Cost of living comparison
Togo is 8.6% more expensive than Sierra Leone overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 13.7% more in Togo
- Groceries
-
pay 19.5% more in Togo
- Transportation
-
pay 26.1% less in Togo
- Housing
-
pay 55.0% less in Togo
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 0.1% more in Togo
- Clothing
-
pay 99.3% more in Togo
The cost of clothing, groceries, restaurants, and entertainment and sports in Togo are more expensive than in Sierra Leone. Expenses including housing and transportation are lower in Togo. Notably, clothing is significantly more expensive in Togo.
If you lived in Togo instead of Sierra Leone, you would:
pay 13.7% more for restaurants
|
Sierra Leone
|
Togo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$2.28
F CFA1,378
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$5.71
F CFA3,445
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
SLL21,591
|
$2.20
F CFA1,330
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
SLL18,596
|
$0.95
F CFA575
|
|
pay 19.5% more for groceries
|
Sierra Leone
|
Togo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
$0.96
F CFA581
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$3.65
F CFA2,201
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
$7.54
F CFA4,550
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
$1.71
F CFA1,030
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$2.96
F CFA1,788
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
$1.24
F CFA745
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.93
F CFA559
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.36
F CFA820
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
$1.54
F CFA931
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$1.24
F CFA745
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
$1.73
F CFA1,043
|
|
pay 26.1% less for transportation
|
Sierra Leone
|
Togo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
$4.03
F CFA2,430
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$49.02
F CFA29,567
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
$13,071.14
F CFA7,884,595
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
$3.19
F CFA1,922
|
|
pay 55.0% less for housing
|
Sierra Leone
|
Togo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$53.43
F CFA32,228
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,361.67
SLL28,553,469
|
$263.47
F CFA158,924
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$978.33
SLL20,515,161
|
$100.08
F CFA60,366
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
$107.20
F CFA64,666
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Sierra Leone
|
Togo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$106.20
F CFA64,062
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$4,792.75
F CFA2,891,018
|
pay 0.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Sierra Leone
|
Togo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
$0.82
F CFA493
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$3.81
F CFA2,300
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$1.88
F CFA1,133
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$31.86
F CFA19,219
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$8.17
F CFA4,928
|
|
pay 99.3% more for clothing
|
Sierra Leone
|
Togo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$20.70
F CFA12,484
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$22.33
F CFA13,470
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$31.04
F CFA18,726
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$77.88
F CFA46,979
|
|
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