Taiwan vs Togo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Taiwan Togo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$972
$667
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2778
$1739
🏠 One person rent
$376
$250
🏘️ Family rent
$880
$538
🍽️ Food expenses
$386
$287
🚐 Transport expenses
$103
$78.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1429
$545
💸 GDP per capita
$24828
$943
😃 Human freedom index
8.56
6.2
❤️ Life expectancy
80.2
61.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
67
31
🌐 English speaking %
30%
1%
🎓 Higher education
89
33
😀 Quality of life
81
22
🏙️ Population
23.6M
7.8M

The average cost of living in Taiwan ($972) is 46% more expensive than in Togo ($667). Taiwan ranked 84th vs 140th 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 1.5 months in Taiwan compared to 0.8 months in Togo. Ranked 27th and 168th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Taiwan vs Togo

We calculate prices for Taiwan and Togo as a population-weighted mean of 17 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.

Taiwan Togo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.36
$2.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.3
$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.85
$8.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$0.81
 Cappuccino
$2.87
$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.01
$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$372
$239
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$284
$90.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$980
$495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$727
$338
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.8
$71.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81
$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.1
$58.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.87%
7.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7223
$1196
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4221
$431
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.7
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.4
$49.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.27
$3.22
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.08
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.86
$0.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$1.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3
$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$7.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.75
$6.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$6.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$1.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$3.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.47
$3.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.7
$1.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.9
$8.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.58
$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.7
$1.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.6
$4.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.91
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.08
$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.56
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.3
$31.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.36
$8.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$41.4
$20.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.9
$2.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$75
$21
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84
$31.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$469
$107
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13366
$6607

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In Taiwan

City Cost of living Population
New Taipei
$1011
4.36M
Taipei
$1169
2.6M
Taichung
$995
3.03M
Kaohsiung
$932
2.73M
Taoyuan
$861
2.29M
Tainan
$913
1.87M
Hsinchu
$860
499K
Keelung
$860
367K
Chiayi
$725
252K
Zhubei
$917
213K
Changhua
$890
227K
Kinmen
$851
139K
Miaoli
$746
86.2K
Douliu
$791
108K
Taitung
$952
109K
Nantou
$857
102K
Yilan
$863
94.8K

In Togo

City Cost of living Population
Lome
$678
2.19M
Kara
$620
158K
Sokode
$617
115K
Atakpame
$617
98.2K
Kpalime
$616
87.5K
Sotouboua
$616
32.5K