Columbus vs Lome - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Lome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2140
$759
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5154
$1804
🏠 One person rent
$1207
$267
🏘️ Family rent
$2066
$420
🍽️ Food expenses
$667
$297
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3790
$147
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
73
16
😀 Quality of life
88
28
🏙️ Population
906K
2.19M

The cost of living in Columbus is 182% more expensive than in Lome. Cities ranked 1634th and 6976th ($2140 vs $759) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1324th 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 0.2 months in Lome. Columbus ranked 73rd best city to live in the United States vs Lome ranked 1st in Togo, while ranked 266th and 8853rd 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
$20.9
$3.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.2
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$5.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.36
$0.95
☕ Cappuccino
$5.1
$3.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.65
$4.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1354
$213
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$919
$124
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2171
$389
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1698
$219
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$79
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$213
$121
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$60.4
$46
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.08%
10.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3423
$1549
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1817
$619
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.7
$62.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$8.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$2.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.07
$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.49
$1.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.28
$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$9.24
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$8.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$5.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$2.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.1
$3.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$2.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$2.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.03
$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.5
$4.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.77
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.99
$1.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$5.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.74
$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.09
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$2.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.4
$56.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$4.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86.1
$22
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.2
$3.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.5
$39
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.8
$67.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1464
$125
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20945
$3512

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Distance City Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Upper Arlington
$2116
11 km or 7.1 mi Grove
$2075
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$2088
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2120
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$2064
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2117
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1897
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$2021
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$2018
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1928
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$2008
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1919
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1836
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1849
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1941
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1626
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1824
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1663
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1811
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1833
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1567
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1880
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1908
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1855
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1579
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1906
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1898
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$1745
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1836
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1933
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1707
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1843
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1617
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$2066
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1599
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1900
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1881
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1495
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1818
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1936

Cities near Lome

Distance City Cost of living
99 km or 61 mi Ho
$500
109 km or 68 mi Kpalime
$665
135 km or 84 mi Cotonou
$830
140 km or 87 mi Hohoe
$727
145 km or 90 mi Abomey
$596
147 km or 91 mi Tema
$583
147 km or 91 mi Ashaiman
$697
155 km or 97 mi Atakpame
$657
159 km or 99 mi Porto-Novo
$768
165 km or 102 mi Koforidua
$762
167 km or 104 mi Accra
$927
243 km or 151 mi Lagos
$946
253 km or 157 mi Save
$654
261 km or 162 mi Abeokuta
$995
272 km or 169 mi Sotouboua
$656
317 km or 197 mi Sokode
$656
320 km or 199 mi Kumasi
$606
321 km or 200 mi Obuasi
$714
329 km or 204 mi Ibadan
$658
354 km or 220 mi Oyo
$639
357 km or 222 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$745
380 km or 236 mi Kara
$661
398 km or 247 mi Ife
$670
411 km or 256 mi Osogbo
$575
430 km or 267 mi Tamale
$666
452 km or 281 mi Ilorin
$518
456 km or 283 mi Akure
$488
471 km or 293 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
486 km or 302 mi Benin
$627
496 km or 308 mi Owo
$531
505 km or 314 mi Warri
$786
526 km or 327 mi Abengourou
$1049
558 km or 347 mi Grand-Bassam
$1037
587 km or 365 mi Abidjan
$1185
602 km or 374 mi Agboville
$1043
615 km or 382 mi Onitsha
$795
626 km or 389 mi Dabou
$1044
646 km or 401 mi Awka
$693
647 km or 402 mi Owerri
$1364
658 km or 409 mi Port Harcourt
$559