Cost of living comparison
Somalia is 4.6% more expensive than Togo.
If you lived in Somalia instead of Togo, you would:
pay 25.9% less for restaurants
|
Togo
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.93
F CFA1,167
|
$2.65
SOS1,513
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.90
F CFA4,161
|
$5.33
SOS3,044
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.21
F CFA1,330
|
$0.71
SOS407
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
F CFA581
|
$0.48
SOS273
|
|
pay 7.7% less for groceries
|
Togo
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
F CFA432
|
$0.97
SOS555
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.69
F CFA2,224
|
$1.96
SOS1,118
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.12
F CFA4,295
|
$6.37
SOS3,637
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
F CFA1,041
|
$2.23
SOS1,273
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
F CFA1,807
|
$2.67
SOS1,525
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
F CFA527
|
$1.73
SOS986
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
F CFA527
|
$0.88
SOS504
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.37
F CFA828
|
$1.32
SOS751
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
F CFA730
|
$0.54
SOS309
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
F CFA753
|
$0.61
SOS347
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.75
F CFA1,054
|
$0.54
SOS309
|
|
pay 13.9% more for transportation
|
Togo
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.07
F CFA2,455
|
$4.08
SOS2,329
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$49.53
F CFA29,877
|
$37.50
SOS21,404
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,208.03
F CFA7,967,171
|
$5,750.00
SOS3,282,014
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.22
F CFA1,942
|
$7.60
SOS4,338
|
|
pay 24.0% less for housing
|
Togo
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.12
F CFA35,056
|
$30.62
SOS17,480
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$266.22
F CFA160,588
|
$207.78
SOS118,596
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$101.12
F CFA60,999
|
$86.25
SOS49,232
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.16
F CFA64,640
|
$94.31
SOS53,833
|
|
pay 64.8% less for childcare
|
Togo
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$107.32
F CFA64,733
|
$55.21
SOS31,512
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,842.94
F CFA2,921,296
|
$922.50
SOS526,549
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Togo
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.83
F CFA498
|
$8.50
SOS4,852
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.85
F CFA2,324
|
$1.22
SOS698
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.90
F CFA1,145
|
$1.34
SOS768
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.92
F CFA19,254
|
$30.00
SOS17,124
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
F CFA4,979
|
$5.00
SOS2,854
|
|
pay 17.0% less for clothing
|
Togo
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.91
F CFA12,615
|
$18.61
SOS10,623
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.56
F CFA13,611
|
$23.11
SOS13,191
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$31.37
F CFA18,922
|
$25.89
SOS14,777
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.70
F CFA47,471
|
$45.78
SOS26,129
|
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