Calgary vs Lome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Calgary	Lome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2149	$711
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4908	$1810
🏠 One person rent	$1251	$267
🏘️ Family rent	$2067	$556
🍽️ Food expenses	$593	$300
🚐 Transport expenses	$170	$90.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3509	$565
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	53	16
😀 Quality of life	90	40
🏙️ Population	1.31M	2.19M

The cost of living in Calgary is 202% more expensive than in Lome. Cities ranked 1473rd and 6859th ($2149 vs $711) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th and 1st in Canada and Togo, respectively. Check Canada vs Togo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Calgary compared to 0.8 months in Lome. Calgary ranked 6th best city to live in Canada vs Lome ranked 1st in Togo, while ranked 131st and 6954th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Lome

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	Calgary	Lome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.9	$2.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.6	$18.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$7.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.43	$0.84
☕ Cappuccino	$4.28	$3.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.04	$2.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1277	$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1002	$93.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2181	$474
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1707	$339
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$88.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.9	$54.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.34%	7.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3298	$1221
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3114	$448
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.75	$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$83.8	$50.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$3.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.07	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.49	$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$7.59
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$6.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$6.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$2.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$3.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.15	$3.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$3.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.61	$1.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$4.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.97	$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.6	$1.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$4.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.97	$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.9	$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53	$32.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$8.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$65.5	$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.4	$3.06
👖 Brand Jeans	$55	$21.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.7	$32.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$984	$110
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19196	$4929

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1914
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1727
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1701
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1723
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1577
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1709
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1785
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2523
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$2001
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2275
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2250
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1781
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2156
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1854
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$2139
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2150
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2011
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2498
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1793
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1642
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1566
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1786
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1830
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1610
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$1917
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1765
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1408
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2322
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1487
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1976
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2469
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2010
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2484
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2243
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$1983
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2042
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2553
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2278
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2169
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1871

Cities near Lome

Distance	City	Cost of living
99 km or 61 mi	Ho	$345
109 km or 68 mi	Kpalime	$656
135 km or 84 mi	Cotonou	$755
140 km or 87 mi	Hohoe	$570
145 km or 90 mi	Abomey	$617
147 km or 91 mi	Tema	$368
147 km or 91 mi	Ashaiman	$546
155 km or 97 mi	Atakpame	$655
159 km or 99 mi	Porto-Novo	$710
165 km or 102 mi	Koforidua	$585
167 km or 104 mi	Accra	$747
243 km or 151 mi	Lagos	$1133
253 km or 157 mi	Save	$644
261 km or 162 mi	Abeokuta	$1019
272 km or 169 mi	Sotouboua	$652
317 km or 197 mi	Sokode	$652
320 km or 199 mi	Kumasi	$412
321 km or 200 mi	Obuasi	$546
329 km or 204 mi	Ibadan	$759
354 km or 220 mi	Oyo	$699
357 km or 222 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$548
380 km or 236 mi	Kara	$656
398 km or 247 mi	Ife	$774
411 km or 256 mi	Osogbo	$704
430 km or 267 mi	Tamale	$492
452 km or 281 mi	Ilorin	$526
456 km or 283 mi	Akure	$635
471 km or 293 mi	Ado Ekiti	$681
486 km or 302 mi	Benin	$537
496 km or 308 mi	Owo	$658
505 km or 314 mi	Warri	$886
526 km or 327 mi	Abengourou	$1015
558 km or 347 mi	Grand-Bassam	$1014
587 km or 365 mi	Abidjan	$1164
602 km or 374 mi	Agboville	$1012
615 km or 382 mi	Onitsha	$1036
626 km or 389 mi	Dabou	$1011
646 km or 401 mi	Awka	$846
647 km or 402 mi	Owerri	$1686
658 km or 409 mi	Port Harcourt	$651