Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 3.2 times more expensive than Togo.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Togo, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
Togo
|
United Kingdom
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.10
CFA1,289
|
$17.09
£13.81
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.38
CFA5,156
|
$7.46
£6.03
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.51
CFA1,547
|
$1.84
£1.49
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.34
CFA825
|
$1.36
£1.10
|
|
pay 9.7% less for groceries
Togo
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
CFA464
|
$1.25
£1.01
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.74
CFA2,303
|
$3.60
£2.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.22
CFA4,440
|
$4.68
£3.78
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
CFA1,078
|
$2.58
£2.09
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.76
CFA1,695
|
$3.16
£2.55
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.89
CFA546
|
$1.05
£0.85
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
CFA526
|
$0.63
£0.51
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.77
CFA1,091
|
$0.99
£0.80
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.53
CFA943
|
$1.17
£0.95
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
CFA780
|
$0.63
£0.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.88
CFA1,154
|
$0.58
£0.47
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
Togo
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.66
CFA2,254
|
$7.31
£5.91
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.28
CFA30,934
|
$91.63
£74.08
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,408.81
CFA8,249,097
|
$25,486.21
£20,604.92
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.27
CFA2,011
|
$16.30
£13.18
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for housing
Togo
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$61.90
CFA38,083
|
$37.72
£30.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$270.27
CFA166,271
|
$1,053.04
£851.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$102.66
CFA63,157
|
$836.18
£676.03
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$90.79
CFA55,853
|
$183.29
£148.19
|
|
pay 6.7 times more for childcare
Togo
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$108.95
CFA67,024
|
$1,186.33
£959.12
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,731.22
CFA4,141,047
|
$16,551.73
£13,381.62
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Togo
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.84
CFA516
|
$4.95
£4.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.91
CFA2,406
|
$3.59
£2.90
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
CFA1,031
|
$14.82
£11.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.40
CFA19,935
|
$41.78
£33.78
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
CFA5,156
|
$11.97
£9.68
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
Togo
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.23
CFA13,061
|
$73.74
£59.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.91
CFA14,092
|
$38.00
£30.72
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$31.85
CFA19,592
|
$79.51
£64.28
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$79.89
CFA49,151
|
$80.83
£65.35
|
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