Bucharest vs Lome - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Lome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$961
$678
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2436
$1768
🏠 One person rent
$449
$250
🏘️ Family rent
$782
$540
🍽️ Food expenses
$333
$287
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.7
$89.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1072
$545
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
76
16
😀 Quality of life
77
40
🏙️ Population
1.72M
2.19M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 42% more expensive than in Lome. Cities ranked 5593rd and 6964th ($961 vs $678) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Romania and Togo, respectively. Check Romania vs Togo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Bucharest compared to 0.8 months in Lome. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Lome ranked 1st in Togo, while ranked 703rd and 7143rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Bucharest Lome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.66
$2.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.5
$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.31
$8.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.68
$0.81
☕ Cappuccino
$2.94
$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.04
$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$464
$241
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$90.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$863
$499
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$587
$340
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.7
$71.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.75
$58.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.17%
7.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2654
$1203
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1649
$433
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.2
$49.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.86
$3.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.51
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$0.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.19
$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.05
$7.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.28
$6.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$6.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$3.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$3.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.03
$1.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.32
$8.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.39
$1.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.97
$4.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.19
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.62
$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.57
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.6
$31.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.54
$8.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.9
$20.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$2.96
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.9
$21
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.2
$31.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$503
$108
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9569
$6625

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13 km or 8.3 mi Voluntari
$846
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$817
60 km or 37 mi Ploiesti
$868
62 km or 39 mi Ruse
$619
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$702
77 km or 48 mi Alexandria
$681
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$758
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$701
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$739
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$758
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$610
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$611
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$928
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$654
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$595
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$719
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$718
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$646
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$748
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$639
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$813
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$495
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$743
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$616
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$851
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$898
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$962
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$563
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$800
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$641
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$746
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$702
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$812
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$730
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$561
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$508
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$865
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$670
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$661
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$678

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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