Kpalime

Cost of Living inKpalime, Togo

Plateaux, Togo75KLow income

Image credit: Akouete

Purchasing Power vs. United States

Your money goes 2.8x further

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.

Overall
0.7x as far
Prices are 41% higher than the global benchmark (New York City = 100).
Rent
6.9x further
Prices are 86% lower than the global benchmark (New York City = 100).
Groceries
2.4x further
Prices are 59% lower than the global benchmark (New York City = 100).
Restaurants
2.4x further
Prices are 58% lower than the global benchmark (New York City = 100).

Income Category

Low
World Bank GNI

Happiness

4.2 / 10

#122 globally

GDP per Capita

$2,961
PPP, International $

City Population

75K

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 Kpalime. 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.Kpalime 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.

37 facilities tracked
Facilities updated 2 months ago

Healthcare system

Limited

Coverage looks thinner, doctor staffing is lighter, and hospital capacity looks tighter weigh on this rating.

Public care

Limited

A visible public hospital footprint help, but public coverage looks thinner and public funding looks lighter.

Private care

Limited

The 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

Limited

There is visible specialty depth help, but the private footprint is still thin and price transparency is still sparse.

Pricing transparency

Limited

Published self-pay prices are scarce and few facilities expose web pages we can verify weigh on this rating.

Facility coverage

Hospital: 19Pharmacy: 10Clinic: 7Doctor: 1

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

MATERNITE BETHEL
Hospital · Emergency
centre medico social siloe
Hospital · Emergency
Centre Hospitalier Préfectoral de Kpalimé
Hospital · Emergency
Centre de Santé Thérapie Alternative
Hospital · Emergency
Centre Médico-humanitaire Santé Solidaire
Hospital · Emergency
Clinique Celidem
Hospital · Emergency

System metrics: World Bank WDI · Updated 2026-06-01

Safety & Governance

City-level perceived-crime data is not sourced for Kpalime yet. Showing Togo national safety and governance signals until a matched city row lands.

Street Safety

Safety Index33/100
Crime Index67/100

Source: Numbeo where a city row is matched; otherwise World Bank WGI and country-level safety context.

Political Stability

Political Stability-0.89

World Bank WGI scale: -2.5 to +2.5.

Wages by Sector

SectorMedian
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 Kpalime, Togo · Source: ILO ILOSTAT (national)

Price Comparison vs. US

budget hotel
$18.00Estimated50% cheaper
childcare preschool
$654.88Estimated58% cheaper
eggs dozen
$2.42Estimated50% cheaper
gasoline liter
$1.24Estimated20% more
inexpensive meal
$9.09Estimated57% cheaper
internet 60mbps
$14.85Estimated78% cheaper
luxury hotel
$150.00Estimated69% cheaper
milk liter
$0.97Estimated20% cheaper
monthly pass
$9.09Estimated87% cheaper
rent 1br
$728.16Estimated60% cheaper
rent 3br
$1133.23Estimated64% cheaper
utilities basic
$75.19Estimated65% cheaper

Visa Information (US passport)

Short-stay entry

evisa

US passport holders need advance travel authorization or a visa before entry.

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 Kpalime compared with the US?

Your money goes about 2.8x further in Kpalime 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 Kpalime cheaper or more expensive overall than New York City?

Kpalime is more expensive overall than New York City — overall living costs are about 41% more expensive than the global benchmark (New York City) for Kpalime. 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 Kpalime compare with New York City?

Rent in Kpalime 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 Kpalime?

Groceries in Kpalime 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.