Abuja vs Lome - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Lome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$288
$678
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$561
$1768
🏠 One person rent
$165
$250
🏘️ Family rent
$217
$540
🍽️ Food expenses
$83.8
$287
🚐 Transport expenses
$20.9
$89.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$143
$545
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
37
16
😀 Quality of life
21
40
🏙️ Population
1.57M
2.19M

The cost of living in Abuja is 57% less expensive than in Lome. Cities ranked 9247th and 6964th ($288 vs $678) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 1st in Nigeria and Togo, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Togo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Abuja compared to 0.8 months in Lome. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Lome ranked 1st in Togo, while ranked 8926th and 7143rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Abuja Lome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.42
$2.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$4.27
$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$1.6
$8.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.33
$0.81
☕ Cappuccino
$0.74
$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.18
$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$195
$241
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$90.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$275
$499
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$183
$340
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$7.95
$71.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.2
$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$3.86
$58.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.31%
7.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$568
$1203
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$319
$433
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.94
$49.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.41
$3.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.1
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.44
$0.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.59
$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$7.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$6.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$6.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$3.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$3.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.58
$1.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.56
$8.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.87
$1.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.91
$4.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.75
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.34
$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.54
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$8.83
$31.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.24
$8.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.79
$20.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.63
$2.96
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.1
$21
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.4
$31.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$26.9
$108
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$717
$6625

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Distance City Cost of living
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$313
163 km or 101 mi Kaduna
$210
181 km or 113 mi Jos
$269
225 km or 140 mi Zaria
$265
291 km or 181 mi Enugu
$290
293 km or 182 mi Bauchi
$272
296 km or 184 mi Owo
$272
297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
321 km or 199 mi Awka
$325
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$243
329 km or 204 mi Ilorin
$314
331 km or 205 mi Onitsha
$354
346 km or 215 mi Kano
$210
352 km or 219 mi Osogbo
$310
357 km or 222 mi Gusau
$249
367 km or 228 mi Ife
$250
368 km or 229 mi Benin
$315
392 km or 243 mi Umuahia
$330
400 km or 249 mi Owerri
$507
414 km or 257 mi Oyo
$407
434 km or 270 mi Ibadan
$262
438 km or 272 mi Katsina
$233
438 km or 272 mi Warri
$351
438 km or 272 mi Aba
$233
456 km or 283 mi Bamenda
$436
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$237
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$327
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$978
503 km or 312 mi Abeokuta
$826
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$219
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$761
536 km or 333 mi Lagos
$448
537 km or 334 mi Kumba
$860
552 km or 343 mi Zinder
$976
562 km or 349 mi Save
$676
574 km or 357 mi Damaturu
$241
577 km or 358 mi Buea
$587
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$683
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$990
608 km or 378 mi Douala
$1300

Cities near Lome

Distance City Cost of living
99 km or 61 mi Ho
$353
109 km or 68 mi Kpalime
$616
135 km or 84 mi Cotonou
$732
140 km or 87 mi Hohoe
$482
145 km or 90 mi Abomey
$677
147 km or 91 mi Tema
$446
147 km or 91 mi Ashaiman
$512
155 km or 97 mi Atakpame
$617
159 km or 99 mi Porto-Novo
$697
165 km or 102 mi Koforidua
$497
167 km or 104 mi Accra
$582
243 km or 151 mi Lagos
$448
253 km or 157 mi Save
$676
261 km or 162 mi Abeokuta
$826
272 km or 169 mi Sotouboua
$616
317 km or 197 mi Sokode
$617
320 km or 199 mi Kumasi
$416
321 km or 200 mi Obuasi
$459
329 km or 204 mi Ibadan
$262
354 km or 220 mi Oyo
$407
357 km or 222 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$476
380 km or 236 mi Kara
$620
398 km or 247 mi Ife
$250
411 km or 256 mi Osogbo
$310
430 km or 267 mi Tamale
$443
452 km or 281 mi Ilorin
$314
456 km or 283 mi Akure
$243
471 km or 293 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
486 km or 302 mi Benin
$315
496 km or 308 mi Owo
$272
505 km or 314 mi Warri
$351
526 km or 327 mi Abengourou
$874
558 km or 347 mi Grand-Bassam
$693
587 km or 365 mi Abidjan
$1114
602 km or 374 mi Agboville
$892
615 km or 382 mi Onitsha
$354
626 km or 389 mi Dabou
$916
646 km or 401 mi Awka
$325
647 km or 402 mi Owerri
$507
658 km or 409 mi Port Harcourt
$327