Beirut vs Lome - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Lome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1195
$678
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2942
$1768
🏠 One person rent
$623
$250
🏘️ Family rent
$1252
$540
🍽️ Food expenses
$305
$287
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$89.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$331
$545
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
75
16
😀 Quality of life
62
40
🏙️ Population
2.42M
2.19M

The cost of living in Beirut is 76% more expensive than in Lome. Cities ranked 4447th and 6964th ($1195 vs $678) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Lebanon and Togo, respectively. Check Lebanon vs Togo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Beirut compared to 0.8 months in Lome. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Lome ranked 1st in Togo, while ranked 5118th and 7143rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Lome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.98
$2.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.5
$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.04
$8.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.83
$0.81
☕ Cappuccino
$2.34
$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.42
$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$241
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$90.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1592
$499
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$340
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$71.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$247
$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.8
$58.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.73%
7.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3906
$1203
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1717
$433
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.36
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.2
$49.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$3.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.81
$0.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$7.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$6.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$6.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$3.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$3.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$1.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.12
$8.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.26
$1.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.03
$4.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.24
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.5
$31.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.04
$8.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34
$20.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.55
$2.96
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.2
$21
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$31.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$323
$108
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4159
$6625

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$982
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$882
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$770
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$665
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$633
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1673
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$583
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1633
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1622
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1570
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1617
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1447
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1645
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1635
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1622
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1427
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1610
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1601
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1594
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1619
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1594
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1567
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1660
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1467
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1689
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1674
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1744
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1660
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$528
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$625
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1718
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1728
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1725
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1746
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1593
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$480
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$602
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$1962
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$436
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$1850

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