Cost of living comparison
Togo is 78.9% more expensive than Syria overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 51.9% more in Togo
- Groceries
-
pay 2.8 times more in Togo
- Transportation
-
pay 57.5% more in Togo
- Housing
-
pay 52.1% more in Togo
- Childcare
-
pay 2.3 times more in Togo
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 2.0 times more in Togo
- Clothing
-
pay 18.7% less in Togo
The cost of groceries, childcare, entertainment and sports, transportation, housing, and restaurants in Togo are more expensive than in Syria. Notably, groceries, childcare, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Togo.
If you lived in Togo instead of Syria, you would:
pay 51.9% more for restaurants
|
Syria
|
Togo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.67
SYP47,674
|
$2.28
F CFA1,378
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.17
SYP54,175
|
$5.71
F CFA3,444
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.06
SYP13,813
|
$2.20
F CFA1,330
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
SYP6,174
|
$0.95
F CFA575
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for groceries
|
Syria
|
Togo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
SYP9,513
|
$0.96
F CFA581
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.01
SYP26,081
|
$3.65
F CFA2,201
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.58
SYP46,533
|
$7.54
F CFA4,550
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
SYP27,171
|
$1.71
F CFA1,030
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.65
SYP34,440
|
$2.96
F CFA1,788
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.42
SYP5,407
|
$1.24
F CFA745
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
SYP10,030
|
$0.93
F CFA559
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.38
SYP4,961
|
$1.36
F CFA820
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
SYP4,153
|
$1.54
F CFA931
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
SYP3,709
|
$1.24
F CFA745
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
SYP3,307
|
$1.73
F CFA1,043
|
|
pay 57.5% more for transportation
|
Syria
|
Togo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.90
SYP102,772
|
$4.03
F CFA2,429
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
SYP130,020
|
$49.02
F CFA29,565
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,621.24
SYP281,119,375
|
$13,071.14
F CFA7,883,870
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.27
SYP146,528
|
$3.19
F CFA1,922
|
|
pay 52.1% more for housing
|
Syria
|
Togo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.57
SYP657,477
|
$53.43
F CFA32,225
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$202.90
SYP2,638,111
|
$263.47
F CFA158,909
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$105.66
SYP1,373,848
|
$100.08
F CFA60,361
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.53
SYP500,915
|
$107.20
F CFA64,660
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
|
Syria
|
Togo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$45.89
SYP596,722
|
$106.20
F CFA64,056
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,149.32
SYP27,945,454
|
$4,792.75
F CFA2,890,752
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Syria
|
Togo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.57
SYP46,439
|
$0.82
F CFA493
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.00
SYP12,957
|
$3.81
F CFA2,299
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.58
SYP33,588
|
$1.88
F CFA1,133
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$14.23
SYP184,954
|
$31.86
F CFA19,217
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.67
SYP34,672
|
$8.17
F CFA4,927
|
|
pay 18.7% less for clothing
|
Syria
|
Togo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.60
SYP280,836
|
$20.70
F CFA12,483
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.17
SYP418,299
|
$22.33
F CFA13,468
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.81
SYP868,683
|
$31.04
F CFA18,724
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.69
SYP893,164
|
$77.88
F CFA46,975
|
|
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