Cost of living comparison
Lebanon is 58.1% more expensive than Togo.
If you lived in Lebanon instead of Togo, you would:
pay 57.7% more for restaurants
|
Togo
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.28
F CFA1,438
|
$7.00
LBP627,200
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.71
F CFA3,596
|
$7.64
LBP684,454
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.20
F CFA1,388
|
$1.59
LBP142,400
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
F CFA600
|
$1.13
LBP101,248
|
|
pay 38.3% less for groceries
|
Togo
|
Lebanon
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.96
F CFA607
|
$0.62
LBP55,810
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.65
F CFA2,298
|
$4.15
LBP372,213
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.54
F CFA4,750
|
$5.55
LBP497,671
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.71
F CFA1,075
|
$2.17
LBP193,986
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.96
F CFA1,867
|
$3.28
LBP293,773
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
F CFA778
|
$0.57
LBP51,310
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
F CFA583
|
$0.40
LBP36,065
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.36
F CFA856
|
$0.31
LBP27,878
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.54
F CFA972
|
$0.44
LBP39,863
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
F CFA778
|
$0.32
LBP28,382
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.73
F CFA1,089
|
$0.39
LBP35,228
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
|
Togo
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.03
F CFA2,536
|
$3.49
LBP312,763
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$49.02
F CFA30,863
|
$75.00
LBP6,720,000
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,071.14
F CFA8,230,085
|
$26,250.00
LBP2,352,000,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.19
F CFA2,006
|
$12.75
LBP1,142,400
|
|
pay 63.0% more for housing
|
Togo
|
Lebanon
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.43
F CFA33,640
|
$31.88
LBP2,856,000
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$263.47
F CFA165,888
|
$494.12
LBP44,272,941
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$100.08
F CFA63,012
|
$254.69
LBP22,820,000
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.20
F CFA67,499
|
$161.18
LBP14,441,997
|
|
pay 30.4% more for childcare
|
Togo
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$106.20
F CFA66,869
|
$209.17
LBP18,741,333
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,792.75
F CFA3,017,698
|
$3,055.56
LBP273,777,778
|
|
pay 45.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Togo
|
Lebanon
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.82
F CFA514
|
$3.00
LBP268,800
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.81
F CFA2,400
|
$1.90
LBP170,240
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.88
F CFA1,183
|
$2.00
LBP179,200
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.86
F CFA20,061
|
$39.42
LBP3,531,733
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
F CFA5,144
|
$6.75
LBP604,800
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
|
Togo
|
Lebanon
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.70
F CFA13,031
|
$56.56
LBP5,068,000
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.33
F CFA14,060
|
$57.86
LBP5,184,000
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$31.04
F CFA19,546
|
$93.23
LBP8,353,333
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.88
F CFA49,038
|
$92.86
LBP8,320,000
|
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