Cost of living comparison
Cote d'Ivoire is 59.6% more expensive than Togo.
If you lived in Cote d'Ivoire instead of Togo, you would:
pay 9.5% more for restaurants
|
Togo
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.28
F CFA1,438
|
$3.27
F CFA2,058
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.71
F CFA3,596
|
$10.21
F CFA6,430
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.20
F CFA1,388
|
$0.75
F CFA475
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
F CFA600
|
$0.78
F CFA492
|
|
pay 10.3% less for groceries
|
Togo
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.96
F CFA607
|
$0.62
F CFA391
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.65
F CFA2,298
|
$7.52
F CFA4,732
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.54
F CFA4,750
|
$9.66
F CFA6,085
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.71
F CFA1,075
|
$2.16
F CFA1,357
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.96
F CFA1,867
|
$2.96
F CFA1,867
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
F CFA778
|
$1.58
F CFA997
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
F CFA583
|
$0.45
F CFA286
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.36
F CFA856
|
$0.57
F CFA358
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.54
F CFA972
|
$0.70
F CFA442
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
F CFA778
|
$0.70
F CFA440
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.73
F CFA1,089
|
$0.88
F CFA557
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
|
Togo
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.03
F CFA2,536
|
$5.32
F CFA3,349
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$49.02
F CFA30,863
|
$44.93
F CFA28,291
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,071.14
F CFA8,230,085
|
$29,410.06
F CFA18,517,692
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.19
F CFA2,006
|
$14.54
F CFA9,156
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
|
Togo
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.43
F CFA33,640
|
$48.27
F CFA30,395
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$263.47
F CFA165,888
|
$812.41
F CFA511,523
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$100.08
F CFA63,012
|
$291.38
F CFA183,462
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.20
F CFA67,499
|
$135.65
F CFA85,413
|
|
pay 24.6% more for childcare
|
Togo
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$106.20
F CFA66,869
|
$198.79
F CFA125,166
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,792.75
F CFA3,017,698
|
$2,968.24
F CFA1,868,915
|
|
pay 21.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Togo
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.82
F CFA514
|
$0.98
F CFA617
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.81
F CFA2,400
|
$2.38
F CFA1,496
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.88
F CFA1,183
|
$1.23
F CFA772
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.86
F CFA20,061
|
$75.48
F CFA47,524
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
F CFA5,144
|
$8.17
F CFA5,144
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
|
Togo
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.70
F CFA13,031
|
$73.53
F CFA46,294
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.33
F CFA14,060
|
$51.74
F CFA32,577
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$31.04
F CFA19,546
|
$73.47
F CFA46,260
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.88
F CFA49,038
|
$111.65
F CFA70,299
|
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