Cost of living comparison
Somalia is 3.3% cheaper than Togo.
If you lived in Somalia instead of Togo, you would:
pay 28.0% less for restaurants
|
Togo
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.28
F CFA1,437
|
$2.65
SOS1,508
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.71
F CFA3,592
|
$4.67
SOS2,656
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.20
F CFA1,387
|
$0.81
SOS460
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
F CFA599
|
$0.51
SOS291
|
|
pay 18.2% less for groceries
|
Togo
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.96
F CFA606
|
$0.97
SOS553
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.65
F CFA2,295
|
$1.96
SOS1,115
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.54
F CFA4,744
|
$5.93
SOS3,376
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.71
F CFA1,074
|
$2.21
SOS1,257
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.96
F CFA1,864
|
$2.67
SOS1,520
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
F CFA777
|
$1.73
SOS983
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
F CFA583
|
$0.88
SOS503
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.36
F CFA855
|
$1.32
SOS749
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.54
F CFA971
|
$0.54
SOS310
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
F CFA777
|
$0.60
SOS341
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.73
F CFA1,088
|
$0.54
SOS308
|
|
pay 7.7% more for transportation
|
Togo
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.03
F CFA2,533
|
$4.12
SOS2,346
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$49.02
F CFA30,827
|
$25.00
SOS14,231
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,071.14
F CFA8,220,617
|
$5,750.00
SOS3,273,041
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.19
F CFA2,004
|
$7.43
SOS4,231
|
|
pay 25.2% less for housing
|
Togo
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.43
F CFA33,602
|
$30.62
SOS17,432
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$263.47
F CFA165,697
|
$160.00
SOS91,076
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$100.08
F CFA62,939
|
$93.33
SOS53,128
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.20
F CFA67,422
|
$94.31
SOS53,686
|
|
pay 66.2% less for childcare
|
Togo
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$106.20
F CFA66,793
|
$55.21
SOS31,426
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,792.75
F CFA3,014,226
|
$742.50
SOS422,649
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Togo
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.82
F CFA514
|
$7.00
SOS3,985
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.81
F CFA2,398
|
$1.24
SOS704
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.88
F CFA1,182
|
$1.34
SOS766
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.86
F CFA20,038
|
$30.00
SOS17,077
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
F CFA5,138
|
$5.00
SOS2,846
|
|
pay 16.1% less for clothing
|
Togo
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.70
F CFA13,016
|
$18.61
SOS10,594
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.33
F CFA14,044
|
$23.11
SOS13,155
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$31.04
F CFA19,524
|
$25.89
SOS14,737
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.88
F CFA48,981
|
$45.78
SOS26,058
|
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