Last update: Oct 2026

Cost of Living Comparison Between Togo and Athens

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.

🇹🇬 Togo
$682
/mo nomad
Athens
🇬🇷 Greece
$1,806
/mo nomad
🙂 Solo nomad: Togo is 59.7% cheaper than Athens without rent, and 62.2% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Togo is 57.8% cheaper than Athens without rent, and 60.1% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Togo
Athens
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$2.85 F CFA 1,670
$16.66 €14.87
-82.89%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$30.27 F CFA 17.7K
$66.2 €59.1
-54.27%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$5.42 F CFA 3,172
$11.06 €9.87
-50.99%
Cappuccino
$5.83 F CFA 3,413
$4.14 €3.69
40.82%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$4.15 F CFA 2,429
$2.80 €2.50
48.21%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.74 F CFA 435
$0.57 €0.51
29.82%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$0.92 F CFA 537
$5.64 €5.03
-83.69%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.74 F CFA 1,020
$5.46 €4.87
-68.13%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Togo
Athens
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$2.26 F CFA 1,319
$1.96 €1.75
15.31%
White Bread (500g)
$1.19 F CFA 695
$1.41 €1.26
-15.60%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.44 F CFA 845
$2.83 €2.53
-49.12%
Eggs
$1.95 F CFA 1,141
$5.04 €4.50
-61.31%
Local Cheese (1kg)
-
$15.35 €13.70
-
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
-
$10.34 €9.23
-
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$5.41 F CFA 3,163
$18.97 €16.93
-71.48%
Apples (1kg)
$3.03 F CFA 1,775
$2.17 €1.93
39.63%
Banana (1kg)
$1.73 F CFA 1,012
$1.91 €1.70
-9.42%
Oranges (1kg)
-
$1.38 €1.23
-
Tomato (1kg)
$2.50 F CFA 1,465
$2.20 €1.96
13.64%
Potato (1kg)
$1.74 F CFA 1,016
$1.10 €0.98
58.18%
Onion (1kg)
$1.18 F CFA 692
$1.13 €1.00
4.42%
Lettuce (1 head)
-
$1.10 €0.99
-
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.89 F CFA 522
$0.83 €0.74
7.23%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
-
$5.60 €4.99
-
Wine (Bottle)
$4.67 F CFA 2,731
$10.19 €9.09
-54.17%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.08 F CFA 633
$2.18 €1.95
-50.46%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.46 F CFA 855
$2.45 €2.19
-40.41%
🚌 Getting Around
Togo
Athens
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
-
$1.38 €1.23
-
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
-
$30.87 €27.55
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
-
$4.37 €3.90
-
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1.19 F CFA 696
$1.04 €0.93
14.42%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$4.44 F CFA 2,597
$17.11 €15.27
-74.05%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.21 F CFA 709
$2.31 €2.07
-47.62%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
-
$28.0K €25.0K
-
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
-
$28.0K €25.0K
-
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Togo
Athens
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$147 F CFA 86.1K
$210 €187
-29.84%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$21.00 F CFA 12.3K
$26.70 €23.83
-21.35%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$42.93 F CFA 25.1K
$30.13 €26.89
42.48%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Togo
Athens
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$61.3 F CFA 35.8K
$54.6 €48.72
12.22%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$8.52 F CFA 4,988
$26.03 €23.23
-67.27%
Cinema Ticket
$4.23 F CFA 2,477
$10.78 €9.62
-60.76%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Togo
Athens
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
-
$575 €513
-
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
-
$13.1K €11.7K
-
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Togo
Athens
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
-
$93.2 €83.1
-
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
-
$40.68 €36.30
-
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
-
$104 €92.9
-
Men's Leather Business Shoes
-
$128 €115
-
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Togo
Athens
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$260 F CFA 152.3K
$756 €674
-65.55%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$120 F CFA 70.0K
$652 €582
-81.65%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$998 F CFA 584.1K
$1,294 €1,154
-22.82%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$343 F CFA 200.5K
$1,163 €1,038
-70.52%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
-
$4,008 €3,577
-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
-
$3,452 €3,081
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
Togo
Athens
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$302 F CFA 176.5K
$1,243 €1,110
-75.74%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
0
4.48
-

CityCost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Togo: October 3, 2026

Last update for Athens: October 5, 2026

Monthly budget structure
Share of the monthly basket for one person, rent included.
Monthly Utilities & Internet
Togo
$211
Athens
$267 26.3% $55
Groceries & Markets
Togo
$138 *
Athens
$315 128% $176
Eating Out
Togo
$137
Athens
$269 96.5% $132
Accommodation & Living
Togo
$120
Athens
$652 445% $533
Sport & Entertainment
Togo
$70
Athens
$76 9.2% $6.4
Getting Around
Togo
$6 *
Athens
$46 672% $40
Clothing & Footwear
Togo
- *
Athens
$165

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

Good to know
🇹🇬 Togo
🇬🇷 Athens
🕒 Local time
05:48 5:48 AM
08:48 8:48 AM
3 h ahead of Togo
🌤 Weather
👥 Population
7,797,694
3,090,508 Capital
💱 Currency
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Exchange rates and currency converter

EUR, USD to XOF – West African CFA Franc Converter

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).

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

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Between locations
  • Togo Athens 4,210 km ≈ 6 h nonstop flight
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