Cost of living comparison
South Carolina is 3.8 times more expensive than Togo.
If you lived in South Carolina instead of Togo, you would:
pay 3.6 times more for restaurants
Togo
|
South Carolina
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.93
F CFA1,177
|
$19.39
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.90
F CFA4,198
|
$11.28
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.21
F CFA1,342
|
$2.13
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
F CFA586
|
$1.82
|
|
pay 69.8% more for groceries
Togo
|
South Carolina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
F CFA436
|
$3.12
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.69
F CFA2,244
|
$5.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.12
F CFA4,333
|
$3.40
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
F CFA1,050
|
$3.01
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
F CFA1,823
|
$4.62
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
F CFA532
|
$2.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
F CFA532
|
$0.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.37
F CFA836
|
$2.31
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
F CFA737
|
$2.05
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
F CFA760
|
$1.34
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.75
F CFA1,063
|
$1.30
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
Togo
|
South Carolina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.07
F CFA2,477
|
$3.15
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$49.53
F CFA30,142
|
$49.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,208.03
F CFA8,037,933
|
$31,719.77
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.22
F CFA1,959
|
$19.66
|
|
pay 5.3 times more for housing
Togo
|
South Carolina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.12
F CFA35,367
|
$63.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$266.22
F CFA162,015
|
$1,418.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$101.12
F CFA61,540
|
$1,353.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.16
F CFA65,214
|
$142.73
|
|
pay 9.0 times more for childcare
Togo
|
South Carolina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$107.32
F CFA65,308
|
$1,435.24
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,842.94
F CFA2,947,242
|
$22,437.28
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Togo
|
South Carolina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.83
F CFA502
|
$4.93
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.85
F CFA2,344
|
$5.02
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.90
F CFA1,155
|
$7.17
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.92
F CFA19,425
|
$33.54
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
F CFA5,024
|
$11.80
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for clothing
Togo
|
South Carolina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.91
F CFA12,727
|
$43.56
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.56
F CFA13,731
|
$42.39
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$31.37
F CFA19,090
|
$84.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.70
F CFA47,893
|
$113.36
|
|
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