Brisbane vs Lome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Brisbane	Lome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2323	$759
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5585	$1804
🏠 One person rent	$1439	$267
🏘️ Family rent	$2525	$420
🍽️ Food expenses	$586	$297
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4313	$147
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	66	16
😀 Quality of life	97	28
🏙️ Population	2.71M	2.19M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 206% more expensive than in Lome. Cities ranked 1241st and 6976th ($2323 vs $759) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 1st in Australia and Togo, respectively. Check Australia vs Togo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Brisbane compared to 0.2 months in Lome. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Lome ranked 1st in Togo, while ranked 3rd and 8853rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Lome

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	Brisbane	Lome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.8	$3.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.2	$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$5.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.69	$0.95
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$3.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$4.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1733	$213
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1173	$124
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3028	$389
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2142	$219
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.5	$79
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$121
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.9	$46
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.91%	10.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8341	$1549
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5970	$619
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.5	$62.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$8.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.39	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.63	$2.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.24	$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.32
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.18	$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.38	$9.24
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.56	$8.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$5.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$2.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$1.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$3.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.11	$2.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$2.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.95	$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$4.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.98	$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.3	$1.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$5.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.18	$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.49	$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.62	$2.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.3	$56.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$4.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.5	$22
💇 Haircut, simple	$24	$3.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$87.8	$39
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$67.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2164	$125
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13265	$3512

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1825
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1992
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2341
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2530
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1863
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1838
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1883
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1720
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1273
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1643
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1642
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1995
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1855
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2354
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$2040
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1709
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2481
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2844
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1701
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1460
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1695
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1795
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2258
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1825
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$2015
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1816
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1905
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1493
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$2000
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1933
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1936
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2543
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1915
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1834
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1913

Cities near Lome

Distance	City	Cost of living
99 km or 61 mi	Ho	$500
109 km or 68 mi	Kpalime	$665
135 km or 84 mi	Cotonou	$830
140 km or 87 mi	Hohoe	$727
145 km or 90 mi	Abomey	$596
147 km or 91 mi	Tema	$583
147 km or 91 mi	Ashaiman	$697
155 km or 97 mi	Atakpame	$657
159 km or 99 mi	Porto-Novo	$768
165 km or 102 mi	Koforidua	$762
167 km or 104 mi	Accra	$927
243 km or 151 mi	Lagos	$946
253 km or 157 mi	Save	$654
261 km or 162 mi	Abeokuta	$995
272 km or 169 mi	Sotouboua	$656
317 km or 197 mi	Sokode	$656
320 km or 199 mi	Kumasi	$606
321 km or 200 mi	Obuasi	$714
329 km or 204 mi	Ibadan	$658
354 km or 220 mi	Oyo	$639
357 km or 222 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$745
380 km or 236 mi	Kara	$661
398 km or 247 mi	Ife	$670
411 km or 256 mi	Osogbo	$575
430 km or 267 mi	Tamale	$666
452 km or 281 mi	Ilorin	$518
456 km or 283 mi	Akure	$488
471 km or 293 mi	Ado Ekiti	$597
486 km or 302 mi	Benin	$627
496 km or 308 mi	Owo	$531
505 km or 314 mi	Warri	$786
526 km or 327 mi	Abengourou	$1049
558 km or 347 mi	Grand-Bassam	$1037
587 km or 365 mi	Abidjan	$1185
602 km or 374 mi	Agboville	$1043
615 km or 382 mi	Onitsha	$795
626 km or 389 mi	Dabou	$1044
646 km or 401 mi	Awka	$693
647 km or 402 mi	Owerri	$1364
658 km or 409 mi	Port Harcourt	$559