Cost of living comparison
Togo is 32.7% more expensive than Turkey.
If you lived in Togo instead of Turkey, you would:
pay 32.2% more for restaurants
|
Turkey
|
Togo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.91
TRY238.77
|
$2.28
F CFA1,438
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.91
TRY238.80
|
$5.71
F CFA3,596
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.17
TRY40.57
|
$2.20
F CFA1,388
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
TRY14.62
|
$0.95
F CFA600
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for groceries
|
Turkey
|
Togo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.02
TRY35.07
|
$0.96
F CFA607
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.97
TRY171.75
|
$3.65
F CFA2,298
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.15
TRY108.89
|
$7.54
F CFA4,750
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.40
TRY48.32
|
$1.71
F CFA1,075
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.40
TRY82.85
|
$2.96
F CFA1,867
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.37
TRY12.78
|
$1.24
F CFA778
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
TRY30.16
|
$0.93
F CFA583
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.42
TRY14.37
|
$1.36
F CFA856
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
TRY17.61
|
$1.54
F CFA972
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
TRY8.56
|
$1.24
F CFA778
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
TRY7.35
|
$1.73
F CFA1,089
|
|
pay 6.5% more for transportation
|
Turkey
|
Togo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.40
TRY152.01
|
$4.03
F CFA2,536
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$19.27
TRY665.76
|
$49.02
F CFA30,863
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,819.35
TRY1,548,620.76
|
$13,071.14
F CFA8,230,085
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.29
TRY217.43
|
$3.19
F CFA2,006
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
|
Turkey
|
Togo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.31
TRY390.66
|
$53.43
F CFA33,640
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$442.81
TRY15,300.31
|
$263.47
F CFA165,888
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$336.49
TRY11,626.66
|
$100.08
F CFA63,012
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$44.46
TRY1,536.30
|
$107.20
F CFA67,499
|
|
pay 52.2% less for childcare
|
Turkey
|
Togo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$408.60
TRY14,118.02
|
$106.20
F CFA66,869
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,892.93
TRY238,167.86
|
$4,792.75
F CFA3,017,698
|
|
pay 4.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Turkey
|
Togo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.54
TRY87.85
|
$0.82
F CFA514
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.62
TRY90.58
|
$3.81
F CFA2,400
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.91
TRY66.03
|
$1.88
F CFA1,183
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.34
TRY1,255.58
|
$31.86
F CFA20,061
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.10
TRY176.24
|
$8.17
F CFA5,144
|
|
pay 39.2% less for clothing
|
Turkey
|
Togo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.74
TRY1,476.82
|
$20.70
F CFA13,031
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.74
TRY1,407.83
|
$22.33
F CFA14,060
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.38
TRY3,053.74
|
$31.04
F CFA19,546
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.39
TRY2,570.33
|
$77.88
F CFA49,038
|
|
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