Cost of living comparison

 Ecuador
compared to
 Togo
Togo vs. Ecuador Cost of Living Summary

Togo is 13.1% more expensive than Ecuador overall.

Restaurants
pay 37.8% more in Togo
Groceries
pay 79.4% more in Togo
Transportation
pay 11.6% more in Togo
Housing
pay 43.7% more in Togo
Childcare
pay 26.8% less in Togo
Entertainment and Sports
pay 9.2% less in Togo
Clothing
pay 44.9% less in Togo

The cost of groceries, housing, restaurants, and transportation in Togo are more expensive than in Ecuador. Expenses including clothing, childcare, and entertainment and sports are lower in Togo. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in Togo.

Togo vs. Ecuador Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Togo instead of Ecuador, you would:

pay 37.8% more for restaurants

 
Ecuador
Togo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $3.39
 
$2.28
F CFA1,326
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$6.83
 
$5.71
F CFA3,314
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.90
 
$2.20
F CFA1,280

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pay 79.4% more for groceries

 
Ecuador
Togo
Bread
1 loaf
$1.64
 
$0.96
F CFA559
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.00
 
$3.65
F CFA2,118
Milk (1 gallon) $4.18
 
$7.54
F CFA4,378

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pay 11.6% more for transportation

 
Ecuador
Togo
Gasoline (1 gallon) $2.46
 
$4.03
F CFA2,338
Monthly public transit pass $24.42
 
$49.02
F CFA28,447
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $23,111.11
 
$13,071.14
F CFA7,585,938

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pay 43.7% more for housing

 
Ecuador
Togo
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$30.71
 
$53.43
F CFA31,008
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $344.59
 
$263.47
F CFA152,904
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $278.18
 
$100.08
F CFA58,080

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pay 26.8% less for childcare

 
Ecuador
Togo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $227.49
 
$106.20
F CFA61,636
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $4,800.83
 
$4,792.75
F CFA2,781,510

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pay 9.2% less for entertainment and sports

 
Ecuador
Togo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.17
 
$0.82
F CFA474
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.37
 
$3.81
F CFA2,213
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$5.97
 
$1.88
F CFA1,090

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pay 44.9% less for clothing

 
Ecuador
Togo
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$53.26
 
$20.70
F CFA12,011
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$46.74
 
$22.33
F CFA12,959
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$93.54
 
$31.04
F CFA18,017

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: May 2025
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