Cologne vs Lome - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Lome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1990
$802
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4775
$1899
🏠 One person rent
$1083
$293
🏘️ Family rent
$1841
$474
🍽️ Food expenses
$556
$307
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$139
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3654
$116
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
92
16
😀 Quality of life
96
27
🏙️ Population
1.09M
2.19M

The cost of living in Cologne is 148% more expensive than in Lome. Cities ranked 2067th and 6752nd ($1990 vs $802) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th 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 0.1 months in Lome. Cologne ranked 1st best city to live in Germany vs Lome ranked 1st in Togo, while ranked 15th and 8925th among best cities to live in the world.

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Cologne Lome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.4
$3.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.3
$29.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.5
$5.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.6
$0.96
☕ Cappuccino
$4.15
$3.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.78
$3.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1084
$254
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$844
$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1926
$457
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1474
$266
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$80
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$236
$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$46.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.8%
9.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7562
$1446
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5093
$541
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.03
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.3
$64.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.8
$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.03
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$2.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$8.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$6.34
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$2.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$3.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$2.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$1.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.37
$4.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.33
$1.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.13
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.66
$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.8
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.92
$2.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$54.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.6
$4.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57
$21.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$3.24
👖 Brand Jeans
$97
$39.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$58.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$897
$108
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22470
$3590

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1745
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$2007
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1746
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1728
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1743
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1734
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1757
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1740
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1711
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1739
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1722
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1694
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1724
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1731
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1701
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1689
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1759
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1700
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1686
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1708
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1663
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1738
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1908
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1673
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1663
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1661
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1629
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1640
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1671
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1670
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1665
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1609
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1661
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1601
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1674
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1668
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1620
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1653
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1676
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1944

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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