Calgary vs Lome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Calgary	Lome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2077	$755
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4598	$1774
🏠 One person rent	$1226	$306
🏘️ Family rent	$1942	$499
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$297
🚐 Transport expenses	$162	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3168	$534
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	53	17
😀 Quality of life	90	40
🏙️ Population	1.31M	2.19M

The cost of living in Calgary is 175% more expensive than in Lome. Cities ranked 1646th and 6657th ($2077 vs $755) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 1st in Canada and Togo, respectively. Check Canada vs Togo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Calgary compared to 0.7 months in Lome. Calgary ranked 8th best city to live in Canada vs Lome ranked 1st in Togo, while ranked 153rd and 6989th 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	$15.2	$2.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.7	$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.97	$5.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.29	$0.8
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$4.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.02	$3.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1222	$299
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$991	$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2053	$527
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1592	$271
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$87.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$42.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.03%	7.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3283	$1155
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3066	$420
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.57	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$80.8	$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$6.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.11	$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.47	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.79	$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$7.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$6.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$5.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.12	$2.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$2.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$3.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$3.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.37	$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$4.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$1.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.11	$4.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.68	$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.77	$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.1	$31.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$7.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.4	$19.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$2.86
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.3	$20.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.4	$30.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$841	$104
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16603	$4691

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1743
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1676
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1614
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1656
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1487
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1588
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1769
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2568
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1886
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2299
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2284
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1638
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2174
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1770
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$2007
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2163
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2054
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2327
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1786
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1792
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1612
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1778
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1884
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1632
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2009
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1761
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1360
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2248
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1446
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1883
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2023
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$1968
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2616
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$1969
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2021
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2050
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2490
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2466
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2181
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1871

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