Sri Lanka vs Togo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sri Lanka Togo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$577
$779
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1321
$1844
🏠 One person rent
$222
$287
🏘️ Family rent
$364
$463
🍽️ Food expenses
$283
$307
🚐 Transport expenses
$20
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$240
$138
💸 GDP per capita
$4516
$1119
😃 Human freedom index
6.23
6.25
❤️ Life expectancy
77.5
62.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
35
32
🌐 English speaking %
18.3%
1%
🎓 Higher education
56
34
😀 Quality of life
51
21
🏙️ Population
21.9M
9.52M

The average cost of living in Sri Lanka ($577) is 26% less expensive than in Togo ($779). Sri Lanka ranked 169th vs 135th for Togo in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Sri Lanka compared to 0.2 months in Togo. Ranked 88th and 178th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Sri Lanka vs Togo

We calculate prices for Sri Lanka and Togo as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 6 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Sri Lanka Togo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.01
$3.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22
$29.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.7
$5.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.21
$0.96
 Cappuccino
$2.34
$3.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.72
$3.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$283
$249
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$162
$138
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$679
$676
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$290
$277
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.8
$80
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.8
$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.4
$46.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.95%
9.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1855
$1442
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$933
$537
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.33
$64.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.47
$10.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$2.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.54
$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.69
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$8.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.47
$6.33
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.14
$2.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$3.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$2.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$1.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.8
$4.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$1.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.1
$1.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.03
$5.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.82
$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.33
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.89
$2.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12
$54.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.63
$4.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.1
$21.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.84
$3.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.8
$39.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.5
$58.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$34.2
$105
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$582
$3578

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Sri Lanka

City Cost of living Population
Colombo
$676
648K
Gampaha
$414
191K
Kandy
$447
120K
Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
$627
116K
Negombo
$487
142K
Beruwala
$609
165K
Galle
$518
93.1K
Trincomalee
$544
99.1K
Matara
$499
68.2K
Anuradhapura
$554
63.2K

In Togo

City Cost of living Population
Lome
$802
2.19M
Kara
$682
158K
Sokode
$675
115K
Atakpame
$673
98.2K
Kpalime
$678
87.5K
Sotouboua
$673
32.5K