housing, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Togo are more expensive than in Lima. Expenses including childcare and clothing are lower in Togo.

Togo vs. Lima Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Togo instead of Lima, you would:

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pay 63.4% more for restaurants

	Lima	Togo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.28 PEN14.86	$2.51 F CFA1,433	-41.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.14 PEN24.77	$5.82 F CFA3,321	-18.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.01 PEN3.49	$3.46 F CFA1,974	+244.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 PEN2.26	$1.10 F CFA629	+69.0%
Average			+63.4%

Lima vs. Togo - Cost of restaurants

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pay 59.9% more for groceries

	Lima	Togo
Bread 1 loaf	$2.67 PEN9.25	$1.31 F CFA748	-50.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.52 PEN15.67	$7.15 F CFA4,081	+58.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.76 PEN19.97	$9.37 F CFA5,343	+62.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.96 PEN10.28	$2.04 F CFA1,163	-31.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.63 PEN9.14	$4.87 F CFA2,777	+84.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.02 PEN3.52	$1.22 F CFA694	+19.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.51 PEN1.76	$0.68 F CFA386	+33.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.58 PEN2.00	$2.03 F CFA1,157	+252.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 PEN1.95	$1.15 F CFA656	+104.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 PEN1.60	$0.81 F CFA463	+75.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43 PEN1.51	$0.65 F CFA370	+49.6%
Average			+59.9%

Lima vs. Togo - Cost of groceries

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pay 13.0% more for transportation

	Lima	Togo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.20 PEN18.03	$4.66 F CFA2,659	-10.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.85 PEN79.27	$53.66 F CFA30,607	+134.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,990.85 PEN69,359.67	$14,309.85 F CFA8M	-28.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.70 PEN75.30	$12.12 F CFA6,912	-44.2%
Average			+13.0%

Lima vs. Togo - Cost of transportation

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pay 37.5% more for housing

	Lima	Togo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.99 PEN86.69	$44.72 F CFA25,506	+79.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$661.42 PEN2,294.86	$330.92 F CFA189K	-50.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$374.24 PEN1,298.44	$201.23 F CFA115K	-46.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$43.53 PEN151.03	$116.41 F CFA66,400	+167.4%
Average			+37.5%

Lima vs. Togo - Cost of housing

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pay 56.5% less for childcare

	Lima	Togo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$192.22 PEN666.92	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,215.29 PEN28,503.52	$3,577.46 F CFA2M	-56.5%
Average			-56.5%

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pay 2.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Lima	Togo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.28 PEN7.93	$0.89 F CFA510	-60.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.61 PEN9.07	$5.84 F CFA3,333	+123.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.71 PEN19.82	$1.43 F CFA816	-74.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.13 PEN108.00	$50.68 F CFA28,907	+62.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.14 PEN24.77	$4.47 F CFA2,551	-37.4%
Average			+2.6%

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pay 27.0% less for clothing

	Lima	Togo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.07 PEN177.20	$25.04 F CFA14,283	-51.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.74 PEN123.99	$27.73 F CFA15,814	-22.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.99 PEN291.42	$42.04 F CFA23,976	-50.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$83.70 PEN290.41	$96.59 F CFA55,093	+15.4%
Average			-27.0%

Lima vs. Togo - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2026

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