Dhaka vs Lome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dhaka	Lome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$430	$755
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1093	$1774
🏠 One person rent	$118	$306
🏘️ Family rent	$238	$499
🍽️ Food expenses	$194	$297
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.1	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$274	$534
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	72	17
😀 Quality of life	54	40
🏙️ Population	16.8M	2.19M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 43% less expensive than in Lome. Cities ranked 8899th and 6657th ($430 vs $755) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Bangladesh and Togo, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Togo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Dhaka compared to 0.7 months in Lome. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Lome ranked 1st in Togo, while ranked 5971st and 6989th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dhaka vs Lome

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	Dhaka	Lome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.89	$2.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.4	$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$5.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.23	$0.8
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$4.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.31	$3.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$123	$299
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$73.8	$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$290	$527
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$168	$271
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.6	$87.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.3	$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$42.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.62%	7.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$963	$1155
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$528	$420
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.5	$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.43	$6.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.3	$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.37	$7.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$6.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$5.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$2.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$2.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$3.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$3.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.86	$4.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.46	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.86	$1.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.55	$4.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.89	$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.66	$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.3	$31.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$7.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$19.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.37	$2.86
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.5	$20.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.3	$30.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$47.4	$104
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1681	$4691

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$309
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$295
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$297
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$367
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$287
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$264
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$303
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$289
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$280
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$274
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$281
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$305
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$294
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$351
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$328
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$304
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$337
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$327
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$327
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$347
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$334
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$329
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$337
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$307
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$330
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$478
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$338
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$336
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$345
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$355
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$333
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$327
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$331
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$332
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$404
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$354
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$296
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$408
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$350
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$314

Cities near Lome

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