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Togo vs. Sierra Leone Cost of Living Summary

Togo is 42.0% more expensive than Sierra Leone overall.

Restaurants: pay 50.6% more in Togo
Groceries: pay 58.7% more in Togo
Transportation: pay 8.3% more in Togo
Housing: pay 52.2% less in Togo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 36.3% more in Togo
Clothing: pay 2.5 times more in Togo

The cost of clothing, groceries, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and transportation in Togo are more expensive than in Sierra Leone. Notably, clothing is significantly more expensive in Togo.

Togo vs. Sierra Leone Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Togo instead of Sierra Leone, you would:

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pay 50.6% more for restaurants

	Sierra Leone	Togo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.00 SLL62,908	$2.51 F CFA1,422	-16.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.00 SLL210K	$5.82 F CFA3,296	-41.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.03 SLL21,591	$3.46 F CFA1,959	+236.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 SLL18,596	$1.10 F CFA624	+24.4%
Average			+50.6%

Sierra Leone vs. Togo - Cost of restaurants

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pay 58.7% more for groceries

	Sierra Leone	Togo
Bread 1 loaf	$0.67 SLL13,980	$1.31 F CFA743	+96.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.54 SLL74,319	$7.15 F CFA4,050	+101.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.15 SLL192K	$9.37 F CFA5,302	+2.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.01 SLL42,124	$2.04 F CFA1,154	+1.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.40 SLL71,337	$4.87 F CFA2,756	+43.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 SLL38,046	$1.22 F CFA689	-32.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.91 SLL19,023	$0.68 F CFA383	-25.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.32 SLL6,742	$2.03 F CFA1,148	+530.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.27 SLL47,558	$1.15 F CFA651	-49.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 SLL19,023	$0.81 F CFA459	-10.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.74 SLL15,488	$0.65 F CFA367	-12.1%
Average			+58.7%

Sierra Leone vs. Togo - Cost of groceries

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pay 8.3% more for transportation

	Sierra Leone	Togo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.02 SLL105K	$4.66 F CFA2,639	-7.0%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$53.66 F CFA30,378
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$12,000.00 SLL252M	$14,309.85 F CFA8M	+19.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.75 SLL225K	$12.12 F CFA6,860	+12.7%
Average			+8.3%

Sierra Leone vs. Togo - Cost of transportation

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pay 52.2% less for housing

	Sierra Leone	Togo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$100.00 SLL2M	$44.72 F CFA25,315	-55.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,321.25 SLL28M	$330.92 F CFA187K	-75.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,261.67 SLL26M	$201.23 F CFA114K	-84.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.40 SLL2M	$116.41 F CFA65,901	+5.5%
Average			-52.2%

Sierra Leone vs. Togo - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Sierra Leone	Togo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$3,577.46 F CFA2M

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pay 36.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Sierra Leone	Togo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.50 SLL31,454	$0.89 F CFA506	-40.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.74 SLL36,435	$5.84 F CFA3,308	+236.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.00 SLL62,908	$1.43 F CFA810	-52.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$50.00 SLL1M	$50.68 F CFA28,690	+1.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$4.47 F CFA2,531
Average			+36.3%

Sierra Leone vs. Togo - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 2.5 times more for clothing

	Sierra Leone	Togo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$10.00 SLL210K	$25.04 F CFA14,176	+150.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$8.00 SLL168K	$27.73 F CFA15,695	+246.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$20.00 SLL419K	$42.04 F CFA23,796	+110.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.00 SLL1M	$96.59 F CFA54,679	+93.2%
Average			+150.1%

Sierra Leone 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: March 2026

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