Cost of living comparison
Togo is 8.6% more expensive than Sierra Leone.
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 CFA1,438
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$5.71
F CFA3,596
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
SLL21,591
|
$2.20
F CFA1,388
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
SLL18,596
|
$0.95
F CFA600
|
|
pay 19.5% more for groceries
|
Sierra Leone
|
Togo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
$0.96
F CFA607
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$3.65
F CFA2,298
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
$7.54
F CFA4,750
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
$1.71
F CFA1,075
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$2.96
F CFA1,867
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
$1.24
F CFA778
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.93
F CFA583
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.36
F CFA856
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
$1.54
F CFA972
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$1.24
F CFA778
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
$1.73
F CFA1,089
|
|
pay 26.1% less for transportation
|
Sierra Leone
|
Togo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
$4.03
F CFA2,536
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$49.02
F CFA30,863
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
$13,071.14
F CFA8,230,085
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
$3.19
F CFA2,006
|
|
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 CFA33,640
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,361.67
SLL28,553,469
|
$263.47
F CFA165,888
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$978.33
SLL20,515,161
|
$100.08
F CFA63,012
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
$107.20
F CFA67,499
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Sierra Leone
|
Togo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$106.20
F CFA66,869
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$4,792.75
F CFA3,017,698
|
pay 0.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Sierra Leone
|
Togo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
$0.82
F CFA514
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$3.81
F CFA2,400
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$1.88
F CFA1,183
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$31.86
F CFA20,061
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$8.17
F CFA5,144
|
|
pay 99.3% more for clothing
|
Sierra Leone
|
Togo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$20.70
F CFA13,031
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$22.33
F CFA14,060
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$31.04
F CFA19,546
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$77.88
F CFA49,038
|
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