Cost of living comparison
Turkey is 56.1% more expensive than Togo.
If you lived in Turkey instead of Togo, you would:
pay 30.3% more for restaurants
|
Togo
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.28
F CFA1,437
|
$6.91
TRY243.20
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.71
F CFA3,592
|
$6.91
TRY243.23
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.20
F CFA1,387
|
$1.17
TRY41.32
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
F CFA599
|
$0.42
TRY14.89
|
|
pay 39.4% less for groceries
|
Togo
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.96
F CFA606
|
$1.02
TRY35.73
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.65
F CFA2,295
|
$4.97
TRY174.94
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.54
F CFA4,744
|
$3.15
TRY110.91
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.71
F CFA1,074
|
$1.40
TRY49.21
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.96
F CFA1,864
|
$2.40
TRY84.39
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
F CFA777
|
$0.37
TRY13.02
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
F CFA583
|
$0.87
TRY30.72
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.36
F CFA855
|
$0.42
TRY14.64
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.54
F CFA971
|
$0.51
TRY17.94
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
F CFA777
|
$0.25
TRY8.72
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.73
F CFA1,088
|
$0.21
TRY7.49
|
|
pay 72.2% more for transportation
|
Togo
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.03
F CFA2,533
|
$4.40
TRY154.83
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$49.02
F CFA30,827
|
$19.27
TRY678.12
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,071.14
F CFA8,220,617
|
$44,819.35
TRY1,577,358.93
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.19
F CFA2,004
|
$6.29
TRY221.47
|
|
pay 41.8% more for housing
|
Togo
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.43
F CFA33,602
|
$11.31
TRY397.91
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$263.47
F CFA165,697
|
$442.81
TRY15,584.24
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$100.08
F CFA62,939
|
$336.49
TRY11,842.42
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.20
F CFA67,422
|
$44.46
TRY1,564.81
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
|
Togo
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$106.20
F CFA66,793
|
$408.60
TRY14,380.01
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,792.75
F CFA3,014,226
|
$6,892.93
TRY242,587.60
|
|
pay 31.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Togo
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.82
F CFA514
|
$2.54
TRY89.48
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.81
F CFA2,398
|
$2.62
TRY92.26
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.88
F CFA1,182
|
$1.91
TRY67.25
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.86
F CFA20,038
|
$36.34
TRY1,278.88
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
F CFA5,138
|
$5.10
TRY179.52
|
|
pay 92.3% more for clothing
|
Togo
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.70
F CFA13,016
|
$42.74
TRY1,504.23
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.33
F CFA14,044
|
$40.74
TRY1,433.96
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$31.04
F CFA19,524
|
$88.38
TRY3,110.41
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.88
F CFA48,981
|
$74.39
TRY2,618.03
|
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