Cost of living comparison
Togo is 33.4% more expensive than Philippines.
If you lived in Togo instead of Philippines, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Philippines
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.36
₱191.50
|
$2.10
F CFA1,276
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.06
₱174.89
|
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
₱40.78
|
$2.51
F CFA1,532
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
₱23.62
|
$1.34
F CFA817
|
|
pay 33.5% more for groceries
Philippines
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.23
₱69.98
|
$0.75
F CFA459
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.26
₱185.77
|
$3.74
F CFA2,280
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.76
₱385.73
|
$7.22
F CFA4,396
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.82
₱103.88
|
$1.75
F CFA1,067
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.91
₱109.13
|
$2.76
F CFA1,679
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
₱66.50
|
$0.89
F CFA540
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
₱38.64
|
$0.86
F CFA521
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
₱60.59
|
$1.77
F CFA1,081
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
₱37.15
|
$1.53
F CFA934
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
₱46.04
|
$1.27
F CFA772
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.02
₱58.42
|
$1.88
F CFA1,142
|
|
pay 57.0% more for transportation
Philippines
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.92
₱280.62
|
$3.66
F CFA2,232
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.10
₱690.25
|
$50.28
F CFA30,630
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,173.37
₱1,436,480.65
|
$13,408.81
F CFA8,168,034
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.86
₱220.17
|
$3.27
F CFA1,991
|
|
pay 8.9% more for housing
Philippines
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.43
₱2,192.67
|
$61.90
F CFA37,709
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$288.35
₱16,454.11
|
$270.27
F CFA164,637
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$172.40
₱9,837.88
|
$102.66
F CFA62,537
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$74.91
₱4,274.75
|
$90.79
F CFA55,304
|
|
pay 12.1% less for childcare
Philippines
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$170.74
₱9,743.27
|
$108.95
F CFA66,365
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,005.00
₱342,666.36
|
$6,731.22
F CFA4,100,353
|
|
pay 9.9% more for entertainment and sports
Philippines
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.30
₱74.20
|
$0.84
F CFA510
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.36
₱134.43
|
$3.91
F CFA2,382
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.45
₱139.78
|
$1.68
F CFA1,021
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.83
₱2,158.58
|
$32.40
F CFA19,739
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.08
₱289.61
|
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
|
pay 16.1% less for clothing
Philippines
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.79
₱2,156.31
|
$21.23
F CFA12,933
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.95
₱1,309.42
|
$22.91
F CFA13,954
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.45
₱3,849.02
|
$31.85
F CFA19,399
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.35
₱3,443.81
|
$79.89
F CFA48,668
|
|
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