Cost of living comparison
Liberia is 65.1% more expensive than Togo.
If you lived in Liberia instead of Togo, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Togo
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.10
F CFA1,276
|
$12.50
LRD2,418.12
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
$12.50
LRD2,418.12
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.51
F CFA1,532
|
$1.50
LRD290.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.34
F CFA817
|
$2.67
LRD515.87
|
|
pay 53.4% more for groceries
Togo
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
F CFA459
|
$1.36
LRD263.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.74
F CFA2,280
|
$10.00
LRD1,934.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.22
F CFA4,396
|
$6.37
LRD1,232.68
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
F CFA1,067
|
$5.33
LRD1,031.73
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.76
F CFA1,679
|
$4.48
LRD866.04
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.89
F CFA540
|
$0.91
LRD175.50
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
F CFA521
|
$1.25
LRD242.24
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.77
F CFA1,081
|
$1.81
LRD350.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.53
F CFA934
|
$2.36
LRD456.69
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
F CFA772
|
$1.04
LRD202.12
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.88
F CFA1,142
|
$1.82
LRD351.60
|
|
pay 85.5% more for transportation
Togo
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.66
F CFA2,232
|
$3.94
LRD761.45
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.28
F CFA30,630
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,408.81
F CFA8,168,034
|
$5,069.87
LRD980,766.88
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.27
F CFA1,991
|
$13.44
LRD2,600.34
|
|
pay 79.3% more for housing
Togo
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$61.90
F CFA37,709
|
$49.87
LRD9,648.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$270.27
F CFA164,637
|
$680.33
LRD131,610.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$102.66
F CFA62,537
|
$158.33
LRD30,629.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$90.79
F CFA55,304
|
$209.64
LRD40,555.08
|
|
pay 30.1% less for childcare
Togo
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$108.95
F CFA66,365
|
$132.44
LRD25,620.70
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,731.22
F CFA4,100,353
|
$1,227.33
LRD237,427.32
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Togo
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.84
F CFA510
|
$2.50
LRD483.62
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.91
F CFA2,382
|
$3.67
LRD709.32
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
F CFA1,021
|
$6.87
LRD1,329.95
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.40
F CFA19,739
|
$66.50
LRD12,864.39
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
$9.87
LRD1,910.29
|
|
pay 8.4% less for clothing
Togo
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.23
F CFA12,933
|
$11.22
LRD2,169.84
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.91
F CFA13,954
|
$26.58
LRD5,142.53
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$31.85
F CFA19,399
|
$48.33
LRD9,350.08
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$79.89
F CFA48,668
|
$36.50
LRD7,060.89
|
|
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