Illinois vs. Togo Cost of Living Summary

Illinois is 3.1 times more expensive than Togo overall.

Restaurants
pay 2.7 times more in Illinois
Groceries
pay 41.3% more in Illinois
Transportation
pay 42.0% more in Illinois
Housing
pay 3.1 times more in Illinois
Childcare
pay 7.4 times more in Illinois
Entertainment and Sports
pay 3.7 times more in Illinois
Clothing
pay 81.3% more in Illinois

The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, restaurants, clothing, and transportation in Illinois are more expensive than in Togo. Notably, childcare, entertainment and sports, and housing are significantly more expensive in Illinois.

Illinois vs. Togo Cost Breakdown

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

pay 2.7 times more for restaurants

 
Togo
Illinois
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $2.51
F CFA1,430
$16.12
 
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$5.82
F CFA3,316
$10.72
 
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $3.46
F CFA1,970
$2.52
 

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pay 41.3% more for groceries

 
Togo
Illinois
Bread
1 loaf
$1.31
F CFA747
$3.11
 
Local cheese (8 oz) $7.15
F CFA4,074
$6.06
 
Milk (1 gallon) $9.37
F CFA5,333
$3.41
 

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pay 42.0% more for transportation

 
Togo
Illinois
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.66
F CFA2,655
$3.32
 
Monthly public transit pass $53.66
F CFA30,554
$69.58
 
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $14,309.85
F CFA8M
$31,159.60
 

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pay 3.1 times more for housing

 
Togo
Illinois
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$44.72
F CFA25,462
$72.20
 
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $330.92
F CFA188K
$1,332.19
 
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $201.23
F CFA115K
$1,112.01
 

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pay 7.4 times more for childcare

 
Togo
Illinois
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $1,386.42
 
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $3,577.46
F CFA2M
$26,426.10
 

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pay 3.7 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Togo
Illinois
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $0.89
F CFA509
$5.38
 
Cappuccino in mid-range area $5.84
F CFA3,327
$5.01
 
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.43
F CFA815
$10.78
 

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pay 81.3% more for clothing

 
Togo
Illinois
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$25.04
F CFA14,259
$55.71
 
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$27.73
F CFA15,786
$43.50
 
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$42.04
F CFA23,934
$91.99
 

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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: April 2026
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