Bucharest vs Lome - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Lome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1116
$835
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2864
$1928
🏠 One person rent
$525
$320
🏘️ Family rent
$907
$486
🍽️ Food expenses
$389
$316
🚐 Transport expenses
$80
$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1391
$129
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
77
16
😀 Quality of life
81
23
🏙️ Population
1.72M
2.19M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 34% more expensive than in Lome. Cities ranked 4913th and 6522nd ($1116 vs $835) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Romania and Togo, respectively. Check Romania vs Togo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Bucharest compared to 0.2 months in Lome. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Lome ranked 1st in Togo, while ranked 646th and 9029th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bucharest Lome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.7
$3.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.8
$28.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.27
$5.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.41
$0.94
☕ Cappuccino
$3.45
$4.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.33
$3.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$576
$301
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$376
$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1044
$544
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$667
$262
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.4
$78.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$121
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$46
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.28%
7.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3651
$1269
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2102
$473
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.15
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.3
$56.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.02
$12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.68
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$2.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.16
$1.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.41
$2.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.89
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.34
$9.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$7.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$4.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$1.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.07
$5.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$1.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.39
$1.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.09
$5.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.47
$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.81
$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.18
$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.8
$47.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.84
$4.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.8
$21.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$3.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.4
$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.7
$50.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$664
$93.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14350
$3507

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$970
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$910
60 km or 37 mi Ploiesti
$885
62 km or 39 mi Ruse
$777
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$802
77 km or 48 mi Alexandria
$692
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$857
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$775
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$762
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$873
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$675
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$681
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$1056
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$752
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$835
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$667
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$712
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$789
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$898
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$871
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$909
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$643
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$895
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$591
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$1039
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$1024
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$1103
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$618
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$805
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$703
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$854
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$832
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$926
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$797
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$706
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$848
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$766
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$724
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$668
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$749

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Distance City Cost of living
99 km or 61 mi Ho
$417
109 km or 68 mi Kpalime
$684
135 km or 84 mi Cotonou
$793
140 km or 87 mi Hohoe
$652
145 km or 90 mi Abomey
$598
147 km or 91 mi Tema
$600
147 km or 91 mi Ashaiman
$630
155 km or 97 mi Atakpame
$699
159 km or 99 mi Porto-Novo
$743
165 km or 102 mi Koforidua
$668
167 km or 104 mi Accra
$822
243 km or 151 mi Lagos
$1102
253 km or 157 mi Save
$646
261 km or 162 mi Abeokuta
$1013
272 km or 169 mi Sotouboua
$703
317 km or 197 mi Sokode
$705
320 km or 199 mi Kumasi
$532
321 km or 200 mi Obuasi
$631
329 km or 204 mi Ibadan
$752
354 km or 220 mi Oyo
$664
357 km or 222 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$649
380 km or 236 mi Kara
$712
398 km or 247 mi Ife
$778
411 km or 256 mi Osogbo
$705
430 km or 267 mi Tamale
$576
452 km or 281 mi Ilorin
$526
456 km or 283 mi Akure
$644
471 km or 293 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
486 km or 302 mi Benin
$632
496 km or 308 mi Owo
$664
505 km or 314 mi Warri
$926
526 km or 327 mi Abengourou
$1066
558 km or 347 mi Grand-Bassam
$1059
587 km or 365 mi Abidjan
$1224
602 km or 374 mi Agboville
$1057
615 km or 382 mi Onitsha
$1051
626 km or 389 mi Dabou
$1057
646 km or 401 mi Awka
$878
647 km or 402 mi Owerri
$1774
658 km or 409 mi Port Harcourt
$676