Cost of living comparison

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

Samoa is 3.4 times more expensive than Togo overall.

Restaurants
pay 7.6 times more in Samoa
Groceries
pay 18.9% less in Samoa
Entertainment and Sports
pay 3.5 times more in Samoa
Clothing
pay 80.1% more in Samoa

The cost of restaurants, entertainment and sports, and clothing in Samoa are more expensive than in Togo. Notably, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and clothing are significantly more expensive in Samoa.

Samoa vs. Togo Cost Breakdown

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

pay 7.6 times more for restaurants

 
Togo
Samoa
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $2.28
F CFA1,282
$59.13
WST165.55
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$5.71
F CFA3,205
$10.72
WST30.01
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.20
F CFA1,237
$2.14
WST6.00

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pay 18.9% less for groceries

 
Togo
Samoa
Bread
1 loaf
$0.96
F CFA541
$0.71
WST1.98
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.65
F CFA2,048
??
Milk (1 gallon) $7.54
F CFA4,233
$6.70
WST18.76

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

 
Togo
Samoa
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.03
F CFA2,260
??
Monthly public transit pass $49.02
F CFA27,507
??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $13,071.14
F CFA7,335,145
??

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pay (unknown) more for housing

 
Togo
Samoa
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$53.43
F CFA29,982
??
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $263.47
F CFA147,849
??
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $100.08
F CFA56,160
??

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Togo
Samoa
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $106.20
F CFA59,598
??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $4,792.75
F CFA2,689,553
??

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pay 3.5 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Togo
Samoa
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $0.82
F CFA458
$5.36
WST15.00
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.81
F CFA2,139
$1.61
WST4.50
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.88
F CFA1,054
??

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pay 80.1% more for clothing

 
Togo
Samoa
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$20.70
F CFA11,614
$45.56
WST127.56
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$22.33
F CFA12,531
$36.45
WST102.05
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$31.04
F CFA17,421
$68.34
WST191.34

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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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