Abuja vs Lome - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Lome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1502
$755
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3792
$1774
🏠 One person rent
$1135
$306
🏘️ Family rent
$2756
$499
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$297
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.5
$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$277
$534
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
38
17
😀 Quality of life
19
40
🏙️ Population
1.69M
2.19M

The cost of living in Abuja is 99% more expensive than in Lome. Cities ranked 3416th and 6657th ($1502 vs $755) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Nigeria and Togo, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Togo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Abuja compared to 0.7 months in Lome. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Lome ranked 1st in Togo, while ranked 8901st and 6989th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abuja vs Lome

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Abuja Lome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.45
$2.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.3
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.62
$5.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$0.8
 Cappuccino
$1.91
$4.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$3.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1823
$299
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$872
$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4523
$527
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2198
$271
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.3
$87.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.2
$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.1
$42.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.42%
7.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1406
$1155
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1124
$420
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.9
$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.14
$6.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.27
$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.37
$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.18
$7.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.63
$6.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.13
$5.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$2.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$3.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$3.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.11
$4.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.5
$1.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.97
$4.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.81
$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.14
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.6
$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$31.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.24
$7.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13
$19.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.74
$2.86
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.4
$20.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.5
$30.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$133
$104
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1951
$4691

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181 km or 113 mi Jos
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225 km or 140 mi Zaria
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291 km or 181 mi Enugu
$462
293 km or 182 mi Bauchi
$759
296 km or 184 mi Owo
$651
297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$666
321 km or 199 mi Awka
$805
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$634
329 km or 204 mi Ilorin
$535
331 km or 205 mi Onitsha
$972
346 km or 215 mi Kano
$553
352 km or 219 mi Osogbo
$695
357 km or 222 mi Gusau
$587
367 km or 228 mi Ife
$779
368 km or 229 mi Benin
$558
392 km or 243 mi Umuahia
$883
400 km or 249 mi Owerri
$1611
414 km or 257 mi Oyo
$677
434 km or 270 mi Ibadan
$776
438 km or 272 mi Katsina
$579
438 km or 272 mi Warri
$881
438 km or 272 mi Aba
$621
456 km or 283 mi Bamenda
$553
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$384
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$679
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$972
503 km or 312 mi Abeokuta
$1030
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$426
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$555
536 km or 333 mi Lagos
$1113
537 km or 334 mi Kumba
$764
552 km or 343 mi Zinder
$974
562 km or 349 mi Save
$613
574 km or 357 mi Damaturu
$553
577 km or 358 mi Buea
$601
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$655
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$741
608 km or 378 mi Douala
$1265

Cities near Lome

Distance City Cost of living
99 km or 61 mi Ho
$354
109 km or 68 mi Kpalime
$632
135 km or 84 mi Cotonou
$709
140 km or 87 mi Hohoe
$575
145 km or 90 mi Abomey
$590
147 km or 91 mi Tema
$553
147 km or 91 mi Ashaiman
$560
155 km or 97 mi Atakpame
$647
159 km or 99 mi Porto-Novo
$670
165 km or 102 mi Koforidua
$588
167 km or 104 mi Accra
$729
243 km or 151 mi Lagos
$1113
253 km or 157 mi Save
$613
261 km or 162 mi Abeokuta
$1030
272 km or 169 mi Sotouboua
$649
317 km or 197 mi Sokode
$651
320 km or 199 mi Kumasi
$433
321 km or 200 mi Obuasi
$551
329 km or 204 mi Ibadan
$776
354 km or 220 mi Oyo
$677
357 km or 222 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$577
380 km or 236 mi Kara
$658
398 km or 247 mi Ife
$779
411 km or 256 mi Osogbo
$695
430 km or 267 mi Tamale
$507
452 km or 281 mi Ilorin
$535
456 km or 283 mi Akure
$634
471 km or 293 mi Ado Ekiti
$666
486 km or 302 mi Benin
$558
496 km or 308 mi Owo
$651
505 km or 314 mi Warri
$881
526 km or 327 mi Abengourou
$889
558 km or 347 mi Grand-Bassam
$881
587 km or 365 mi Abidjan
$1022
602 km or 374 mi Agboville
$882
615 km or 382 mi Onitsha
$972
626 km or 389 mi Dabou
$882
646 km or 401 mi Awka
$805
647 km or 402 mi Owerri
$1611
658 km or 409 mi Port Harcourt
$679