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Togo vs. Thailand Cost of Living Summary

Togo is 23.8% more expensive than Thailand overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.4 times more in Togo
Groceries: pay 41.9% more in Togo
Transportation: pay 12.3% more in Togo
Housing: pay 47.3% more in Togo
Childcare: pay 67.8% less in Togo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.4% more in Togo
Clothing: pay 13.2% less in Togo

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

Togo vs. Thailand Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.4 times more for restaurants

	Thailand	Togo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.67 THB87.98	$2.51 F CFA1,433	-6.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.99 THB230.30	$5.82 F CFA3,321	-16.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.73 THB24.19	$3.46 F CFA1,974	+370.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.36 THB11.85	$1.10 F CFA629	+206.5%
Average			+138.7%

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pay 41.9% more for groceries

	Thailand	Togo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.41 THB46.38	$1.31 F CFA748	-6.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.88 THB259.57	$7.15 F CFA4,081	-9.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.17 THB235.95	$9.37 F CFA5,343	+30.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.07 THB68.16	$2.04 F CFA1,163	-1.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.41 THB46.50	$4.87 F CFA2,777	+244.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.33 THB43.74	$1.22 F CFA694	-8.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.59 THB19.52	$0.68 F CFA386	+14.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 THB29.58	$2.03 F CFA1,157	+125.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.75 THB24.80	$1.15 F CFA656	+52.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 THB23.45	$0.81 F CFA463	+13.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.62 THB20.31	$0.65 F CFA370	+5.2%
Average			+41.9%

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pay 12.3% more for transportation

	Thailand	Togo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.83 THB159.11	$4.66 F CFA2,659	-3.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.12 THB925.90	$53.66 F CFA30,607	+90.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,471.21 THB1M	$14,309.85 F CFA8M	-53.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.53 THB346.70	$12.12 F CFA6,912	+15.1%
Average			+12.3%

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pay 47.3% more for housing

	Thailand	Togo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$18.52 THB609.86	$44.72 F CFA25,506	+141.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$414.60 THB13,651.42	$330.92 F CFA189K	-20.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$266.86 THB8,786.76	$201.23 F CFA115K	-24.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$60.46 THB1,990.74	$116.41 F CFA66,400	+92.5%
Average			+47.3%

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pay 67.8% less for childcare

	Thailand	Togo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$359.13 THB11,824.88	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,104.31 THB366K	$3,577.46 F CFA2M	-67.8%
Average			-67.8%

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pay 7.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Thailand	Togo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.15 THB70.94	$0.89 F CFA510	-58.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.97 THB64.89	$5.84 F CFA3,333	+196.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.31 THB142.05	$1.43 F CFA816	-66.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$53.45 THB1,760.04	$50.68 F CFA28,907	-5.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.32 THB208.00	$4.47 F CFA2,551	-29.2%
Average			+7.4%

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pay 13.2% less for clothing

	Thailand	Togo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$37.08 THB1,220.93	$25.04 F CFA14,283	-32.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.48 THB970.67	$27.73 F CFA15,814	-6.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.15 THB3,001.25	$42.04 F CFA23,976	-53.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$69.13 THB2,276.06	$96.59 F CFA55,093	+39.7%
Average			-13.2%

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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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