Addis Ababa vs Lome - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Lome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$923
$678
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2499
$1768
🏠 One person rent
$407
$250
🏘️ Family rent
$978
$540
🍽️ Food expenses
$367
$287
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$89.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$195
$545
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
32
16
😀 Quality of life
40
40
🏙️ Population
3.04M
2.19M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 36% more expensive than in Lome. Cities ranked 5819th and 6964th ($923 vs $678) 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 0.2 months in Addis Ababa compared to 0.8 months in Lome. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Lome ranked 1st in Togo, while ranked 7141st and 7143rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Addis Ababa Lome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.72
$2.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.1
$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.24
$8.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$0.81
☕ Cappuccino
$0.91
$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$241
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$90.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1412
$499
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$656
$340
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$71.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$58.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.83%
7.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2118
$1203
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1370
$433
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10
$49.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.26
$3.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$0.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.64
$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$7.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.93
$6.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$6.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$1.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$3.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$3.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.09
$8.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.01
$1.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$18.5
$4.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$11
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.68
$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.5
$31.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.41
$8.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.1
$20.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$2.96
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.6
$21
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$31.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$79.6
$108
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3122
$6625

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$840
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$820
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$871
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$883
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$705
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$676
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$885
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$702
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$524
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$602
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$800
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$551
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$857
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$815
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$522
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$466
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$959
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$498
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$467
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$466
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$1061
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$466
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$490
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$479
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$486
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$881
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$481
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$489
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$805
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$470
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$467
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$498
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$523
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$899
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$901
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$556
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$486
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$936

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