Al Ain vs Lome - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Lome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1132
$678
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2470
$1768
🏠 One person rent
$612
$250
🏘️ Family rent
$915
$540
🍽️ Food expenses
$343
$287
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.2
$89.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3750
$545
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
37
16
😀 Quality of life
79
40
🏙️ Population
767K
2.19M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 67% more expensive than in Lome. Cities ranked 4616th and 6964th ($1132 vs $678) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 1st in the United Arab Emirates and Togo, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Togo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 3.3 months in Al Ain compared to 0.8 months in Lome. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Lome ranked 1st in Togo, while ranked 496th and 7143rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Al Ain Lome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.1
$2.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.6
$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.03
$8.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.3
$0.81
 Cappuccino
$5.72
$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$445
$241
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$381
$90.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$811
$499
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$603
$340
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.3
$71.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$122
$58.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.75%
7.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11243
$1203
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6743
$433
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.9
$49.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.22
$3.21
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$0.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.26
$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$7.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.35
$6.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$6.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$3.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$3.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$1.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.77
$8.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.54
$1.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.19
$4.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.15
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.17
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$90.5
$31.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$8.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.1
$20.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$2.96
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.3
$21
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.8
$31.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$224
$108
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8033
$6625

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$1191
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$2229
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$1612
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$1841
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$1936
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$1577
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$1584
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$1673
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$787
253 km or 157 mi Seeb
$1164
297 km or 184 mi Muscat
$1126
337 km or 209 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
442 km or 275 mi Doha
$1872
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$1810
507 km or 315 mi Chabahar
$779
525 km or 326 mi Jahrom
$798
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$573
564 km or 351 mi Riffa
$1285
565 km or 351 mi Manama
$1375
566 km or 352 mi Fasa
$890
567 km or 352 mi Isa Town
$1327
583 km or 362 mi Sirjan
$604
596 km or 371 mi Iranshahr
$672
604 km or 375 mi Bam
$544
607 km or 377 mi Dhahran
$959
619 km or 385 mi Dammam
$1005
629 km or 391 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$868
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$606
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$910
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$457
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$530
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$604
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$646
720 km or 447 mi Borazjan
$621
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$606
776 km or 482 mi Zahedan
$822
818 km or 508 mi Salalah
$844
827 km or 514 mi Yasuj
$561
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
$575

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$353
109 km or 68 mi Kpalime
$616
135 km or 84 mi Cotonou
$732
140 km or 87 mi Hohoe
$482
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$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