Cost of living comparison

Romania

compared to

Togo

Togo vs. Romania Cost of Living Summary

Togo is 15.2% more expensive than Romania overall.

Restaurants: pay 12.6% less in Togo
Groceries: pay 63.9% more in Togo
Transportation: pay 32.3% more in Togo
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Togo
Childcare: pay 54.4% less in Togo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.9% less in Togo
Clothing: pay 31.9% less in Togo

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

Togo vs. Romania Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 12.6% less for restaurants

	Romania	Togo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.04 RON45.24	$2.51 F CFA1,413	-75.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.48 RON33.69	$5.82 F CFA3,275	-22.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.94 RON8.74	$3.46 F CFA1,946	+78.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.61 RON7.27	$1.10 F CFA620	-31.7%
Average			-12.6%

Romania vs. Togo - Cost of restaurants

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pay 63.9% more for groceries

	Romania	Togo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.18 RON5.32	$1.31 F CFA738	+11.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.01 RON18.07	$7.15 F CFA4,024	+78.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.61 RON25.26	$9.37 F CFA5,268	+67.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.05 RON13.72	$2.04 F CFA1,147	-33.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.90 RON13.07	$4.87 F CFA2,738	+67.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.51 RON2.29	$1.22 F CFA684	+139.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.70 RON3.14	$0.68 F CFA380	-3.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.70 RON3.16	$2.03 F CFA1,141	+188.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.93 RON4.19	$1.15 F CFA646	+23.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 RON1.77	$0.81 F CFA456	+106.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.42 RON1.87	$0.65 F CFA365	+56.4%
Average			+63.9%

Romania vs. Togo - Cost of groceries

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pay 32.3% more for transportation

	Romania	Togo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.02 RON27.13	$4.66 F CFA2,622	-22.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.52 RON105.93	$53.66 F CFA30,180	+128.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,339.27 RON123K	$14,309.85 F CFA8M	-47.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.08 RON31.89	$12.12 F CFA6,816	+71.2%
Average			+32.3%

Romania vs. Togo - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Romania	Togo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.24 RON41.62	$44.72 F CFA25,150	+383.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$390.19 RON1,757.47	$330.92 F CFA186K	-15.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$289.13 RON1,302.26	$201.23 F CFA113K	-30.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$116.41 RON524.32	$116.41 F CFA65,473
Average			+112.8%

Romania vs. Togo - Cost of housing

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pay 54.4% less for childcare

	Romania	Togo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$526.34 RON2,370.67	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,853.44 RON35,372.66	$3,577.46 F CFA2M	-54.4%
Average			-54.4%

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pay 3.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Romania	Togo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.34 RON10.56	$0.89 F CFA503	-61.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.50 RON11.27	$5.84 F CFA3,286	+133.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.88 RON26.49	$1.43 F CFA805	-75.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.19 RON190.05	$50.68 F CFA28,503	+20.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.90 RON31.10	$4.47 F CFA2,515	-35.2%
Average			-3.9%

Romania vs. Togo - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 31.9% less for clothing

	Romania	Togo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$66.67 RON300.29	$25.04 F CFA14,084	-62.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.50 RON173.40	$27.73 F CFA15,593	-28.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.13 RON351.90	$42.04 F CFA23,641	-46.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$88.57 RON398.94	$96.59 F CFA54,324	+9.1%
Average			-31.9%

Romania 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: June 2026

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