Cape Town vs Lome - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cape Town Lome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1366
$802
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3099
$1899
🏠 One person rent
$773
$293
🏘️ Family rent
$1343
$474
🍽️ Food expenses
$355
$307
🚐 Transport expenses
$124
$139
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$404
$116
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
55
16
😀 Quality of life
55
27
🏙️ Population
3.78M
2.19M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 70% more expensive than in Lome. Cities ranked 4432nd and 6752nd ($1366 vs $802) 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 0.3 months in Cape Town compared to 0.1 months in Lome. Cape Town ranked 4th best city to live in South Africa vs Lome ranked 1st in Togo, while ranked 6382nd and 8925th 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
$12.5
$3.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.7
$29.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.71
$5.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.13
$0.96
☕ Cappuccino
$2.42
$3.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.39
$3.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$874
$254
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1556
$457
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1079
$266
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.1
$80
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39
$46.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.25%
9.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2160
$1446
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1500
$541
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.16
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.7
$64.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.46
$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$2.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.21
$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.91
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.29
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$8.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.46
$6.34
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$3.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.84
$1.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.59
$4.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$1.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.44
$1.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.94
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.02
$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$2.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.6
$54.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.6
$4.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.1
$21.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$3.24
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.9
$39.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$127
$58.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$264
$108
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5378
$3590

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Distance City Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi Paarl
$1345
99 km or 62 mi Worcester
$718
371 km or 231 mi George
$927
644 km or 400 mi Uitenhage
$980
662 km or 411 mi Port Elizabeth
$1036
664 km or 413 mi Upington
$811
754 km or 468 mi Makhanda
$874
821 km or 510 mi Komani
$1050
833 km or 518 mi Kimberley
$927
845 km or 525 mi Bhisho
$1419
882 km or 548 mi East London
$795
912 km or 567 mi Bloemfontein
$763
950 km or 590 mi Mafeteng
$630
999 km or 621 mi Maseru
$681
1002 km or 622 mi Mthatha
$952
1029 km or 639 mi Teyateyaneng
$573
1030 km or 640 mi Welkom
$826
1034 km or 643 mi Mariental
$986
1092 km or 679 mi Butha-Buthe
$604
1092 km or 679 mi Kroonstad
$875
1113 km or 692 mi Klerksdorp
$826
1135 km or 705 mi Mmabatho
$901
1155 km or 718 mi Potchefstroom
$791
1187 km or 737 mi Rehoboth
$934
1194 km or 742 mi Lobatse
$697
1198 km or 745 mi Kanye
$694
1208 km or 751 mi Vanderbijlpark
$865
1217 km or 756 mi Vereeniging
$765
1231 km or 765 mi Pietermaritzburg
$716
1244 km or 773 mi Soweto
$1057
1250 km or 777 mi Rustenburg
$1017
1260 km or 783 mi Gaborone
$731
1261 km or 783 mi Molepolole
$662
1261 km or 784 mi Johannesburg
$1171
1267 km or 788 mi Randburg
$958
1269 km or 789 mi Windhoek
$1023
1270 km or 789 mi Sandton
$1089
1271 km or 790 mi Durban
$948
1277 km or 794 mi Gobabis
$968
1279 km or 795 mi Walvis Bay
$905

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Distance City Cost of living
99 km or 61 mi Ho
$454
109 km or 68 mi Kpalime
$678
135 km or 84 mi Cotonou
$796
140 km or 87 mi Hohoe
$683
145 km or 90 mi Abomey
$612
147 km or 91 mi Tema
$607
147 km or 91 mi Ashaiman
$654
155 km or 97 mi Atakpame
$673
159 km or 99 mi Porto-Novo
$741
165 km or 102 mi Koforidua
$703
167 km or 104 mi Accra
$861
243 km or 151 mi Lagos
$1022
253 km or 157 mi Save
$650
261 km or 162 mi Abeokuta
$1017
272 km or 169 mi Sotouboua
$673
317 km or 197 mi Sokode
$675
320 km or 199 mi Kumasi
$562
321 km or 200 mi Obuasi
$664
329 km or 204 mi Ibadan
$759
354 km or 220 mi Oyo
$665
357 km or 222 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$684
380 km or 236 mi Kara
$682
398 km or 247 mi Ife
$775
411 km or 256 mi Osogbo
$659
430 km or 267 mi Tamale
$612
452 km or 281 mi Ilorin
$538
456 km or 283 mi Akure
$578
471 km or 293 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
486 km or 302 mi Benin
$655
496 km or 308 mi Owo
$594
505 km or 314 mi Warri
$878
526 km or 327 mi Abengourou
$1075
558 km or 347 mi Grand-Bassam
$1062
587 km or 365 mi Abidjan
$1198
602 km or 374 mi Agboville
$1066
615 km or 382 mi Onitsha
$922
626 km or 389 mi Dabou
$1063
646 km or 401 mi Awka
$785
647 km or 402 mi Owerri
$1555
658 km or 409 mi Port Harcourt
$618