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Togo vs. United Arab Emirates Cost of Living Summary

Togo is 13.6% cheaper than United Arab Emirates overall.

Restaurants
pay 62.5% more in Togo
Groceries
pay 40.3% more in Togo
Transportation
pay 9.8% more in Togo
Housing
pay 54.4% less in Togo
Childcare
pay 56.2% less in Togo
Entertainment and Sports
pay 50.1% less in Togo
Clothing
pay 47.4% less in Togo

The cost of restaurants, groceries, and transportation in Togo are more expensive than in United Arab Emirates. Expenses including childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, and clothing are lower in Togo.

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Togo vs. United Arab Emirates Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Togo instead of United Arab Emirates, you would:

pay 62.5% more for restaurants

 
United Arab Emirates
Togo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $7.91
AED29.07
$2.51
F CFA1,413
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $8.65
AED31.76
$5.82
F CFA3,275
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.04
AED3.83
$3.46
F CFA1,946
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pay 40.3% more for groceries

 
United Arab Emirates
Togo
Bread
1 loaf
 $1.47
AED5.39
$1.31
F CFA738
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.36
AED19.69
$7.15
F CFA4,024
Milk (1 gallon) $6.96
AED25.57
$9.37
F CFA5,268
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pay 9.8% more for transportation

 
United Arab Emirates
Togo
Gasoline (1 gallon) $2.91
AED10.69
$4.66
F CFA2,622
Monthly public transit pass $53.10
AED195.03
$53.66
F CFA30,180
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $40,680.12
AED149K
$14,309.85
F CFA8M
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pay 54.4% less for housing

 
United Arab Emirates
Togo
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $101.41
AED372.49
$44.72
F CFA25,150
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,438.18
AED5,282.65
$330.92
F CFA186K
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $990.79
AED3,639.31
$201.23
F CFA113K
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pay 56.2% less for childcare

 
United Arab Emirates
Togo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $497.28
AED1,826.57
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Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $8,164.49
AED29,989.41
$3,577.46
F CFA2M
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pay 50.1% less for entertainment and sports

 
United Arab Emirates
Togo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $10.43
AED38.31
$0.89
F CFA503
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.99
AED18.32
$5.84
F CFA3,286
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $6.23
AED22.88
$1.43
F CFA805
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pay 47.4% less for clothing

 
United Arab Emirates
Togo
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $75.04
AED275.63
$25.04
F CFA14,084
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $59.50
AED218.55
$27.73
F CFA15,593
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $105.66
AED388.10
$42.04
F CFA23,641
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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: June 2026

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