Cost of living comparison
Togo is 24.3% cheaper than United Arab Emirates.
If you lived in Togo instead of United Arab Emirates, you would:
pay 20.7% more for restaurants
|
United Arab Emirates
|
Togo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.01
AED29.44
|
$2.28
F CFA1,437
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.22
AED30.19
|
$5.71
F CFA3,592
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.02
AED3.73
|
$2.20
F CFA1,387
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
AED2.09
|
$0.95
F CFA599
|
|
pay 61.6% more for groceries
|
United Arab Emirates
|
Togo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.26
AED4.64
|
$0.96
F CFA606
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.08
AED18.66
|
$3.65
F CFA2,295
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.80
AED24.96
|
$7.54
F CFA4,744
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.47
AED9.07
|
$1.71
F CFA1,074
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.33
AED12.22
|
$2.96
F CFA1,864
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.94
AED3.47
|
$1.24
F CFA777
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
AED2.72
|
$0.93
F CFA583
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
AED2.64
|
$1.36
F CFA855
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
AED2.07
|
$1.54
F CFA971
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
AED1.64
|
$1.24
F CFA777
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
AED1.74
|
$1.73
F CFA1,088
|
|
pay 24.7% less for transportation
|
United Arab Emirates
|
Togo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.06
AED11.23
|
$4.03
F CFA2,533
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$48.60
AED178.50
|
$49.02
F CFA30,827
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,240.06
AED155,148.17
|
$13,071.14
F CFA8,220,617
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.46
AED31.07
|
$3.19
F CFA2,004
|
|
pay 55.6% less for housing
|
United Arab Emirates
|
Togo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$95.75
AED351.70
|
$53.43
F CFA33,602
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,395.59
AED5,126.00
|
$263.47
F CFA165,697
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$985.52
AED3,619.84
|
$100.08
F CFA62,939
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$115.48
AED424.15
|
$107.20
F CFA67,422
|
|
pay 60.2% less for childcare
|
United Arab Emirates
|
Togo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$507.75
AED1,864.99
|
$106.20
F CFA66,793
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,162.28
AED29,980.14
|
$4,792.75
F CFA3,014,226
|
|
pay 57.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
United Arab Emirates
|
Togo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.55
AED38.75
|
$0.82
F CFA514
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.03
AED18.46
|
$3.81
F CFA2,398
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.23
AED22.88
|
$1.88
F CFA1,182
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$84.91
AED311.88
|
$31.86
F CFA20,038
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.83
AED47.13
|
$8.17
F CFA5,138
|
|
pay 54.8% less for clothing
|
United Arab Emirates
|
Togo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.14
AED235.60
|
$20.70
F CFA13,016
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$64.91
AED238.43
|
$22.33
F CFA14,044
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.31
AED342.72
|
$31.04
F CFA19,524
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.50
AED354.43
|
$77.88
F CFA48,981
|
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