Edinburgh vs Lome - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edinburgh Lome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2043
$678
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5104
$1768
🏠 One person rent
$1223
$250
🏘️ Family rent
$2302
$540
🍽️ Food expenses
$520
$287
🚐 Transport expenses
$135
$89.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3083
$545
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
88
16
😀 Quality of life
93
40
🏙️ Population
488K
2.19M

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 201% more expensive than in Lome. Cities ranked 1692nd and 6964th ($2043 vs $678) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 46th and 1st in the United Kingdom and Togo, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Togo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Edinburgh compared to 0.8 months in Lome. Edinburgh ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Lome ranked 1st in Togo, while ranked 64th and 7143rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edinburgh vs Lome

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Edinburgh Lome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.3
$2.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$78.6
$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.63
$8.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.5
$0.81
☕ Cappuccino
$4.24
$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.32
$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1312
$241
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$928
$90.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2456
$499
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1867
$340
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$71.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$279
$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.4
$58.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.07%
7.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6453
$1203
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4477
$433
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.53
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$78.8
$49.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.4
$3.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$0.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.98
$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$7.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$6.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$6.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$1.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$3.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$3.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.94
$1.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$8.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.28
$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$17
$1.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.55
$4.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.86
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.04
$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.4
$31.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$8.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$106
$20.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$21
$2.96
👖 Brand Jeans
$101
$21
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.1
$31.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1620
$108
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14724
$6625

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Cities near Edinburgh

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1800
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1651
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1693
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1670
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1803
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1659
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1537
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1731
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1527
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1748
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$1884
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1734
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1399
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1524
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1514
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1723
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1520
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1632
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1910
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1681
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1833
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1673
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1702
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1661
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1644
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1706
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1430
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$1630
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1566
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$1629
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1657
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1554
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1251
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1321
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1411
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1568
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1305
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1532
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$1719
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1666

Cities near Lome

Distance City Cost of living
99 km or 61 mi Ho
$353
109 km or 68 mi Kpalime
$616
135 km or 84 mi Cotonou
$732
140 km or 87 mi Hohoe
$482
145 km or 90 mi Abomey
$677
147 km or 91 mi Tema
$446
147 km or 91 mi Ashaiman
$512
155 km or 97 mi Atakpame
$617
159 km or 99 mi Porto-Novo
$697
165 km or 102 mi Koforidua
$497
167 km or 104 mi Accra
$582
243 km or 151 mi Lagos
$448
253 km or 157 mi Save
$676
261 km or 162 mi Abeokuta
$826
272 km or 169 mi Sotouboua
$616
317 km or 197 mi Sokode
$617
320 km or 199 mi Kumasi
$416
321 km or 200 mi Obuasi
$459
329 km or 204 mi Ibadan
$262
354 km or 220 mi Oyo
$407
357 km or 222 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$476
380 km or 236 mi Kara
$620
398 km or 247 mi Ife
$250
411 km or 256 mi Osogbo
$310
430 km or 267 mi Tamale
$443
452 km or 281 mi Ilorin
$314
456 km or 283 mi Akure
$243
471 km or 293 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
486 km or 302 mi Benin
$315
496 km or 308 mi Owo
$272
505 km or 314 mi Warri
$351
526 km or 327 mi Abengourou
$874
558 km or 347 mi Grand-Bassam
$693
587 km or 365 mi Abidjan
$1114
602 km or 374 mi Agboville
$892
615 km or 382 mi Onitsha
$354
626 km or 389 mi Dabou
$916
646 km or 401 mi Awka
$325
647 km or 402 mi Owerri
$507
658 km or 409 mi Port Harcourt
$327