Addis Ababa vs Lome - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Lome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1269
$802
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3044
$1899
🏠 One person rent
$758
$293
🏘️ Family rent
$1254
$474
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$307
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.1
$139
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$172
$116
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
34
16
😀 Quality of life
45
27
🏙️ Population
5.7M
2.19M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 58% more expensive than in Lome. Cities ranked 4635th and 6752nd ($1269 vs $802) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ethiopia and Togo, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs Togo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Addis Ababa compared to 0.1 months in Lome. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Lome ranked 1st in Togo, while ranked 7273rd and 8925th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Addis Ababa vs Lome

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Addis Ababa Lome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.01
$3.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.2
$29.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.52
$5.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$0.96
☕ Cappuccino
$0.97
$3.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$3.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$720
$254
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$503
$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1317
$457
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$909
$266
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.7
$80
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$111
$46.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.68%
9.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$1446
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1437
$541
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$64.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.64
$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$2.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.51
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$8.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$6.34
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.97
$2.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$3.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$2.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$2.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.62
$1.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.29
$4.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$1.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.08
$1.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.38
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.4
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.57
$2.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.4
$54.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.76
$4.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$153
$21.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.11
$3.24
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.2
$39.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.2
$58.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$110
$108
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30264
$3590

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$996
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$1022
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$775
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$863
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$1156
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$1153
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$1017
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$1152
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$572
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$570
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$509
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$810
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$601
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$771
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$712
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$571
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$498
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$858
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$531
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$497
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$498
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$931
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$491
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$514
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$510
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$526
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$800
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$504
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$522
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$743
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$494
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$492
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$528
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$551
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$819
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$832
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$627
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$542
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$848

Cities near Lome

Distance City Cost of living
99 km or 61 mi Ho
$454
109 km or 68 mi Kpalime
$678
135 km or 84 mi Cotonou
$796
140 km or 87 mi Hohoe
$683
145 km or 90 mi Abomey
$612
147 km or 91 mi Tema
$607
147 km or 91 mi Ashaiman
$654
155 km or 97 mi Atakpame
$673
159 km or 99 mi Porto-Novo
$741
165 km or 102 mi Koforidua
$703
167 km or 104 mi Accra
$861
243 km or 151 mi Lagos
$1022
253 km or 157 mi Save
$650
261 km or 162 mi Abeokuta
$1017
272 km or 169 mi Sotouboua
$673
317 km or 197 mi Sokode
$675
320 km or 199 mi Kumasi
$562
321 km or 200 mi Obuasi
$664
329 km or 204 mi Ibadan
$759
354 km or 220 mi Oyo
$665
357 km or 222 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$684
380 km or 236 mi Kara
$682
398 km or 247 mi Ife
$775
411 km or 256 mi Osogbo
$659
430 km or 267 mi Tamale
$612
452 km or 281 mi Ilorin
$538
456 km or 283 mi Akure
$578
471 km or 293 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
486 km or 302 mi Benin
$655
496 km or 308 mi Owo
$594
505 km or 314 mi Warri
$878
526 km or 327 mi Abengourou
$1075
558 km or 347 mi Grand-Bassam
$1062
587 km or 365 mi Abidjan
$1198
602 km or 374 mi Agboville
$1066
615 km or 382 mi Onitsha
$922
626 km or 389 mi Dabou
$1063
646 km or 401 mi Awka
$785
647 km or 402 mi Owerri
$1555
658 km or 409 mi Port Harcourt
$618