Cost of living comparison
Lebanon is 58.0% more expensive than Togo.
If you lived in Lebanon instead of Togo, you would:
pay 45.5% more for restaurants
|
Togo
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.93
F CFA1,167
|
$6.00
LBP536,533
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.90
F CFA4,161
|
$7.00
LBP625,955
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.21
F CFA1,330
|
$1.51
LBP135,353
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
F CFA581
|
$0.98
LBP87,435
|
|
pay 37.8% less for groceries
|
Togo
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
F CFA432
|
$0.56
LBP49,803
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.69
F CFA2,224
|
$3.99
LBP356,362
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.12
F CFA4,295
|
$5.67
LBP507,099
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
F CFA1,041
|
$1.89
LBP168,962
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
F CFA1,807
|
$3.02
LBP269,918
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
F CFA527
|
$0.53
LBP47,406
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
F CFA527
|
$0.41
LBP36,647
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.37
F CFA828
|
$0.29
LBP26,183
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
F CFA730
|
$0.43
LBP38,632
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
F CFA753
|
$0.29
LBP25,486
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.75
F CFA1,054
|
$0.38
LBP33,548
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
|
Togo
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.07
F CFA2,455
|
$3.51
LBP314,036
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$49.53
F CFA29,877
|
$65.22
LBP5,831,881
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,208.03
F CFA7,967,171
|
$23,750.00
LBP2,123,776,485
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.22
F CFA1,942
|
$13.50
LBP1,207,199
|
|
pay 70.1% more for housing
|
Togo
|
Lebanon
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.12
F CFA35,056
|
$50.62
LBP4,526,997
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$266.22
F CFA160,588
|
$485.94
LBP43,453,585
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$101.12
F CFA60,999
|
$247.12
LBP22,097,593
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.16
F CFA64,640
|
$178.38
LBP15,951,337
|
|
pay 38.9% more for childcare
|
Togo
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$107.32
F CFA64,733
|
$230.00
LBP20,567,099
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,842.94
F CFA2,921,296
|
$3,075.00
LBP274,973,166
|
|
pay 47.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Togo
|
Lebanon
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.83
F CFA498
|
$3.00
LBP268,266
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.85
F CFA2,324
|
$1.74
LBP155,700
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.90
F CFA1,145
|
$2.29
LBP204,777
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.92
F CFA19,254
|
$40.17
LBP3,591,790
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
F CFA4,979
|
$6.75
LBP603,600
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
|
Togo
|
Lebanon
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.91
F CFA12,615
|
$59.34
LBP5,306,647
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.56
F CFA13,611
|
$54.29
LBP4,854,346
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$31.37
F CFA18,922
|
$95.60
LBP8,548,333
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.70
F CFA47,471
|
$96.43
LBP8,622,852
|
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