Cost of living comparison
Togo is 49.6% cheaper than United States.
If you lived in Togo instead of United States, you would:
pay 46.0% less for restaurants
|
United States
|
Togo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.02
|
$1.93
F CFA1,183
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.37
|
$6.90
F CFA4,221
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.44
|
$2.21
F CFA1,349
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.98
|
$0.96
F CFA589
|
|
pay 21.4% less for groceries
|
United States
|
Togo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.43
|
$0.72
F CFA438
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.30
|
$3.69
F CFA2,256
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.93
|
$7.12
F CFA4,357
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.52
|
$1.73
F CFA1,056
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.12
|
$3.00
F CFA1,833
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.31
|
$0.87
F CFA535
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
|
$0.87
F CFA535
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.03
|
$1.37
F CFA840
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.13
|
$1.21
F CFA741
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.32
|
$1.25
F CFA764
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.38
|
$1.75
F CFA1,069
|
|
pay 38.0% less for transportation
|
United States
|
Togo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.61
|
$4.07
F CFA2,490
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$65.73
|
$49.53
F CFA30,307
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,580.82
|
$13,208.03
F CFA8,081,869
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.71
|
$3.22
F CFA1,970
|
|
pay 54.5% less for housing
|
United States
|
Togo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$67.34
|
$58.12
F CFA35,560
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,635.84
|
$266.22
F CFA162,900
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,397.18
|
$101.12
F CFA61,877
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.42
|
$107.16
F CFA65,570
|
|
pay 85.5% less for childcare
|
United States
|
Togo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,344.29
|
$107.32
F CFA65,665
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$23,001.10
|
$4,842.94
F CFA2,963,352
|
|
pay 52.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
United States
|
Togo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.73
|
$0.83
F CFA505
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.97
|
$3.85
F CFA2,357
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.54
|
$1.90
F CFA1,162
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.32
|
$31.92
F CFA19,531
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.21
|
$8.26
F CFA5,051
|
|
pay 49.2% less for clothing
|
United States
|
Togo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.12
|
$20.91
F CFA12,796
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.92
|
$22.56
F CFA13,807
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.55
|
$31.37
F CFA19,194
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.11
|
$78.70
F CFA48,154
|
|
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