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Somalia vs. Togo Cost of Living Summary

Somalia is 21.8% cheaper than Togo overall.

Restaurants: pay 37.2% less in Somalia
Groceries: pay 15.9% less in Somalia
Transportation: pay 42.2% less in Somalia
Housing: pay 40.0% less in Somalia
Childcare: pay 83.6% less in Somalia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.1 times more in Somalia
Clothing: pay 45.5% less in Somalia

Expenses including childcare, clothing, transportation, housing, restaurants, and groceries are lower in Somalia. Notably, entertainment and sports is significantly more expensive in Somalia.

Somalia vs. Togo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 37.2% less for restaurants

	Togo	Somalia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.51 F CFA1,437	$2.88 SOS1,640	+14.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.82 F CFA3,332	$4.62 SOS2,638	-20.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.46 F CFA1,980	$0.74 SOS421	-78.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.10 F CFA631	$0.40 SOS226	-64.1%
Average			-37.2%

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pay 15.9% less for groceries

	Togo	Somalia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.31 F CFA751	$1.12 SOS642	-14.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.15 F CFA4,094	$2.17 SOS1,236	-69.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.37 F CFA5,360	$7.78 SOS4,436	-17.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.04 F CFA1,167	$2.51 SOS1,433	+23.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.87 F CFA2,786	$2.44 SOS1,391	-49.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.22 F CFA696	$1.49 SOS848	+22.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.68 F CFA387	$0.98 SOS561	+45.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.03 F CFA1,161	$1.27 SOS726	-37.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.15 F CFA658	$0.62 SOS355	-45.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.81 F CFA464	$0.64 SOS364	-21.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 F CFA371	$0.58 SOS331	-10.7%
Average			-15.9%

Togo vs. Somalia - Cost of groceries

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pay 42.2% less for transportation

	Togo	Somalia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.66 F CFA2,668	$3.87 SOS2,207	-17.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$53.66 F CFA30,706	$25.00 SOS14,262	-53.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$14,309.85 F CFA8M	$5,750.00 SOS3M	-59.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.12 F CFA6,934	$7.43 SOS4,240	-38.7%
Average			-42.2%

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pay 40.0% less for housing

	Togo	Somalia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$44.72 F CFA25,588	$37.79 SOS21,559	-15.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$330.92 F CFA189K	$142.93 SOS81,538	-56.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$201.23 F CFA115K	$98.19 SOS56,012	-51.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$116.41 F CFA66,614	$73.70 SOS42,043	-36.7%
Average			-40.0%

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pay 83.6% less for childcare

	Togo	Somalia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$43.33 SOS24,720
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,577.46 F CFA2M	$585.00 SOS334K	-83.6%
Average			-83.6%

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pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	Togo	Somalia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.89 F CFA512	$7.00 SOS3,993	+682.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.84 F CFA3,344	$1.19 SOS677	-79.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.43 F CFA819	$1.10 SOS628	-23.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$50.68 F CFA29,000	$33.33 SOS19,016	-34.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.47 F CFA2,559	$5.00 SOS2,852	+11.8%
Average			+111.5%

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pay 45.5% less for clothing

	Togo	Somalia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.04 F CFA14,330	$15.25 SOS8,700	-39.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$27.73 F CFA15,865	$19.78 SOS11,283	-28.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$42.04 F CFA24,053	$19.89 SOS11,346	-52.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$96.59 F CFA55,271	$37.28 SOS21,266	-61.4%
Average			-45.5%

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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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