Cost of living comparison
Togo is 2.9% cheaper than Turkmenistan.
If you lived in Togo instead of Turkmenistan, you would:
pay 18.7% less for restaurants
Turkmenistan
|
Togo
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$31.34
TMT110.00
|
$2.10
F CFA1,284
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.25
TMT50.00
|
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.56
TMT16.00
|
$2.51
F CFA1,540
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
TMT2.30
|
$1.34
F CFA822
|
|
pay 25.2% less for groceries
Turkmenistan
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.04
TMT3.67
|
$0.75
F CFA462
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.66
TMT33.91
|
$3.74
F CFA2,294
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$14.56
TMT51.10
|
$7.22
F CFA4,422
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.47
TMT19.20
|
$1.75
F CFA1,073
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.86
TMT20.57
|
$2.76
F CFA1,689
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.51
TMT5.29
|
$0.89
F CFA543
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.78
TMT9.75
|
$0.86
F CFA524
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.63
TMT16.25
|
$1.77
F CFA1,087
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.68
TMT5.90
|
$1.53
F CFA939
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
TMT4.23
|
$1.27
F CFA776
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
TMT2.54
|
$1.88
F CFA1,149
|
|
pay 93.1% more for transportation
Turkmenistan
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.62
TMT5.68
|
$3.66
F CFA2,245
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.40
TMT40.00
|
$50.28
F CFA30,810
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,584.05
TMT72,250.00
|
$13,408.81
F CFA8,216,019
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.26
TMT29.00
|
$3.27
F CFA2,003
|
|
pay 73.8% less for housing
Turkmenistan
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$302.71
TMT1,062.50
|
$61.90
F CFA37,931
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$698.01
TMT2,450.00
|
$270.27
F CFA165,604
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$320.51
TMT1,125.00
|
$102.66
F CFA62,904
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$668.12
TMT2,345.10
|
$90.79
F CFA55,629
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Turkmenistan
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$23.22
TMT81.50
|
$108.95
F CFA66,755
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$35,099.72
TMT123,200.00
|
$6,731.22
F CFA4,124,441
|
|
pay 56.9% less for entertainment and sports
Turkmenistan
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.99
TMT17.50
|
$0.84
F CFA514
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.73
TMT16.60
|
$3.91
F CFA2,396
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$45.58
TMT160.00
|
$1.68
F CFA1,027
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.54
TMT212.50
|
$32.40
F CFA19,855
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.25
TMT50.00
|
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
|
pay 83.0% less for clothing
Turkmenistan
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$178.06
TMT625.00
|
$21.23
F CFA13,009
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$152.42
TMT535.00
|
$22.91
F CFA14,036
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$400.28
TMT1,405.00
|
$31.85
F CFA19,513
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$242.17
TMT850.00
|
$79.89
F CFA48,954
|
|
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