Cost of living comparison

 Vietnam
compared to
 Togo
Togo vs. Vietnam Cost of Living Summary

Togo is 72.7% more expensive than Vietnam overall.

Restaurants
pay 2.4 times more in Togo
Groceries
pay 94.2% more in Togo
Transportation
pay 2.2 times more in Togo
Housing
pay 2.6 times more in Togo
Childcare
pay 55.0% less in Togo
Entertainment and Sports
pay 73.8% more in Togo
Clothing
pay 22.2% less in Togo

The cost of housing, restaurants, transportation, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Togo are more expensive than in Vietnam. Expenses including childcare and clothing are lower in Togo. Notably, housing, restaurants, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Togo.

Togo vs. Vietnam Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Togo instead of Vietnam, you would:

pay 2.4 times more for restaurants

 
Vietnam
Togo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $1.92
₫49,931
$2.28
F CFA1,326
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$4.34
₫112,872
$5.71
F CFA3,314
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.54
₫14,005
$2.20
F CFA1,280

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pay 94.2% more for groceries

 
Vietnam
Togo
Bread
1 loaf
$0.90
₫23,467
$0.96
F CFA559
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.05
₫157,432
$3.65
F CFA2,118
Milk (1 gallon) $5.46
₫142,021
$7.54
F CFA4,378

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pay 2.2 times more for transportation

 
Vietnam
Togo
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.47
₫90,171
$4.03
F CFA2,338
Monthly public transit pass $7.11
₫184,840
$49.02
F CFA28,447
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $35,423.92
₫921,198,926
$13,071.14
F CFA7,585,938

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pay 2.6 times more for housing

 
Vietnam
Togo
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$8.68
₫225,808
$53.43
F CFA31,008
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $297.09
₫7,725,803
$263.47
F CFA152,904
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $207.27
₫5,390,040
$100.08
F CFA58,080

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pay 55.0% less for childcare

 
Vietnam
Togo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $205.27
₫5,337,948
$106.20
F CFA61,636
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $12,496.31
₫324,966,473
$4,792.75
F CFA2,781,510

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pay 73.8% more for entertainment and sports

 
Vietnam
Togo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $0.88
₫22,790
$0.82
F CFA474
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.58
₫41,095
$3.81
F CFA2,213
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.27
₫32,916
$1.88
F CFA1,090

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pay 22.2% less for clothing

 
Vietnam
Togo
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$28.00
₫728,064
$20.70
F CFA12,011
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$22.19
₫577,147
$22.33
F CFA12,959
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$79.50
₫2,067,274
$31.04
F CFA18,017

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: May 2025
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