Beirut vs Lome - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Lome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1255
$755
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3214
$1774
🏠 One person rent
$605
$306
🏘️ Family rent
$1314
$499
🍽️ Food expenses
$342
$297
🚐 Transport expenses
$186
$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$542
$534
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
75
17
😀 Quality of life
63
40
🏙️ Population
2.42M
2.19M

The cost of living in Beirut is 66% more expensive than in Lome. Cities ranked 4326th and 6657th ($1255 vs $755) 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 0.4 months in Beirut compared to 0.7 months in Lome. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Lome ranked 1st in Togo, while ranked 4772nd and 6989th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beirut vs Lome

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Beirut Lome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.1
$2.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.3
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.83
$5.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.02
$0.8
 Cappuccino
$2.9
$4.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.58
$3.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$732
$299
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$355
$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1783
$527
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$887
$271
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$87.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$209
$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.6
$42.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.48%
7.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3136
$1155
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1549
$420
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.6
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.5
$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.1
$6.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.82
$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$7.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.69
$6.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$5.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$3.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$3.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.01
$4.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.02
$1.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.87
$4.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.08
$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.8
$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.8
$31.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.01
$7.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.3
$19.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.08
$2.86
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.9
$20.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$30.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$294
$104
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4459
$4691

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BeirutLome

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$349

$907

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$1020
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$912
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$798
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$776
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$573
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1709
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$638
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1647
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1681
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1616
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1531
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1502
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1612
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1633
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1655
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1600
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1666
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1657
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1666
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1677
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1647
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1645
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1709
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1593
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1732
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1742
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1778
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1652
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$456
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$679
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1731
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1756
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1728
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1782
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1576
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$417
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$608
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2138
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$386
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$1902

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