Cost of living comparison
South Korea is 2.0 times more expensive than Togo.
If you lived in South Korea instead of Togo, you would:
pay 38.1% more for restaurants
Togo
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.93
F CFA1,174
|
$6.44
₩8,950
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.90
F CFA4,190
|
$5.49
₩7,619
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.21
F CFA1,339
|
$1.39
₩1,930
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
F CFA585
|
$0.74
₩1,024
|
|
pay 79.7% more for groceries
Togo
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
F CFA435
|
$2.87
₩3,984
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.69
F CFA2,239
|
$6.02
₩8,358
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.12
F CFA4,324
|
$7.79
₩10,820
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
F CFA1,048
|
$3.21
₩4,460
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
F CFA1,819
|
$2.83
₩3,931
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
F CFA531
|
$2.76
₩3,837
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
F CFA531
|
$1.39
₩1,930
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.37
F CFA834
|
$2.49
₩3,457
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
F CFA735
|
$2.03
₩2,819
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
F CFA758
|
$1.69
₩2,346
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.75
F CFA1,061
|
$1.10
₩1,526
|
|
pay 73.5% more for transportation
Togo
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.07
F CFA2,472
|
$4.58
₩6,355
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$49.53
F CFA30,081
|
$48.21
₩66,953
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,208.03
F CFA8,021,677
|
$27,876.80
₩38,711,402
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.22
F CFA1,955
|
$8.80
₩12,219
|
|
pay 60.4% more for housing
Togo
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.12
F CFA35,295
|
$20.28
₩28,157
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$266.22
F CFA161,687
|
$421.68
₩585,569
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$101.12
F CFA61,416
|
$330.55
₩459,028
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.16
F CFA65,082
|
$129.93
₩180,424
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for childcare
Togo
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$107.32
F CFA65,176
|
$386.50
₩536,719
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,842.94
F CFA2,941,282
|
$18,893.14
₩26,236,147
|
|
pay 78.4% more for entertainment and sports
Togo
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.83
F CFA501
|
$2.93
₩4,062
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.85
F CFA2,340
|
$3.45
₩4,794
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.90
F CFA1,153
|
$3.33
₩4,629
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.92
F CFA19,386
|
$48.95
₩67,975
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
F CFA5,014
|
$9.82
₩13,643
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
Togo
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.91
F CFA12,701
|
$62.63
₩86,978
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.56
F CFA13,704
|
$43.35
₩60,194
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$31.37
F CFA19,051
|
$72.22
₩100,288
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.70
F CFA47,796
|
$98.82
₩137,222
|
|
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