Cape Town vs Lome - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cape Town Lome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1120
$711
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2628
$1810
🏠 One person rent
$603
$267
🏘️ Family rent
$1117
$556
🍽️ Food expenses
$284
$300
🚐 Transport expenses
$137
$90.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1545
$565
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
55
16
😀 Quality of life
59
40
🏙️ Population
3.78M
2.19M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 58% more expensive than in Lome. Cities ranked 4849th and 6859th ($1120 vs $711) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in South Africa and Togo, respectively. Check South Africa vs Togo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Cape Town compared to 0.8 months in Lome. Cape Town ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Lome ranked 1st in Togo, while ranked 5407th and 6954th among best cities to live in the world.

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Cape Town Lome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.8
$2.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34
$18.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.15
$7.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$2.32
$3.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$2.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$705
$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$452
$93.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1367
$474
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$889
$339
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59
$88.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.3
$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.1
$54.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.61%
7.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1902
$1221
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1292
$448
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.14
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.3
$50.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.91
$3.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.67
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.88
$7.59
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$6.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.13
$6.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$2.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$3.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$3.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$3.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.44
$1.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.57
$4.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.99
$1.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.24
$4.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.24
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.2
$32.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.5
$8.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.2
$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$3.06
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.1
$21.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$32.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$201
$110
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4270
$4929

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Distance City Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi Paarl
$850
99 km or 62 mi Worcester
$649
371 km or 231 mi George
$790
644 km or 400 mi Uitenhage
$901
662 km or 411 mi Port Elizabeth
$970
664 km or 413 mi Upington
$741
754 km or 468 mi Makhanda
$792
821 km or 510 mi Komani
$953
833 km or 518 mi Kimberley
$859
845 km or 525 mi Bhisho
$1286
882 km or 548 mi East London
$703
912 km or 567 mi Bloemfontein
$696
950 km or 590 mi Mafeteng
$581
999 km or 621 mi Maseru
$627
1002 km or 622 mi Mthatha
$862
1029 km or 639 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
1030 km or 640 mi Welkom
$774
1034 km or 643 mi Mariental
$832
1092 km or 679 mi Butha-Buthe
$559
1092 km or 679 mi Kroonstad
$788
1113 km or 692 mi Klerksdorp
$689
1135 km or 705 mi Mmabatho
$809
1155 km or 718 mi Potchefstroom
$717
1187 km or 737 mi Rehoboth
$779
1194 km or 742 mi Lobatse
$692
1198 km or 745 mi Kanye
$690
1208 km or 751 mi Vanderbijlpark
$768
1217 km or 756 mi Vereeniging
$717
1231 km or 765 mi Pietermaritzburg
$674
1244 km or 773 mi Soweto
$971
1250 km or 777 mi Rustenburg
$943
1260 km or 783 mi Gaborone
$718
1261 km or 783 mi Molepolole
$654
1261 km or 784 mi Johannesburg
$1079
1267 km or 788 mi Randburg
$874
1269 km or 789 mi Windhoek
$840
1270 km or 789 mi Sandton
$997
1271 km or 790 mi Durban
$834
1277 km or 794 mi Gobabis
$818
1279 km or 795 mi Walvis Bay
$790

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