Cost of living comparison

 Togo
compared to
 Liberia
Liberia vs. Togo Cost of Living Summary

Liberia is 57.6% more expensive than Togo overall.

Restaurants
pay 2.3 times more in Liberia
Groceries
pay 74.6% more in Liberia
Transportation
pay 44.5% more in Liberia
Housing
pay 78.0% more in Liberia
Childcare
pay 49.4% less in Liberia
Entertainment and Sports
pay 2.0 times more in Liberia
Clothing
pay 27.4% more in Liberia

The cost of restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, groceries, transportation, and clothing in Liberia are more expensive than in Togo. Notably, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and housing are significantly more expensive in Liberia.

Liberia vs. Togo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Liberia instead of Togo, you would:

pay 2.3 times more for restaurants

 
Togo
Liberia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $2.28
F CFA1,282
$8.25
LRD1,658.25
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$5.71
F CFA3,205
$11.00
LRD2,211.00
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.20
F CFA1,237
$1.88
LRD376.88

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pay 74.6% more for groceries

 
Togo
Liberia
Bread
1 loaf
$0.96
F CFA541
$1.65
LRD332.35
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.65
F CFA2,048
$5.91
LRD1,186.98
Milk (1 gallon) $7.54
F CFA4,233
$6.08
LRD1,222.73

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pay 44.5% more for transportation

 
Togo
Liberia
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.03
F CFA2,260
$4.03
LRD810.31
Monthly public transit pass $49.02
F CFA27,507
$20.00
LRD4,020.00
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $13,071.14
F CFA7,335,145
$5,069.87
LRD1,019,044.50

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pay 78.0% more for housing

 
Togo
Liberia
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$53.43
F CFA29,982
$93.25
LRD18,743.23
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $263.47
F CFA147,849
$666.67
LRD134,000.00
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $100.08
F CFA56,160
$90.00
LRD18,090.00

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pay 49.4% less for childcare

 
Togo
Liberia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $106.20
F CFA59,598
$74.33
LRD14,940.48
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $4,792.75
F CFA2,689,553
$1,500.00
LRD301,500.00

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pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Togo
Liberia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $0.82
F CFA458
$2.50
LRD502.50
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.81
F CFA2,139
$3.12
LRD628.12
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.88
F CFA1,054
$5.00
LRD1,005.00

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pay 27.4% more for clothing

 
Togo
Liberia
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$20.70
F CFA11,614
$18.41
LRD3,700.90
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$22.33
F CFA12,531
$33.75
LRD6,783.75
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$31.04
F CFA17,421
$56.25
LRD11,306.25

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: July 2025
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