Cost of living comparison
Togo is 99.1% more expensive than Somalia.
If you lived in Togo instead of Somalia, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Somalia
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.00
SOS2,280
|
$2.10
F CFA1,276
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
SOS2,850
|
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
SOS356
|
$2.51
F CFA1,532
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
SOS242
|
$1.34
F CFA817
|
|
pay 74.2% more for groceries
Somalia
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
SOS663
|
$0.75
F CFA459
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.48
SOS1,413
|
$3.74
F CFA2,280
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.32
SOS3,034
|
$7.22
F CFA4,396
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.27
SOS1,292
|
$1.75
F CFA1,067
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.89
SOS1,076
|
$2.76
F CFA1,679
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.68
SOS959
|
$0.89
F CFA540
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
SOS379
|
$0.86
F CFA521
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.27
SOS724
|
$1.77
F CFA1,081
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
SOS238
|
$1.53
F CFA934
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
SOS273
|
$1.27
F CFA772
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
SOS275
|
$1.88
F CFA1,142
|
|
pay 1.9% more for transportation
Somalia
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.85
SOS2,193
|
$3.66
F CFA2,232
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$42.50
SOS24,221
|
$50.28
F CFA30,630
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,375.00
SOS4,773,056
|
$13,408.81
F CFA8,168,034
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.60
SOS5,471
|
$3.27
F CFA1,991
|
|
pay 33.4% more for housing
Somalia
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.00
SOS23,367
|
$61.90
F CFA37,709
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$197.57
SOS112,599
|
$270.27
F CFA164,637
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$86.54
SOS49,322
|
$102.66
F CFA62,537
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.50
SOS40,749
|
$90.79
F CFA55,304
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for childcare
Somalia
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$51.88
SOS29,564
|
$108.95
F CFA66,365
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$950.00
SOS541,421
|
$6,731.22
F CFA4,100,353
|
|
pay 56.6% more for entertainment and sports
Somalia
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
SOS4,559
|
$0.84
F CFA510
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.12
SOS638
|
$3.91
F CFA2,382
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.93
SOS1,097
|
$1.68
F CFA1,021
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.62
SOS14,604
|
$32.40
F CFA19,739
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
SOS2,280
|
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
|
pay 33.7% more for clothing
Somalia
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.04
SOS10,282
|
$21.23
F CFA12,933
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.50
SOS11,683
|
$22.91
F CFA13,954
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$21.33
SOS12,158
|
$31.85
F CFA19,399
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$51.17
SOS29,161
|
$79.89
F CFA48,668
|
|
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