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Togo vs. Malaysia Cost of Living Summary

Togo is 43.7% more expensive than Malaysia overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.4 times more in Togo
Groceries: pay 35.4% more in Togo
Transportation: pay 2.1 times more in Togo
Housing: pay 69.8% more in Togo
Childcare: pay 42.6% less in Togo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.4% more in Togo
Clothing: pay 8.7% less in Togo

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

Togo vs. Malaysia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.4 times more for restaurants

	Malaysia	Togo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.22 MYR12.69	$2.51 F CFA1,437	-22.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.41 MYR17.38	$5.82 F CFA3,332	+32.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.73 MYR2.87	$3.46 F CFA1,980	+374.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.39 MYR1.55	$1.10 F CFA631	+180.5%
Average			+141.3%

Malaysia vs. Togo - Cost of restaurants

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pay 35.4% more for groceries

	Malaysia	Togo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.02 MYR4.01	$1.31 F CFA751	+28.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.79 MYR30.68	$7.15 F CFA4,094	-8.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.67 MYR26.26	$9.37 F CFA5,360	+40.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.99 MYR7.83	$2.04 F CFA1,167	+2.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.93 MYR7.62	$4.87 F CFA2,786	+151.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.28 MYR5.04	$1.22 F CFA696	-4.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.67 MYR2.62	$0.68 F CFA387	+1.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.29 MYR5.09	$2.03 F CFA1,161	+57.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 MYR2.89	$1.15 F CFA658	+56.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.53 MYR2.10	$0.81 F CFA464	+52.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.59 MYR2.31	$0.65 F CFA371	+10.9%
Average			+35.4%

Malaysia vs. Togo - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

	Malaysia	Togo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.86 MYR7.31	$4.66 F CFA2,668	+151.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$15.26 MYR60.12	$53.66 F CFA30,706	+251.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,849.31 MYR141K	$14,309.85 F CFA8M	-60.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.52 MYR25.67	$12.12 F CFA6,934	+86.0%
Average			+107.2%

Malaysia vs. Togo - Cost of transportation

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pay 69.8% more for housing

	Malaysia	Togo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.18 MYR107.05	$44.72 F CFA25,588	+64.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$349.73 MYR1,377.42	$330.92 F CFA189K	-5.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$247.40 MYR974.40	$201.23 F CFA115K	-18.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$34.37 MYR135.38	$116.41 F CFA66,614	+238.7%
Average			+69.8%

Malaysia vs. Togo - Cost of housing

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pay 42.6% less for childcare

	Malaysia	Togo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$170.62 MYR671.99	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,229.51 MYR24,534.91	$3,577.46 F CFA2M	-42.6%
Average			-42.6%

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pay 3.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Malaysia	Togo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.72 MYR14.66	$0.89 F CFA512	-76.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.63 MYR10.34	$5.84 F CFA3,344	+122.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.18 MYR16.45	$1.43 F CFA819	-65.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.40 MYR143.36	$50.68 F CFA29,000	+39.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.62 MYR18.18	$4.47 F CFA2,559	-3.1%
Average			+3.4%

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pay 8.7% less for clothing

	Malaysia	Togo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$59.37 MYR233.84	$25.04 F CFA14,330	-57.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.69 MYR116.92	$27.73 F CFA15,865	-6.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$70.68 MYR278.36	$42.04 F CFA24,053	-40.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$56.86 MYR223.95	$96.59 F CFA55,271	+69.9%
Average			-8.7%

Malaysia 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: March 2026

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