Bangkok vs Lome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bangkok	Lome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$941	$755
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2857	$1774
🏠 One person rent	$416	$306
🏘️ Family rent	$1154	$499
🍽️ Food expenses	$276	$297
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$753	$534
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	89	17
😀 Quality of life	74	40
🏙️ Population	5.68M	2.19M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 25% more expensive than in Lome. Cities ranked 5822nd and 6657th ($941 vs $755) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Thailand and Togo, respectively. Check Thailand vs Togo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Bangkok compared to 0.7 months in Lome. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Lome ranked 1st in Togo, while ranked 1221st and 6989th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Lome

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	Bangkok	Lome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.97	$2.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.9	$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.91	$5.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.69	$0.8
☕ Cappuccino	$2.5	$4.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$3.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$576	$299
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$291	$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1879	$527
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$853	$271
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.9	$87.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81	$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.7	$42.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.06%	7.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5781	$1155
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2619	$420
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.18	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.8	$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.5	$6.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.33	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.19	$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$7.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$6.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.99	$5.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$2.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$3.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$3.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18	$4.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.22	$1.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.46	$4.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.63	$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.7	$31.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.38	$7.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40	$19.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$2.86
👖 Brand Jeans	$53	$20.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$30.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$579	$104
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13301	$4691

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$717
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$753
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$748
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$715
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$595
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$641
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$548
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$739
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$781
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$752
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$656
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$685
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$654
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$576
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$639
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$677
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$573
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$537
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$644
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$568
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$777
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$569
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$730
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$610
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$543
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$705
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$545
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$1163
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$563
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$596
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$836
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$519
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$513
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$705
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$721
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$691
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$650

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