Cost of living comparison
Liberia is 57.6% more expensive than Togo.
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 CFA1,437
|
$8.25
LRD1,491.38
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.71
F CFA3,592
|
$11.00
LRD1,988.51
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.20
F CFA1,387
|
$1.88
LRD338.95
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
F CFA599
|
$2.50
LRD451.93
|
|
pay 74.6% more for groceries
|
Togo
|
Liberia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.96
F CFA606
|
$1.65
LRD298.90
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.65
F CFA2,295
|
$5.91
LRD1,067.54
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.54
F CFA4,744
|
$6.08
LRD1,099.69
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.71
F CFA1,074
|
$3.63
LRD655.84
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.96
F CFA1,864
|
$4.48
LRD809.22
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
F CFA777
|
$0.74
LRD134.21
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
F CFA583
|
$2.58
LRD466.14
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.36
F CFA855
|
$3.95
LRD714.71
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.54
F CFA971
|
$3.18
LRD574.93
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
F CFA777
|
$1.03
LRD186.18
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.73
F CFA1,088
|
$3.88
LRD700.50
|
|
pay 44.5% more for transportation
|
Togo
|
Liberia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.03
F CFA2,533
|
$4.03
LRD728.77
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$49.02
F CFA30,827
|
$20.00
LRD3,615.47
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,071.14
F CFA8,220,617
|
$5,069.87
LRD916,498.56
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.19
F CFA2,004
|
$12.69
LRD2,294.37
|
|
pay 78.0% more for housing
|
Togo
|
Liberia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.43
F CFA33,602
|
$93.25
LRD16,857.11
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$263.47
F CFA165,697
|
$666.67
LRD120,515.65
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$100.08
F CFA62,939
|
$90.00
LRD16,269.61
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.20
F CFA67,422
|
$208.46
LRD37,683.51
|
|
pay 49.4% less for childcare
|
Togo
|
Liberia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$106.20
F CFA66,793
|
$74.33
LRD13,437.02
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,792.75
F CFA3,014,226
|
$1,500.00
LRD271,160.21
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Togo
|
Liberia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.82
F CFA514
|
$2.50
LRD451.93
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.81
F CFA2,398
|
$3.12
LRD564.92
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.88
F CFA1,182
|
$5.00
LRD903.87
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.86
F CFA20,038
|
$76.25
LRD13,783.98
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
F CFA5,138
|
$9.75
LRD1,762.50
|
|
pay 27.4% more for clothing
|
Togo
|
Liberia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.70
F CFA13,016
|
$18.41
LRD3,328.48
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.33
F CFA14,044
|
$33.75
LRD6,101.10
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$31.04
F CFA19,524
|
$56.25
LRD10,168.51
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.88
F CFA48,981
|
$68.75
LRD12,428.18
|
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