Cost of living comparison
Togo is 32.1% cheaper than United Kingdom.
If you lived in Togo instead of United Kingdom, you would:
pay 10.1% less for restaurants
|
United Kingdom
|
Togo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.09
£13.62
|
$2.10
F CFA1,284
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.46
£5.95
|
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.84
£1.47
|
$2.51
F CFA1,540
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
£1.08
|
$1.34
F CFA822
|
|
pay 39.1% more for groceries
|
United Kingdom
|
Togo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
£1.00
|
$0.75
F CFA462
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
£2.87
|
$3.74
F CFA2,294
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.68
£3.73
|
$7.22
F CFA4,422
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.58
£2.06
|
$1.75
F CFA1,073
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.16
£2.52
|
$2.76
F CFA1,689
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
£0.84
|
$0.89
F CFA543
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.50
|
$0.86
F CFA524
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
£0.79
|
$1.77
F CFA1,087
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
£0.94
|
$1.53
F CFA939
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.50
|
$1.27
F CFA776
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
£0.46
|
$1.88
F CFA1,149
|
|
pay 55.6% less for transportation
|
United Kingdom
|
Togo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.31
£5.83
|
$3.66
F CFA2,245
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$91.63
£73.04
|
$50.28
F CFA30,810
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,486.21
£20,314.22
|
$13,408.81
F CFA8,216,019
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.30
£12.99
|
$3.27
F CFA2,003
|
|
pay 37.1% less for housing
|
United Kingdom
|
Togo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.72
£30.07
|
$61.90
F CFA37,931
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,053.04
£839.34
|
$270.27
F CFA165,604
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$836.18
£666.49
|
$102.66
F CFA62,904
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$183.29
£146.10
|
$90.79
F CFA55,629
|
|
pay 75.0% less for childcare
|
United Kingdom
|
Togo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,186.33
£945.58
|
$108.95
F CFA66,755
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,551.73
£13,192.83
|
$6,731.22
F CFA4,124,441
|
|
pay 43.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
United Kingdom
|
Togo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.95
£3.95
|
$0.84
F CFA514
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.59
£2.86
|
$3.91
F CFA2,396
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.82
£11.81
|
$1.68
F CFA1,027
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.78
£33.30
|
$32.40
F CFA19,855
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.97
£9.54
|
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
|
pay 43.0% less for clothing
|
United Kingdom
|
Togo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.74
£58.78
|
$21.23
F CFA13,009
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.00
£30.29
|
$22.91
F CFA14,036
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.51
£63.38
|
$31.85
F CFA19,513
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.83
£64.43
|
$79.89
F CFA48,954
|
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