Dubai vs Lome - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Lome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2514
$835
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5509
$1928
🏠 One person rent
$1723
$320
🏘️ Family rent
$3020
$486
🍽️ Food expenses
$455
$316
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4067
$129
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
65
16
😀 Quality of life
91
23
🏙️ Population
3.94M
2.19M

The cost of living in Dubai is 201% more expensive than in Lome. Cities ranked 848th and 6522nd ($2514 vs $835) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in the United Arab Emirates and Togo, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Togo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Dubai compared to 0.2 months in Lome. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Lome ranked 1st in Togo, while ranked 158th and 9029th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dubai vs Lome

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Dubai Lome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.3
$3.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.2
$28.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.32
$5.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.9
$0.94
☕ Cappuccino
$5.8
$4.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.14
$3.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2095
$301
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1336
$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3716
$544
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2461
$262
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$78.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$211
$121
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$96.1
$46
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.52%
7.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7516
$1269
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3977
$473
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.62
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$86.3
$56.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.15
$12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.77
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.92
$2.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$1.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.47
$2.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.16
$9.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$7.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$4.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.94
$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.4
$5.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.62
$1.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.12
$1.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$5.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.73
$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.6
$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.44
$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81.6
$47.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.6
$4.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$77.7
$21.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.82
$3.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$78.3
$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$50.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$857
$93.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15029
$3507

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1419
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2521
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1228
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1449
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1078
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$792
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1849
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1081
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1770
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$530
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$529
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$568
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$534
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1237
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1201
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1230
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$557
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$908
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$573
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1008
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$553
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$873
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$530
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$604
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$624
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$761
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$930
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$477
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$503
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$453
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$463
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$808
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$545
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$483

Cities near Lome

Distance City Cost of living
99 km or 61 mi Ho
$417
109 km or 68 mi Kpalime
$684
135 km or 84 mi Cotonou
$793
140 km or 87 mi Hohoe
$652
145 km or 90 mi Abomey
$598
147 km or 91 mi Tema
$600
147 km or 91 mi Ashaiman
$630
155 km or 97 mi Atakpame
$699
159 km or 99 mi Porto-Novo
$743
165 km or 102 mi Koforidua
$668
167 km or 104 mi Accra
$822
243 km or 151 mi Lagos
$1102
253 km or 157 mi Save
$646
261 km or 162 mi Abeokuta
$1013
272 km or 169 mi Sotouboua
$703
317 km or 197 mi Sokode
$705
320 km or 199 mi Kumasi
$532
321 km or 200 mi Obuasi
$631
329 km or 204 mi Ibadan
$752
354 km or 220 mi Oyo
$664
357 km or 222 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$649
380 km or 236 mi Kara
$712
398 km or 247 mi Ife
$778
411 km or 256 mi Osogbo
$705
430 km or 267 mi Tamale
$576
452 km or 281 mi Ilorin
$526
456 km or 283 mi Akure
$644
471 km or 293 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
486 km or 302 mi Benin
$632
496 km or 308 mi Owo
$664
505 km or 314 mi Warri
$926
526 km or 327 mi Abengourou
$1066
558 km or 347 mi Grand-Bassam
$1059
587 km or 365 mi Abidjan
$1224
602 km or 374 mi Agboville
$1057
615 km or 382 mi Onitsha
$1051
626 km or 389 mi Dabou
$1057
646 km or 401 mi Awka
$878
647 km or 402 mi Owerri
$1774
658 km or 409 mi Port Harcourt
$676