Dortmund vs Lome - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dortmund Lome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1637
$802
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4119
$1899
🏠 One person rent
$750
$293
🏘️ Family rent
$1294
$474
🍽️ Food expenses
$579
$307
🚐 Transport expenses
$163
$139
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3601
$116
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
94
16
😀 Quality of life
95
27
🏙️ Population
595K
2.19M

The cost of living in Dortmund is 104% more expensive than in Lome. Cities ranked 3504th and 6752nd ($1637 vs $802) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 330th and 1st in Germany and Togo, respectively. Check Germany vs Togo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Dortmund compared to 0.1 months in Lome. Dortmund ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Lome ranked 1st in Togo, while ranked 33rd and 8925th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dortmund Lome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.3
$3.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79
$29.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$5.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.64
$0.96
☕ Cappuccino
$3.87
$3.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.3
$3.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$738
$254
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$545
$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1337
$457
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1001
$266
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$80
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$56.9
$46.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.95%
9.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3201
$1446
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2354
$541
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.17
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.4
$64.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.9
$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.05
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$2.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.57
$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.04
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$8.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.2
$6.34
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$2.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$3.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.16
$2.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.32
$1.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.01
$4.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.3
$1.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.14
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.82
$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.37
$2.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.3
$54.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.9
$4.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.6
$21.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.5
$3.24
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.5
$39.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.9
$58.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$428
$108
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$29493
$3590

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Schwerte
$1515
11 km or 6.9 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1584
12 km or 7.4 mi Lunen
$1576
13 km or 7.9 mi Waltrop
$1614
13 km or 8 mi Witten
$1622
13 km or 8 mi Herdecke
$1566
15 km or 9.2 mi Wetter
$1579
16 km or 9.7 mi Unna
$1559
16 km or 10 mi Bergkamen
$1570
16 km or 10 mi Kamen
$1572
17 km or 11 mi Hagen
$1573
17 km or 11 mi Herne
$1638
18 km or 11 mi Bochum
$1561
18 km or 11 mi Datteln
$1587
19 km or 12 mi Selm
$1593
20 km or 12 mi Werne
$1586
20 km or 13 mi Iserlohn
$1249
21 km or 13 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1570
21 km or 13 mi Frondenberg
$1531
22 km or 13 mi Recklinghausen
$1548
22 km or 14 mi Gevelsberg
$1574
23 km or 14 mi Sprockhovel
$1575
23 km or 14 mi Hattingen
$1573
25 km or 15 mi Menden
$1512
25 km or 15 mi Herten
$1570
25 km or 16 mi Ennepetal
$1564
25 km or 16 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1508
25 km or 16 mi Hemer
$1445
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1565
28 km or 18 mi Ludinghausen
$1598
29 km or 18 mi Marl
$1572
30 km or 18 mi Hamm
$1619
31 km or 19 mi Werl
$1586
32 km or 20 mi Essen
$1561
33 km or 20 mi Haltern am See
$1575
34 km or 21 mi Gladbeck
$1549
35 km or 21 mi Ludenscheid
$1570
35 km or 22 mi Wuppertal
$1486
35 km or 22 mi Velbert
$1579
36 km or 22 mi Radevormwald
$1579

Cities near Lome

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