Cologne vs Lome - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Lome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1744
$755
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4212
$1774
🏠 One person rent
$947
$306
🏘️ Family rent
$1673
$499
🍽️ Food expenses
$491
$297
🚐 Transport expenses
$174
$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3148
$534
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
92
17
😀 Quality of life
96
40
🏙️ Population
1.09M
2.19M

The cost of living in Cologne is 131% more expensive than in Lome. Cities ranked 2551st and 6657th ($1744 vs $755) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 1st in Germany and Togo, respectively. Check Germany vs Togo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Cologne compared to 0.7 months in Lome. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Lome ranked 1st in Togo, while ranked 12th and 6989th among best cities to live in the world.

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Cologne Lome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.1
$2.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.3
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$5.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.67
$0.8
☕ Cappuccino
$3.64
$4.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.1
$3.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$963
$299
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$743
$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1902
$527
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1332
$271
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$87.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.4
$42.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.01%
7.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6163
$1155
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5539
$420
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.35
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.6
$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$6.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.83
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.8
$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.95
$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$7.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$6.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.1
$5.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$2.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$2.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.26
$3.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$3.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.22
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.56
$4.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.09
$1.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.17
$4.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.2
$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.5
$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.5
$31.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$7.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.2
$19.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$2.86
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$20.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$30.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$773
$104
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15595
$4691

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1578
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1822
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1569
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1559
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1572
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1554
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1586
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1551
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1536
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1576
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1561
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1534
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1577
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1544
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1559
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1529
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1554
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1523
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1518
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1522
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1497
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1542
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1677
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1522
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1580
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1502
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1497
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1517
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1504
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1494
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1499
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1494
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1516
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1446
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1503
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1495
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1479
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1490
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1500
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1772

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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