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Togo vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Togo is 4.0% cheaper than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 6.6% less in Togo
Groceries: pay 9.1% more in Togo
Transportation: pay 77.7% more in Togo
Housing: pay 29.1% more in Togo
Childcare: pay 67.2% less in Togo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 26.2% less in Togo
Clothing: pay 43.6% less in Togo

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

Togo vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Togo instead of Mexico City, you would:

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pay 6.6% less for restaurants

	Mexico City	Togo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.86 MX$195.57	$2.51 F CFA1,404	-76.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.82 MX$158.90	$5.82 F CFA3,254	-34.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 MX$31.20	$3.46 F CFA1,934	+99.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 MX$23.49	$1.10 F CFA616	-15.4%
Average			-6.6%

Mexico City vs. Togo - Cost of restaurants

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pay 9.1% more for groceries

	Mexico City	Togo
Bread 1 loaf	$2.63 MX$47.29	$1.31 F CFA733	-50.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.04 MX$90.79	$7.15 F CFA3,999	+42.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.54 MX$117.78	$9.37 F CFA5,235	+43.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.61 MX$46.96	$2.04 F CFA1,140	-21.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.80 MX$68.54	$4.87 F CFA2,721	+28.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.37 MX$24.66	$1.22 F CFA680	-11.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$14.41	$0.68 F CFA378	-15.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 MX$17.53	$2.03 F CFA1,134	+108.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 MX$16.32	$1.15 F CFA642	+26.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 MX$17.27	$0.81 F CFA453	-15.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.99 MX$17.91	$0.65 F CFA363	-34.7%
Average			+9.1%

Mexico City vs. Togo - Cost of groceries

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pay 77.7% more for transportation

	Mexico City	Togo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 MX$92.54	$4.66 F CFA2,606	-9.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.54 MX$352.03	$53.66 F CFA29,991	+174.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,030.45 MX$360,826.57	$14,309.85 F CFA7,997,483	-28.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.42 MX$79.70	$12.12 F CFA6,773	+173.9%
Average			+77.7%

Mexico City vs. Togo - Cost of transportation

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pay 29.1% more for housing

	Mexico City	Togo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.93 MX$557.23	$44.72 F CFA24,992	+44.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,079.15 MX$19,439.65	$330.92 F CFA184,942	-69.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$677.25 MX$12,199.84	$201.23 F CFA112,465	-70.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.36 MX$673.03	$116.41 F CFA65,062	+211.6%
Average			+29.1%

Mexico City vs. Togo - Cost of housing

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pay 67.2% less for childcare

	Mexico City	Togo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$430.39 MX$7,752.95	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,897.53 MX$196,307.02	$3,577.46 F CFA1,999,371	-67.2%
Average			-67.2%

Mexico City vs. Togo - Cost of childcare

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pay 26.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	Togo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.26 MX$58.67	$0.89 F CFA500	-72.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.81 MX$68.70	$5.84 F CFA3,266	+53.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.34 MX$78.23	$1.43 F CFA800	-67.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.44 MX$1,052.82	$50.68 F CFA28,324	-13.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.51 MX$117.34	$4.47 F CFA2,499	-31.4%
Average			-26.2%

Mexico City vs. Togo - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 43.6% less for clothing

	Mexico City	Togo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.95 MX$1,097.86	$25.04 F CFA13,996	-58.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.08 MX$866.05	$27.73 F CFA15,495	-42.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.72 MX$1,904.43	$42.04 F CFA23,493	-60.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.91 MX$1,997.92	$96.59 F CFA53,983	-12.9%
Average			-43.6%

Mexico City 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: December 2025

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