According to a recent FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization) report, the average cost to access a healthy diet in Togo is $3.2 per day, which is nearly 2,000 CFA francs. The FAO defines the Cost of a Healthy Diet (CoHD) as the minimum price required to locally purchase a basket of food that meets an individual’s daily nutritional needs, based on an intake of 2,330 kcal.
The CoHD indicator is based on six essential food groups: starchy foods, nuts and seeds, pulses, oils and fats, fruits, and animal products.
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Adjusted for purchasing power parity (PPP), Togo’s CoHD places it among the least expensive countries in Africa in this regard, ranking just behind Guinea ($3.1) and ahead of Ivory Coast and Senegal ($3.3 and $3.4, respectively).
This figure ranks Togo 6th cheapest on the continent for healthy food, significantly below the African average, which is estimated at $3.74 (nearly 2200 FCFA).
