Cape Town vs Lome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Cape Town	Lome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1071	$755
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2522	$1774
🏠 One person rent	$582	$306
🏘️ Family rent	$1083	$499
🍽️ Food expenses	$273	$297
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1532	$534
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	56	17
😀 Quality of life	58	40
🏙️ Population	3.78M	2.19M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 42% more expensive than in Lome. Cities ranked 5016th and 6657th ($1071 vs $755) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 0.7 months in Lome. Cape Town ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Lome ranked 1st in Togo, while ranked 5491st and 6989th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cape Town vs Lome

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	Cape Town	Lome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.4	$2.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.1	$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.87	$5.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.58	$0.8
☕ Cappuccino	$2.03	$4.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.03	$3.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$677	$299
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$435	$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1304	$527
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$863	$271
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.9	$87.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.1	$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.9	$42.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.89%	7.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1804	$1155
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1180	$420
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.09	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39	$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.47	$6.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.03	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.33	$7.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.42	$6.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.24	$5.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$2.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$3.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$3.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.43	$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.48	$4.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.39	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.02	$1.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.02	$4.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.17	$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.11	$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.4	$31.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.22	$7.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.7	$19.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.05	$2.86
👖 Brand Jeans	$51	$20.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$30.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$204	$104
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4806	$4691

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Cities near Cape Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi	Paarl	$1147
99 km or 62 mi	Worcester	$619
371 km or 231 mi	George	$743
644 km or 400 mi	Uitenhage	$840
662 km or 411 mi	Port Elizabeth	$901
664 km or 413 mi	Upington	$699
754 km or 468 mi	Makhanda	$763
821 km or 510 mi	Komani	$915
833 km or 518 mi	Kimberley	$814
845 km or 525 mi	Bhisho	$1332
882 km or 548 mi	East London	$766
912 km or 567 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
950 km or 590 mi	Mafeteng	$567
999 km or 621 mi	Maseru	$621
1002 km or 622 mi	Mthatha	$852
1029 km or 639 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
1030 km or 640 mi	Welkom	$748
1034 km or 643 mi	Mariental	$827
1092 km or 679 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
1092 km or 679 mi	Kroonstad	$768
1113 km or 692 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
1135 km or 705 mi	Mmabatho	$780
1155 km or 718 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
1187 km or 737 mi	Rehoboth	$792
1194 km or 742 mi	Lobatse	$665
1198 km or 745 mi	Kanye	$664
1208 km or 751 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
1217 km or 756 mi	Vereeniging	$672
1231 km or 765 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
1244 km or 773 mi	Soweto	$923
1250 km or 777 mi	Rustenburg	$889
1260 km or 783 mi	Gaborone	$691
1261 km or 783 mi	Molepolole	$628
1261 km or 784 mi	Johannesburg	$993
1267 km or 788 mi	Randburg	$837
1269 km or 789 mi	Windhoek	$862
1270 km or 789 mi	Sandton	$953
1271 km or 790 mi	Durban	$809
1277 km or 794 mi	Gobabis	$813
1279 km or 795 mi	Walvis Bay	$740

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