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 CFA1,421
|
$8.25
LRD1,522.56
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.71
F CFA3,553
|
$11.00
LRD2,030.08
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.20
F CFA1,372
|
$1.88
LRD346.04
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
F CFA593
|
$2.50
LRD461.38
|
|
pay 74.6% more for groceries
|
Togo
|
Liberia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.96
F CFA600
|
$1.65
LRD305.15
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.65
F CFA2,270
|
$5.91
LRD1,089.86
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.54
F CFA4,693
|
$6.08
LRD1,122.68
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.71
F CFA1,062
|
$3.63
LRD669.55
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.96
F CFA1,844
|
$4.48
LRD826.14
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
F CFA768
|
$0.74
LRD137.01
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
F CFA576
|
$2.58
LRD475.89
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.36
F CFA845
|
$3.95
LRD729.65
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.54
F CFA960
|
$3.18
LRD586.95
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
F CFA768
|
$1.03
LRD190.07
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.73
F CFA1,076
|
$3.88
LRD715.14
|
|
pay 44.5% more for transportation
|
Togo
|
Liberia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.03
F CFA2,506
|
$4.03
LRD744.01
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$49.02
F CFA30,493
|
$20.00
LRD3,691.05
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,071.14
F CFA8,131,351
|
$5,069.87
LRD935,658.55
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.19
F CFA1,982
|
$12.69
LRD2,342.33
|
|
pay 78.0% more for housing
|
Togo
|
Liberia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.43
F CFA33,237
|
$93.25
LRD17,209.52
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$263.47
F CFA163,898
|
$666.67
LRD123,035.10
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$100.08
F CFA62,256
|
$90.00
LRD16,609.74
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.20
F CFA66,690
|
$208.46
LRD38,471.31
|
|
pay 49.4% less for childcare
|
Togo
|
Liberia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$106.20
F CFA66,067
|
$74.33
LRD13,717.93
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,792.75
F CFA2,981,495
|
$1,500.00
LRD276,828.98
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Togo
|
Liberia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.82
F CFA508
|
$2.50
LRD461.38
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.81
F CFA2,372
|
$3.12
LRD576.73
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.88
F CFA1,169
|
$5.00
LRD922.76
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.86
F CFA19,820
|
$76.25
LRD14,072.14
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
F CFA5,082
|
$9.75
LRD1,799.34
|
|
pay 27.4% more for clothing
|
Togo
|
Liberia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.70
F CFA12,875
|
$18.41
LRD3,398.06
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.33
F CFA13,891
|
$33.75
LRD6,228.65
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$31.04
F CFA19,312
|
$56.25
LRD10,381.09
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.88
F CFA48,449
|
$68.75
LRD12,688.00
|
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