Cost of living comparison
Togo is 14.3% cheaper than United Arab Emirates.
If you lived in Togo instead of United Arab Emirates, you would:
pay 68.2% more for restaurants
United Arab Emirates
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.94
AED25.50
|
$2.10
F CFA1,276
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.49
AED27.50
|
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
AED3.47
|
$2.51
F CFA1,532
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
AED1.86
|
$1.34
F CFA817
|
|
pay 58.2% more for groceries
United Arab Emirates
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.26
AED4.65
|
$0.75
F CFA459
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.56
AED16.75
|
$3.74
F CFA2,280
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.78
AED24.91
|
$7.22
F CFA4,396
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.59
AED9.50
|
$1.75
F CFA1,067
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.24
AED11.92
|
$2.76
F CFA1,679
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
AED3.58
|
$0.89
F CFA540
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
AED2.65
|
$0.86
F CFA521
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
AED3.24
|
$1.77
F CFA1,081
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
AED2.13
|
$1.53
F CFA934
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
AED1.86
|
$1.27
F CFA772
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
AED1.67
|
$1.88
F CFA1,142
|
|
pay 32.0% less for transportation
United Arab Emirates
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.41
AED12.51
|
$3.66
F CFA2,232
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$72.17
AED265.07
|
$50.28
F CFA30,630
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,194.32
AED81,517.53
|
$13,408.81
F CFA8,168,034
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.50
AED34.90
|
$3.27
F CFA1,991
|
|
pay 57.2% less for housing
United Arab Emirates
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$94.07
AED345.52
|
$61.90
F CFA37,709
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,372.29
AED5,040.27
|
$270.27
F CFA164,637
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,058.72
AED3,888.56
|
$102.66
F CFA62,537
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$119.25
AED438.00
|
$90.79
F CFA55,304
|
|
pay 39.1% less for childcare
United Arab Emirates
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$504.83
AED1,854.19
|
$108.95
F CFA66,365
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,720.09
AED24,682.22
|
$6,731.22
F CFA4,100,353
|
|
pay 50.8% less for entertainment and sports
United Arab Emirates
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.51
AED34.92
|
$0.84
F CFA510
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.65
AED17.08
|
$3.91
F CFA2,382
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.01
AED22.08
|
$1.68
F CFA1,021
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$63.87
AED234.59
|
$32.40
F CFA19,739
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.25
AED41.33
|
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
|
pay 47.6% less for clothing
United Arab Emirates
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.99
AED183.62
|
$21.23
F CFA12,933
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.06
AED180.19
|
$22.91
F CFA13,954
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.85
AED307.99
|
$31.85
F CFA19,399
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.09
AED356.60
|
$79.89
F CFA48,668
|
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