Cost of living comparison
Togo is 18.8% more expensive than Mali overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 43.2% more in Togo
- Groceries
-
pay 22.2% more in Togo
- Transportation
-
pay 26.5% less in Togo
- Housing
-
pay 29.5% more in Togo
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 25.7% more in Togo
The cost of restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Togo are more expensive than in Mali.
If you lived in Togo instead of Mali, you would:
pay 43.2% more for restaurants
|
Mali
|
Togo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.70
F CFA3,891
|
$2.28
F CFA1,326
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.42
F CFA3,728
|
$5.71
F CFA3,314
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
F CFA448
|
$2.20
F CFA1,280
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
F CFA336
|
$0.95
F CFA553
|
|
pay 22.2% more for groceries
|
Mali
|
Togo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.10
F CFA640
|
$0.96
F CFA559
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$3.65
F CFA2,118
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.46
F CFA5,492
|
$7.54
F CFA4,378
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.13
F CFA1,815
|
$1.71
F CFA991
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.00
F CFA3,482
|
$2.96
F CFA1,720
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.24
F CFA717
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA290
|
$0.93
F CFA538
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA580
|
$1.36
F CFA789
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA580
|
$1.54
F CFA896
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.24
F CFA717
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
F CFA435
|
$1.73
F CFA1,004
|
|
pay 26.5% less for transportation
|
Mali
|
Togo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
F CFA3,182
|
$4.03
F CFA2,338
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$49.02
F CFA28,447
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$13,071.14
F CFA7,585,938
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$3.19
F CFA1,849
|
|
pay 29.5% more for housing
|
Mali
|
Togo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.27
F CFA23,950
|
$53.43
F CFA31,008
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$263.47
F CFA152,904
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$100.08
F CFA58,080
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$107.20
F CFA62,216
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Mali
|
Togo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$106.20
F CFA61,636
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$4,792.75
F CFA2,781,510
|
pay 25.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Mali
|
Togo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.39
F CFA1,385
|
$0.82
F CFA474
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.89
F CFA1,097
|
$3.81
F CFA2,213
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.93
F CFA542
|
$1.88
F CFA1,090
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.41
F CFA39,124
|
$31.86
F CFA18,491
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.67
F CFA3,292
|
$8.17
F CFA4,741
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Mali
|
Togo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$20.70
F CFA12,011
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$22.33
F CFA12,959
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$31.04
F CFA18,017
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$77.88
F CFA45,200
|
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