Cost of living comparison
Greece is 2.1 times more expensive than Togo.
If you lived in Greece instead of Togo, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
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Togo
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.28
F CFA1,437
|
$13.17
€12.63
|
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.71
F CFA3,592
|
$9.11
€8.73
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.20
F CFA1,387
|
$2.07
€1.99
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
F CFA599
|
$0.60
€0.57
|
|
pay 0.5% more for groceries
|
Togo
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.96
F CFA606
|
$1.33
€1.28
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.65
F CFA2,295
|
$6.30
€6.04
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.54
F CFA4,744
|
$5.99
€5.75
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.71
F CFA1,074
|
$4.02
€3.86
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.96
F CFA1,864
|
$4.23
€4.05
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
F CFA777
|
$0.88
€0.85
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
F CFA583
|
$0.85
€0.82
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.36
F CFA855
|
$0.58
€0.55
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.54
F CFA971
|
$0.87
€0.84
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
F CFA777
|
$0.51
€0.49
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.73
F CFA1,088
|
$0.57
€0.54
|
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pay 2.3 times more for transportation
|
Togo
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.03
F CFA2,533
|
$7.55
€7.24
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$49.02
F CFA30,827
|
$40.19
€38.53
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,071.14
F CFA8,220,617
|
$28,316.80
€27,149.39
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.19
F CFA2,004
|
$13.82
€13.25
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
|
Togo
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.43
F CFA33,602
|
$32.82
€31.46
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$263.47
F CFA165,697
|
$524.36
€502.75
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$100.08
F CFA62,939
|
$392.21
€376.04
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.20
F CFA67,422
|
$175.68
€168.43
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
|
Togo
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$106.20
F CFA66,793
|
$413.12
€396.09
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,792.75
F CFA3,014,226
|
$6,332.60
€6,071.52
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Togo
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.82
F CFA514
|
$4.40
€4.22
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.81
F CFA2,398
|
$3.49
€3.35
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.88
F CFA1,182
|
$4.94
€4.74
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.86
F CFA20,038
|
$48.72
€46.71
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
F CFA5,138
|
$8.82
€8.46
|
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pay 2.4 times more for clothing
|
Togo
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.70
F CFA13,016
|
$83.64
€80.19
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.33
F CFA14,044
|
$37.83
€36.27
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$31.04
F CFA19,524
|
$83.15
€79.72
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.88
F CFA48,981
|
$93.42
€89.57
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