Cost of living comparison
Togo is 42.9% cheaper than United Kingdom.
If you lived in Togo instead of United Kingdom, you would:
pay 36.5% less for restaurants
United Kingdom
|
Togo
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.07
£13.98
|
$1.93
F CFA1,167
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.96
£6.93
|
$6.90
F CFA4,161
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.14
£1.65
|
$2.21
F CFA1,330
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.52
£1.18
|
$0.96
F CFA581
|
|
pay 16.4% more for groceries
United Kingdom
|
Togo
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.46
£1.13
|
$0.72
F CFA432
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.24
£3.28
|
$3.69
F CFA2,224
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.75
£4.45
|
$7.12
F CFA4,295
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.68
£2.85
|
$1.73
F CFA1,041
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.66
£2.83
|
$3.00
F CFA1,807
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
£0.93
|
$0.87
F CFA527
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
£0.52
|
$0.87
F CFA527
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.22
£0.94
|
$1.37
F CFA828
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
£1.09
|
$1.21
F CFA730
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.49
|
$1.25
F CFA753
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
£0.47
|
$1.75
F CFA1,054
|
|
pay 58.2% less for transportation
United Kingdom
|
Togo
|
||
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.22
£5.59
|
$4.07
F CFA2,455
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$94.64
£73.25
|
$49.53
F CFA29,877
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,464.66
£25,900.44
|
$13,208.03
F CFA7,967,171
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.98
£13.14
|
$3.22
F CFA1,942
|
|
pay 41.9% less for housing
United Kingdom
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.59
£29.10
|
$58.12
F CFA35,056
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,224.35
£947.60
|
$266.22
F CFA160,588
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$974.65
£754.34
|
$101.12
F CFA60,999
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$234.45
£181.46
|
$107.16
F CFA64,640
|
|
pay 82.8% less for childcare
United Kingdom
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,426.61
£1,104.15
|
$107.32
F CFA64,733
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,036.83
£13,959.86
|
$4,842.94
F CFA2,921,296
|
|
pay 47.6% less for entertainment and sports
United Kingdom
|
Togo
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.42
£4.19
|
$0.83
F CFA498
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.93
£3.04
|
$3.85
F CFA2,324
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.35
£12.66
|
$1.90
F CFA1,145
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.82
£33.91
|
$31.92
F CFA19,254
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.87
£9.96
|
$8.26
F CFA4,979
|
|
pay 49.5% less for clothing
United Kingdom
|
Togo
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.61
£59.30
|
$20.91
F CFA12,615
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.64
£30.68
|
$22.56
F CFA13,611
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.51
£70.05
|
$31.37
F CFA18,922
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.66
£73.27
|
$78.70
F CFA47,471
|
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