Cost of living comparison
France is 2.8 times more expensive than Togo.
If you lived in France instead of Togo, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
Togo
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.10
CFA1,289
|
$16.13
€15.14
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.38
CFA5,158
|
$9.98
€9.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.51
CFA1,547
|
$2.76
€2.59
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.34
CFA825
|
$1.88
€1.77
|
|
pay 31.4% more for groceries
Togo
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
CFA464
|
$1.66
€1.56
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.74
CFA2,304
|
$8.33
€7.81
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.22
CFA4,442
|
$4.25
€3.98
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
CFA1,078
|
$3.47
€3.26
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.76
CFA1,696
|
$5.22
€4.90
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.89
CFA546
|
$1.30
€1.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
CFA526
|
$0.98
€0.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.77
CFA1,092
|
$1.29
€1.21
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.53
CFA944
|
$1.51
€1.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
CFA780
|
$0.87
€0.82
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.88
CFA1,154
|
$1.03
€0.97
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
Togo
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.66
CFA2,255
|
$7.84
€7.35
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.28
CFA30,947
|
$52.45
€49.21
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,408.81
CFA8,252,472
|
$26,223.89
€24,604.57
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.27
CFA2,012
|
$18.05
€16.93
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
Togo
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$61.90
CFA38,099
|
$30.93
€29.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$270.27
CFA166,339
|
$760.64
€713.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$102.66
CFA63,183
|
$610.71
€573.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$90.79
CFA55,876
|
$135.03
€126.70
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for childcare
Togo
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$108.95
CFA67,051
|
$674.24
€632.61
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,731.22
CFA4,142,741
|
$11,309.03
€10,610.69
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Togo
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.84
CFA516
|
$6.24
€5.85
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.91
CFA2,407
|
$2.93
€2.75
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
CFA1,032
|
$11.11
€10.42
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.40
CFA19,943
|
$37.98
€35.63
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
CFA5,158
|
$11.22
€10.53
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for clothing
Togo
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.23
CFA13,066
|
$85.18
€79.92
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.91
CFA14,098
|
$38.90
€36.50
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$31.85
CFA19,600
|
$90.98
€85.36
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$79.89
CFA49,171
|
$122.71
€115.13
|
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