Last update: Oct 2026

Cost of Living Comparison Between Athens and Togo

For one person, living is cheaper in Togo: $682 a month against $1,806 in Athens, rent and utilities included – about $13,500 less a year. Rent and utilities account for about half of the difference.

Athens
🇬🇷 Greece
$1,806
/mo nomad
🇹🇬 Togo
$682
/mo nomad
😐 Solo nomad: Athens is 148% more expensive than Togo without rent, and 164.9% more expensive with rent.
😐 Family of 3: Athens is 136.8% more expensive than Togo without rent, and 150.7% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Athens
Togo
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$16.66 €14.87
$2.85 F CFA 1,670
484.56%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$66.2 €59.1
$30.27 F CFA 17.7K
118.70%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$11.06 €9.87
$5.42 F CFA 3,172
104.06%
Cappuccino
$4.14 €3.69
$5.83 F CFA 3,413
-28.99%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.80 €2.50
$4.15 F CFA 2,429
-32.53%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.57 €0.51
$0.74 F CFA 435
-22.97%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$5.64 €5.03
$0.92 F CFA 537
513.04%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$5.46 €4.87
$1.74 F CFA 1,020
213.79%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Athens
Togo
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.96 €1.75
$2.26 F CFA 1,319
-13.27%
White Bread (500g)
$1.41 €1.26
$1.19 F CFA 695
18.49%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.83 €2.53
$1.44 F CFA 845
96.53%
Eggs
$5.04 €4.50
$1.95 F CFA 1,141
158.46%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$15.35 €13.70
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Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$10.34 €9.23
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Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$18.97 €16.93
$5.41 F CFA 3,163
250.65%
Apples (1kg)
$2.17 €1.93
$3.03 F CFA 1,775
-28.38%
Banana (1kg)
$1.91 €1.70
$1.73 F CFA 1,012
10.40%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.38 €1.23
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Tomato (1kg)
$2.20 €1.96
$2.50 F CFA 1,465
-12.00%
Potato (1kg)
$1.10 €0.98
$1.74 F CFA 1,016
-36.78%
Onion (1kg)
$1.13 €1.00
$1.18 F CFA 692
-4.24%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.10 €0.99
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Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.83 €0.74
$0.89 F CFA 522
-6.74%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$5.60 €4.99
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Wine (Bottle)
$10.19 €9.09
$4.67 F CFA 2,731
118.20%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$2.18 €1.95
$1.08 F CFA 633
101.85%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.45 €2.19
$1.46 F CFA 855
67.81%
🚌 Getting Around
Athens
Togo
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.38 €1.23
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Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$30.87 €27.55
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Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$4.37 €3.90
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Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1.04 €0.93
$1.19 F CFA 696
-12.61%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$17.11 €15.27
$4.44 F CFA 2,597
285.36%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$2.31 €2.07
$1.21 F CFA 709
90.91%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$28.0K €25.0K
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-
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$28.0K €25.0K
-
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🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Athens
Togo
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$210 €187
$147 F CFA 86.1K
42.53%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$26.70 €23.83
$21.00 F CFA 12.3K
27.14%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$30.13 €26.89
$42.93 F CFA 25.1K
-29.82%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Athens
Togo
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$54.6 €48.72
$61.3 F CFA 35.8K
-10.89%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$26.03 €23.23
$8.52 F CFA 4,988
205.52%
Cinema Ticket
$10.78 €9.62
$4.23 F CFA 2,477
154.85%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Athens
Togo
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$575 €513
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International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$13.1K €11.7K
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👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Athens
Togo
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$93.2 €83.1
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Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$40.68 €36.30
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Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$104 €92.9
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Men's Leather Business Shoes
$128 €115
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🏠 Accommodation & Living
Athens
Togo
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$756 €674
$260 F CFA 152.3K
190.29%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$652 €582
$120 F CFA 70.0K
445.11%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,294 €1,154
$998 F CFA 584.1K
29.57%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,163 €1,038
$343 F CFA 200.5K
239.26%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$4,008 €3,577
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Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$3,452 €3,081
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💵 Salaries & Financials
Athens
Togo
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$1,243 €1,110
$302 F CFA 176.5K
312.19%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
4.48
0
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CityCost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Athens: October 5, 2026

Last update for Togo: October 3, 2026

Monthly budget structure
Share of the monthly basket for one person, rent included.
Accommodation & Living
Athens
$652
Togo
$120 81.7% $533
Groceries & Markets
Athens
$315
Togo
$138 * 56.1% $176
Eating Out
Athens
$269
Togo
$137 49.1% $132
Monthly Utilities & Internet
Athens
$267
Togo
$211 20.8% $55
Clothing & Footwear
Athens
$165
Togo
- * 100%
Sport & Entertainment
Athens
$76
Togo
$70 8.4% $6.4
Getting Around
Athens
$46
Togo
$6 * 87% $40

Categories marked with * are only partly priced – their share counts the items that do have prices.

Good to know
🇬🇷 Athens
🇹🇬 Togo
🕒 Local time
08:48 8:48 AM
05:48 5:48 AM
3 h behind Athens
🌤 Weather
👥 Population
3,090,508 Capital
7,797,694
💱 Currency
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XOF, USD to EUR – Euro Converter

Euro exchange rates as of October 10, 2026: 1 USD = 0.892 EUR (1 EUR = 1.12 USD).

West African CFA Franc exchange rates as of October 10, 2026: 1 USD = 585 XOF (1,000 XOF = 1.71 USD). 1 EUR = 656 XOF (1,000 XOF = 1.52 EUR).

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