Togo vs. Samoa Cost of Living Summary

Togo is 48.2% more expensive than Samoa overall.

Restaurants
pay 79.3% less in Togo
Groceries
pay 20.7% less in Togo
Transportation
pay 10.2% more in Togo
Housing
pay 5.0 times more in Togo
Entertainment and Sports
pay 26.3% less in Togo

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

Togo vs. Samoa Cost Breakdown

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

pay 79.3% less for restaurants

 
Samoa
Togo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $47.26
WST130.00
$2.91
F CFA1,711
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$14.54
WST40.00
$5.56
F CFA3,273
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.82
WST5.00
$4.10
F CFA2,413

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pay 20.7% less for groceries

 
Samoa
Togo
Bread
1 loaf
$0.82
WST2.25
$1.32
F CFA779
Local cheese (8 oz) $0.45
WST1.25
??
Milk (1 gallon) $6.88
WST18.93
$8.58
F CFA5,048

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pay 10.2% more for transportation

 
Samoa
Togo
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.13
WST11.36
$4.55
F CFA2,678
Monthly public transit pass ?? ??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? ??

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pay 5.0 times more for housing

 
Samoa
Togo
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$36.35
WST100.00
$42.68
F CFA25,114
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area ?? ??
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center ?? ??

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Samoa
Togo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? ??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? ??

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pay 26.3% less for entertainment and sports

 
Samoa
Togo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.45
WST9.50
$0.94
F CFA553
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.91
WST8.00
$5.80
F CFA3,416
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$6.18
WST17.00
??

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Samoa
Togo
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? ??
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? ??
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? ??

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We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated November 2026). How we calculate this

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