Austin vs Lome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Austin	Lome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2455	$755
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5709	$1774
🏠 One person rent	$1585	$306
🏘️ Family rent	$2741	$499
🍽️ Food expenses	$566	$297
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5262	$534
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	65	17
😀 Quality of life	90	40
🏙️ Population	962K	2.19M

The cost of living in Austin is 225% more expensive than in Lome. Cities ranked 858th and 6657th ($2455 vs $755) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 790th and 1st in the United States and Togo, respectively. Check the United States vs Togo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Austin compared to 0.7 months in Lome. Austin ranked 30th best city to live in the United States vs Lome ranked 1st in Togo, while ranked 142nd and 6989th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Austin vs Lome

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	Austin	Lome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.5	$2.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.7	$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$5.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.36	$0.8
☕ Cappuccino	$5.69	$4.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.75	$3.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1949	$299
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1266	$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3348	$527
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2283	$271
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$87.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.4	$42.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.66%	7.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4187	$1155
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2882	$420
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.49	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.4	$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.8	$6.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.98	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$7.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$6.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$5.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$2.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$2.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$3.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$3.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.88	$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$4.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.62	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.03	$1.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.13	$4.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.35	$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.01	$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.7	$31.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$7.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$147	$19.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.6	$2.86
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.3	$20.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.2	$30.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1385	$104
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22096	$4691

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2163
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2260
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2223
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2192
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2224
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2182
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2182
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$1969
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2066
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2148
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2132
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2134
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2033
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$1944
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2152
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1853
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2230
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2215
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2089
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2133
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1799
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2087
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2093
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2155
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2170
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2265
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2190
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2108
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2159
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2224
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2182
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2056
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2097
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2305

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