Hong Kong vs Lome - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hong Kong Lome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2718
$835
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6205
$1928
🏠 One person rent
$1790
$320
🏘️ Family rent
$3191
$486
🍽️ Food expenses
$551
$316
🚐 Transport expenses
$230
$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1245
$129
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
100
16
😀 Quality of life
83
23
🏙️ Population
7.41M
2.19M

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 226% more expensive than in Lome. Cities ranked 532nd and 6522nd ($2718 vs $835) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in China and Togo, respectively. Check China vs Togo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Hong Kong compared to 0.2 months in Lome. Hong Kong ranked 1st best city to live in China vs Lome ranked 1st in Togo, while ranked 548th and 9029th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hong Kong vs Lome

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Hong Kong Lome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.11
$3.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66
$28.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.23
$5.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.01
$0.94
☕ Cappuccino
$5.46
$4.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.38
$3.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2068
$301
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1498
$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3648
$544
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2751
$262
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$78.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$238
$121
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23
$46
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.9%
7.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$26310
$1269
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$16253
$473
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.55
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$67
$56.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.8
$12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.77
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.12
$2.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.27
$1.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.18
$2.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.5
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$9.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21
$7.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$4.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$1.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.5
$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.2
$5.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.1
$1.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13
$1.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$17.4
$5.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.04
$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.72
$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.7
$47.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$4.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$65.5
$21.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.1
$3.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.1
$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.4
$50.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1018
$93.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22102
$3507

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2414
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$878
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$662
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1746
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$518
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$662
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$608
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$829
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$758
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$941
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$589
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$827
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$766
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$777
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$794
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$816
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$892
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$579
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$451
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$818
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$454
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$669
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$809
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$765
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$773
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$780
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$766
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$897
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$790
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$750
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$726
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$697
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$681
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$707
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$677
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$693
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$901
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$546
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$598

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