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Burkina Faso vs. Togo Cost of Living Summary

Burkina Faso is 87.7% more expensive than Togo overall.

Restaurants
pay 7.1% more in Burkina Faso
Groceries
pay 14.4% more in Burkina Faso
Transportation
pay 71.6% more in Burkina Faso
Housing
pay 17.9% more in Burkina Faso
Childcare
pay 5.0 times more in Burkina Faso
Entertainment and Sports
pay 19.8% more in Burkina Faso

The cost of childcare, transportation, entertainment and sports, housing, groceries, and restaurants in Burkina Faso are more expensive than in Togo. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Burkina Faso.

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Burkina Faso vs. Togo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Burkina Faso instead of Togo, you would:

pay 7.1% more for restaurants

 
Togo
Burkina Faso
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $2.51
F CFA1,413
$5.37
F CFA3,018
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $5.82
F CFA3,275
$8.05
F CFA4,527
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $3.46
F CFA1,946
$0.83
F CFA469
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pay 14.4% more for groceries

 
Togo
Burkina Faso
Bread
1 loaf
 $1.31
F CFA738
$0.95
F CFA533
Local cheese (8 oz) $7.15
F CFA4,024
$8.94
F CFA5,030
Milk (1 gallon) $9.37
F CFA5,268
$10.61
F CFA5,966
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pay 71.6% more for transportation

 
Togo
Burkina Faso
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.66
F CFA2,622
$5.76
F CFA3,237
Monthly public transit pass $53.66
F CFA30,180
??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $14,309.85
F CFA8M
$38,457.72
F CFA22M
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pay 17.9% more for housing

 
Togo
Burkina Faso
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $44.72
F CFA25,150
$50.62
F CFA28,470
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $330.92
F CFA186K
$447.18
F CFA251K
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $201.23
F CFA113K
$280.23
F CFA158K
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pay 5.0 times more for childcare

 
Togo
Burkina Faso
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $134.15
F CFA75,450
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $3,577.46
F CFA2M
$17,731.14
F CFA10M
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pay 19.8% more for entertainment and sports

 
Togo
Burkina Faso
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $0.89
F CFA503
$1.07
F CFA604
Cappuccino in mid-range area $5.84
F CFA3,286
$1.79
F CFA1,006
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $1.43
F CFA805
$1.79
F CFA1,006
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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Togo
Burkina Faso
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $25.04
F CFA14,084
??
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $27.73
F CFA15,593
??
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $42.04
F CFA23,641
??
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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: June 2026

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