Cairo vs Lome - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Lome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$549
$678
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1399
$1768
🏠 One person rent
$193
$250
🏘️ Family rent
$359
$540
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$287
🚐 Transport expenses
$41.8
$89.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$189
$545
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
83
16
😀 Quality of life
59
40
🏙️ Population
9.61M
2.19M

The cost of living in Cairo is 19% less expensive than in Lome. Cities ranked 8130th and 6964th ($549 vs $678) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Egypt and Togo, respectively. Check Egypt vs Togo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Cairo compared to 0.8 months in Lome. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Lome ranked 1st in Togo, while ranked 5556th and 7143rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs Lome

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Cairo Lome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.45
$2.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.7
$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.4
$8.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.54
$0.81
☕ Cappuccino
$2.1
$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$241
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$151
$90.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$406
$499
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$299
$340
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.4
$71.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.2
$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.5
$58.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.57%
7.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$805
$1203
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$524
$433
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.59
$49.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.07
$3.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.85
$0.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.02
$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$7.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$6.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$6.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$3.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$3.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.84
$1.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.08
$8.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.39
$1.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.65
$4.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.98
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$31.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.9
$8.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15
$20.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.19
$2.96
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$21
👟 Brand Sneakers
$131
$31.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$142
$108
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2554
$6625

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$513
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$511
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$494
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$490
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$490
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$472
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$450
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$478
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$489
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$470
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$446
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$468
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$366
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$393
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$449
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$418
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$384
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$495
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$455
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$421
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$657
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1671
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$1725
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1703
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$625
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1583
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1499
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1523
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1687
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$692
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$1848
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$1825
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$1703
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$440
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1779
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$1826
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$449
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$802
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$1701

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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