Cost of living comparison
Togo is 9.6% cheaper than Portugal.
If you lived in Togo instead of Portugal, you would:
pay 4.2% more for restaurants
Portugal
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.57
€8.89
|
$2.10
F CFA1,276
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.35
€6.82
|
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.54
€1.43
|
$2.51
F CFA1,532
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.14
€1.06
|
$1.34
F CFA817
|
|
pay 64.4% more for groceries
Portugal
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
€1.21
|
$0.75
F CFA459
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.41
€4.09
|
$3.74
F CFA2,280
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.12
€2.90
|
$7.22
F CFA4,396
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
€2.15
|
$1.75
F CFA1,067
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.77
€2.57
|
$2.76
F CFA1,679
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.76
|
$0.89
F CFA540
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
$0.86
F CFA521
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
€0.63
|
$1.77
F CFA1,081
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.78
|
$1.53
F CFA934
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.48
|
$1.27
F CFA772
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
$1.88
F CFA1,142
|
|
pay 36.8% less for transportation
Portugal
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.86
€7.30
|
$3.66
F CFA2,232
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.99
€36.20
|
$50.28
F CFA30,630
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,824.46
€26,767.83
|
$13,408.81
F CFA8,168,034
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.59
€9.83
|
$3.27
F CFA1,991
|
|
pay 21.0% less for housing
Portugal
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.30
€36.49
|
$61.90
F CFA37,709
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$706.14
€655.76
|
$270.27
F CFA164,637
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$551.18
€511.85
|
$102.66
F CFA62,537
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.45
€83.06
|
$90.79
F CFA55,304
|
|
pay 42.4% less for childcare
Portugal
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$353.18
€327.98
|
$108.95
F CFA66,365
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,965.43
€7,397.10
|
$6,731.22
F CFA4,100,353
|
|
pay 4.7% more for entertainment and sports
Portugal
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.08
€1.93
|
$0.84
F CFA510
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.53
€1.42
|
$3.91
F CFA2,382
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.56
€5.16
|
$1.68
F CFA1,021
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.08
€35.37
|
$32.40
F CFA19,739
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.48
€6.95
|
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
|
pay 40.0% less for clothing
Portugal
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.28
€70.84
|
$21.23
F CFA12,933
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.29
€30.91
|
$22.91
F CFA13,954
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.03
€64.11
|
$31.85
F CFA19,399
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.02
€76.17
|
$79.89
F CFA48,668
|
|
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