Columbus vs Lome - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Lome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2127
$802
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5086
$1899
🏠 One person rent
$1221
$293
🏘️ Family rent
$2077
$474
🍽️ Food expenses
$642
$307
🚐 Transport expenses
$125
$139
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3894
$116
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
73
16
😀 Quality of life
92
27
🏙️ Population
906K
2.19M

The cost of living in Columbus is 165% more expensive than in Lome. Cities ranked 1686th and 6752nd ($2127 vs $802) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1354th and 1st in the United States and Togo, respectively. Check the United States vs Togo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Columbus compared to 0.1 months in Lome. Columbus ranked 17th best city to live in the United States vs Lome ranked 1st in Togo, while ranked 96th and 8925th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Columbus vs Lome

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Columbus Lome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.3
$3.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.4
$29.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$5.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.36
$0.96
☕ Cappuccino
$4.76
$3.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.53
$3.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1328
$254
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$934
$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2183
$457
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1691
$266
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$80
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$226
$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61
$46.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.35%
9.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3248
$1446
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2159
$541
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.1
$64.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$2.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.1
$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.12
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$8.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.3
$6.34
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.64
$2.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.03
$3.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$2.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$2.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.75
$1.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.8
$4.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.81
$1.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.61
$1.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.22
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.07
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.24
$2.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.5
$54.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$4.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$85.7
$21.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$3.24
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.3
$39.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.2
$58.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1272
$108
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24638
$3590

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Distance City Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Upper Arlington
$2080
11 km or 7.1 mi Grove
$2048
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$1994
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2093
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$1992
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2123
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1816
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$1982
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$2029
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1911
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$1975
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1872
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1813
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1919
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1922
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1746
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1831
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1756
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1822
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1831
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1594
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1877
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1931
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1849
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1582
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1915
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1901
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$1863
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1833
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1933
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1580
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1864
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1554
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$2110
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1530
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1904
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1859
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1468
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1791
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1935

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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