Cost of living comparison
Turkey is 40.2% more expensive than Togo.
If you lived in Turkey instead of Togo, you would:
pay 26.5% more for restaurants
|
Togo
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.93
F CFA1,167
|
$6.24
TRY214.10
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.90
F CFA4,161
|
$6.07
TRY208.47
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.21
F CFA1,330
|
$1.14
TRY38.98
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
F CFA581
|
$0.42
TRY14.52
|
|
pay 44.4% less for groceries
|
Togo
|
Turkey
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
F CFA432
|
$0.69
TRY23.75
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.69
F CFA2,224
|
$3.56
TRY122.14
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.12
F CFA4,295
|
$2.89
TRY99.19
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
F CFA1,041
|
$1.43
TRY49.05
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
F CFA1,807
|
$2.52
TRY86.67
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
F CFA527
|
$0.43
TRY14.78
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
F CFA527
|
$0.59
TRY20.13
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.37
F CFA828
|
$0.47
TRY16.20
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
F CFA730
|
$0.35
TRY12.03
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
F CFA753
|
$0.26
TRY9.04
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.75
F CFA1,054
|
$0.17
TRY5.84
|
|
pay 66.0% more for transportation
|
Togo
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.07
F CFA2,455
|
$4.52
TRY155.08
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$49.53
F CFA29,877
|
$18.83
TRY646.33
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,208.03
F CFA7,967,171
|
$41,229.16
TRY1,415,252.87
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.22
F CFA1,942
|
$6.53
TRY224.20
|
|
pay 41.2% more for housing
|
Togo
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.12
F CFA35,056
|
$10.43
TRY358.09
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$266.22
F CFA160,588
|
$399.75
TRY13,721.95
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$101.12
F CFA60,999
|
$359.90
TRY12,354.04
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.16
F CFA64,640
|
$43.40
TRY1,489.64
|
|
pay 90.3% more for childcare
|
Togo
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$107.32
F CFA64,733
|
$278.07
TRY9,545.01
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,842.94
F CFA2,921,296
|
$5,884.06
TRY201,979.31
|
|
pay 19.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Togo
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.83
F CFA498
|
$2.38
TRY81.57
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.85
F CFA2,324
|
$2.28
TRY78.12
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.90
F CFA1,145
|
$1.80
TRY61.77
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.92
F CFA19,254
|
$32.86
TRY1,127.91
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
F CFA4,979
|
$4.42
TRY151.69
|
|
pay 82.5% more for clothing
|
Togo
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.91
F CFA12,615
|
$45.31
TRY1,555.27
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.56
F CFA13,611
|
$37.21
TRY1,277.40
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$31.37
F CFA18,922
|
$80.01
TRY2,746.48
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.70
F CFA47,471
|
$73.48
TRY2,522.18
|
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