Lome - Post Report Question and Answers
How would you describe the availability and cost of groceries and household supplies relative to your home country?
There are grocery stores available but the product may not be the most fresh. If it is fresh you tend to pay for it. There are only a few restaurants available. Everything is mostly outdoors. There are no real cafes here. The economy is poor and tourism is slim. The only expats around here are the diplomatic community, peace corps, students, and the business community. - Mar 2019
Local products such as meat, fruits and vegetables are plentiful and inexpensive. Supermarkets carry imported (largely French) products which are more expensive than at home, but not unreasonable. - Feb 2019
Groceries in general were not as bad as we thought it would be. You can find pretty much everything locally. Vegetables and fruits are awesome and cheese is just incredible. I have never had so much cheese in my life like we had in Togo. There are some things it is better to purchase from the U.S. of course since it will be cheaper. But for a family of two we used to spend about U$120 dollars at the supermarket per week including expensive cheese and meat. - Sep 2017
Only shelf-stable milk. Limited, seasonal produce. Meats and cheeses cost more than in the U.S. but produce costs significantly less for most items. - Aug 2015
Household supplies are expensive as are groceries purchased at local supermarkets. - May 2014
expensive! esp. products made in USA , local vegetables are good price here but meat is very expensive. - Mar 2011
