Brisbane vs Lome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brisbane	Lome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2016	$755
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4617	$1774
🏠 One person rent	$1227	$306
🏘️ Family rent	$2041	$499
🍽️ Food expenses	$503	$297
🚐 Transport expenses	$149	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3747	$534
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	66	17
😀 Quality of life	97	40
🏙️ Population	2.71M	2.19M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 167% more expensive than in Lome. Cities ranked 1792nd and 6657th ($2016 vs $755) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th 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 0.7 months in Lome. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Lome ranked 1st in Togo, while ranked 7th and 6989th 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	$13.3	$2.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.1	$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.64	$5.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.35	$0.8
☕ Cappuccino	$3.51	$4.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.72	$3.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1443	$299
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1015	$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2386	$527
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1744	$271
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.6	$87.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.7	$42.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.36%	7.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7172	$1155
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4905	$420
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.1	$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.3	$6.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.98	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.09	$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.49	$7.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.55	$6.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$5.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$2.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$2.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$3.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$3.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$4.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.37	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.5	$1.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$4.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.9	$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.09	$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.9	$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45	$31.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$7.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.5	$19.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$2.86
👖 Brand Jeans	$76	$20.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$30.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1504	$104
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7949	$4691

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1677
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1748
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2067
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2239
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1683
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1709
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1504
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1638
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1557
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1185
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1478
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1411
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1448
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1702
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2099
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$1824
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1584
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2252
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2539
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1538
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1511
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1416
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1616
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2023
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1619
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1667
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1601
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1691
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1291
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1727
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1691
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1654
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2194
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1643
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1620
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1645

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