Cost of living comparison
Finland is 2.5 times more expensive than Togo.
If you lived in Finland instead of Togo, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
Togo
|
Finland
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.93
F CFA1,174
|
$13.85
€12.82
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.90
F CFA4,190
|
$9.97
€9.23
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.21
F CFA1,339
|
$2.57
€2.38
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
F CFA585
|
$1.92
€1.77
|
|
pay 19.8% more for groceries
Togo
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
F CFA435
|
$2.30
€2.13
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.69
F CFA2,239
|
$3.73
€3.45
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.12
F CFA4,324
|
$4.21
€3.90
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
F CFA1,048
|
$2.94
€2.72
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
F CFA1,819
|
$5.06
€4.68
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
F CFA531
|
$1.00
€0.92
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
F CFA531
|
$0.81
€0.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.37
F CFA834
|
$0.93
€0.86
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
F CFA735
|
$1.65
€1.53
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
F CFA758
|
$0.56
€0.52
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.75
F CFA1,061
|
$0.74
€0.69
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for transportation
Togo
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.07
F CFA2,472
|
$7.87
€7.29
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$49.53
F CFA30,081
|
$60.62
€56.13
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,208.03
F CFA8,021,677
|
$30,056.21
€27,828.26
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.22
F CFA1,955
|
$18.81
€17.42
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Togo
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.12
F CFA35,295
|
$22.06
€20.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$266.22
F CFA161,687
|
$746.03
€690.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$101.12
F CFA61,416
|
$620.54
€574.54
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.16
F CFA65,082
|
$99.79
€92.39
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Togo
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$107.32
F CFA65,176
|
$310.89
€287.84
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,842.94
F CFA2,941,282
|
$7,564.54
€7,003.81
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Togo
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.83
F CFA501
|
$7.16
€6.63
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.85
F CFA2,340
|
$4.25
€3.94
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.90
F CFA1,153
|
$10.60
€9.81
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.92
F CFA19,386
|
$43.05
€39.86
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
F CFA5,014
|
$15.48
€14.33
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
Togo
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.91
F CFA12,701
|
$76.46
€70.79
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.56
F CFA13,704
|
$32.66
€30.24
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$31.37
F CFA19,051
|
$83.52
€77.33
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.70
F CFA47,796
|
$107.88
€99.88
|
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