Cost of Living inKara, Togo
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Purchasing Power vs. United States
Based on GDP per capita (PPP). Togo: $2,961/capita.
How Far Your Money Goes
Prices are 41% higher than the global benchmark (New York City = 100).
Using the country-level NYC comparison for now. We do not have a defensible city-level aggregate cost index for this city yet.
Income Category
Happiness
4.2 / 10
#122 globally
GDP per Capita
City Population
Monthly Costs
Rent
Food
Transport
Utilities
Education
Child Education
Public-schooling rules and international-school pricing are not sourced for Togo yet. Quality, expat-access, instruction language, and tuition will appear here once verified.
Childcare & Domestic Help
Nanny, housekeeper, and driver pricing is not yet sourced for Kara. We publish this section only when we can tie it to local job-board, agency, or country fallback evidence.
Getting Around
Neighborhood mobility profiles are rolling out city by city.Kara is still missing a verified walkability, transit, airport, and rideshare profile.
Healthcare
System strength, outcome signals, facility coverage, and self-pay visibility in Togo.
Method: country metrics come from public system indicators, facility coverage reflects mapped providers we can inventory, direct pricing only reflects observed self-pay pages, and relative care cost can fall back to broad cost-of-living healthcare indices. Sparse pricing does not imply sparse healthcare availability.
Healthcare system
LimitedCoverage looks thinner, doctor staffing is lighter, and hospital capacity looks tighter weigh on this rating.
Public care
LimitedA visible public hospital footprint help, but public coverage looks thinner and public funding looks lighter.
Private care
LimitedThe private footprint is not very visible yet and self-pay pricing transparency is still sparse weigh on this rating.
UHC coverage
42/100
2023
Physicians
0.08/1k
2022
Hospital beds
0.33/1k
2022
Out of pocket
64%
2023
Outcome signals
Life expectancy
62.9 yrs
2024
Maternal mortality
349/100k
2023
Neonatal mortality
22.6/1k
2024
International patient readiness
LimitedThere is visible specialty depth help, but the private footprint is still thin and price transparency is still sparse.
Pricing transparency
LimitedPublished self-pay prices are scarce and few facilities expose web pages we can verify weigh on this rating.
Facility coverage
Self-pay pricing visibility
No verified self-pay prices are published for the tracked facilities in Togo yet.
This usually reflects low online price transparency rather than a lack of healthcare providers.
Notable facilities
System metrics: World Bank WDI · Updated 2026-06-01
Safety & Governance
Street Safety
Source: Numbeo where a city row is matched; otherwise World Bank WGI and country-level safety context.
Political Stability
World Bank WGI scale: -2.5 to +2.5.
Wages by Sector
| Sector | Median |
|---|---|
| Administrative & Support Services | — |
| Agriculture & Farming | — |
| Construction | — |
| Education | — |
| Finance & Insurance | — |
| Healthcare & Social Work | — |
| Hospitality & Food Service | — |
| Information & Technology | — |
| Manufacturing | — |
| Other Services | — |
| Professional & Scientific Services | — |
| Public Administration & Defence | — |
| Real Estate | — |
| Retail & Wholesale Trade | — |
| Transport & Logistics | — |
| Utilities | — |
2022 annual wages in Kara, Togo · Source: ILO ILOSTAT (national)
Price Comparison vs. US
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Quick comparison FAQ
Structured from the deltas already shown on this page — no invented facts, no extra data sources.
How far does your money go in Kara compared with the US?
Your money goes about 2.8x further in Kara than in the US, based on the current PPP estimate. We are using the country-level cost index for Togo here because a defensible city-level aggregate index is not available yet.
Is Kara cheaper or more expensive overall than New York City?
Kara is more expensive overall than New York City — overall living costs are about 41% more expensive than the global benchmark (New York City) for Kara. We are using the country-level cost index for Togo here because a defensible city-level aggregate index is not available yet.
How does rent in Kara compare with New York City?
Rent in Kara is about 86% cheaper than the global benchmark (New York City). We are using the country-level cost index for Togo here because a defensible city-level aggregate index is not available yet.
How expensive are groceries and restaurants in Kara?
Groceries in Kara are about 59% cheaper than the global benchmark (New York City), and restaurant prices are about 58% cheaper than the same benchmark. We are using the country-level cost index for Togo here because a defensible city-level aggregate index is not available yet.
About Kara
Kara is the second-largest city in Togo and the capital of Kara Region in the country's north, with about 104,207 residents. It sits in the savanna belt at the foot of the Kara mountains and is the home region of the long-ruling Gnassingbé political family, which has given the city an outsized share of national infrastructure investment, including a university and one of the country's main public hospitals. The local economy combines public services, regional commerce serving northern Togo, and surrounding agriculture in millet, sorghum, and yams. French is the official language with Kabiyé as the dominant local language. The climate is tropical wet and dry with a single rainy season from April to October and harmattan-influenced dry months. Foreign residency is rare.
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