Johannesburg vs Lome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Johannesburg	Lome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1082	$835
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2560	$1928
🏠 One person rent	$485	$320
🏘️ Family rent	$833	$486
🍽️ Food expenses	$306	$316
🚐 Transport expenses	$206	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1614	$129
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	74	16
😀 Quality of life	62	23
🏙️ Population	4.43M	2.19M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 30% more expensive than in Lome. Cities ranked 5031st and 6522nd ($1082 vs $835) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in South Africa and Togo, respectively. Check South Africa vs Togo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Johannesburg compared to 0.2 months in Lome. Johannesburg ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Lome ranked 1st in Togo, while ranked 5648th and 9029th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Johannesburg vs Lome

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	Johannesburg	Lome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.1	$3.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.1	$28.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.03	$5.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.51	$0.94
☕ Cappuccino	$2.18	$4.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.08	$3.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$462	$301
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$342	$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$824	$544
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$632	$262
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.5	$78.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$121
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.5	$46
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.57%	7.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1106	$1269
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$741	$473
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.21	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$77.1	$56.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.7	$12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.32	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$2.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.01	$1.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.6	$2.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.34	$9.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.4	$7.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$4.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.53	$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.13	$5.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$1.28
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.19	$1.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.86	$5.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.11	$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.98	$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.6	$47.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.33	$4.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.7	$21.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.46	$3.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.2	$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.1	$50.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$227	$93.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5503	$3507

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Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$984
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$890
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$984
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$826
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$740
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$892
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$975
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$706
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$875
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$940
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$838
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$830
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$808
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$762
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$833
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$637
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$668
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$570
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$637
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$599
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$827
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$607
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$469
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$650
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$577
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$598
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$514
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$861
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$705
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$908
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$536
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$915
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$892
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$587
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$915

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