Cost of living comparison
Togo is 45.2% cheaper than South Carolina.
If you lived in Togo instead of South Carolina, you would:
pay 43.1% less for restaurants
South Carolina
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.39
|
$1.93
F CFA1,184
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.28
|
$6.90
F CFA4,222
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.13
|
$2.21
F CFA1,350
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.82
|
$0.96
F CFA589
|
|
pay 17.1% less for groceries
South Carolina
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.12
|
$0.72
F CFA438
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.25
|
$3.69
F CFA2,257
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.40
|
$7.12
F CFA4,358
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.01
|
$1.73
F CFA1,056
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.62
|
$3.00
F CFA1,833
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.63
|
$0.87
F CFA535
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
|
$0.87
F CFA535
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.31
|
$1.37
F CFA840
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.05
|
$1.21
F CFA741
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.34
|
$1.25
F CFA764
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.30
|
$1.75
F CFA1,069
|
|
pay 27.9% less for transportation
South Carolina
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.15
|
$4.07
F CFA2,491
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$49.00
|
$49.53
F CFA30,315
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,719.77
|
$13,208.03
F CFA8,083,882
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.66
|
$3.22
F CFA1,970
|
|
pay 51.6% less for housing
South Carolina
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$63.16
|
$58.12
F CFA35,569
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,418.44
|
$266.22
F CFA162,941
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,353.33
|
$101.12
F CFA61,892
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$142.73
|
$107.16
F CFA65,587
|
|
pay 85.5% less for childcare
South Carolina
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,435.24
|
$107.32
F CFA65,682
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$22,437.28
|
$4,842.94
F CFA2,964,090
|
|
pay 43.0% less for entertainment and sports
South Carolina
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.93
|
$0.83
F CFA505
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.02
|
$3.85
F CFA2,358
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.17
|
$1.90
F CFA1,162
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.54
|
$31.92
F CFA19,536
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.80
|
$8.26
F CFA5,052
|
|
pay 48.0% less for clothing
South Carolina
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.56
|
$20.91
F CFA12,799
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.39
|
$22.56
F CFA13,810
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.09
|
$31.37
F CFA19,199
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.36
|
$78.70
F CFA48,166
|
|
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