Lome vs Lusaka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lome Lusaka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$678
$777
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1768
$1907
🏠 One person rent
$250
$360
🏘️ Family rent
$540
$686
🍽️ Food expenses
$287
$225
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.4
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$545
$332
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
16
36
😀 Quality of life
40
51
🏙️ Population
2.19M
2.47M

The cost of living in Lome is 13% less expensive than in Lusaka. Cities ranked 6964th and 6460th ($678 vs $777) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th in Togo and Zambia, respectively. Check Togo vs Zambia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Lome compared to 0.4 months in Lusaka. Lome ranked 1st best city to live in Togo vs Lusaka ranked 1st in Zambia, while ranked 7143rd and 6238th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lome Lusaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.06
$3.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$28.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.3
$3.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.81
$1.02
☕ Cappuccino
$3.82
$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.47
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$241
$234
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$90.4
$144
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$499
$767
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$340
$374
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.8
$67.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$58.1
$131
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.93%
21.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1203
$2014
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$433
$4865
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.58
$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.4
$37.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.21
$12.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.87
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.74
$0.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.71
$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$8.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.01
$4.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.94
$5.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$2.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$0.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.23
$6.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.63
$2.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.75
$2.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.95
$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.52
$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.91
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.9
$40.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.25
$3.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.1
$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.96
$5.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$21
$24.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$31.6
$89.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$108
$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6625
$5932

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
166 km or 103 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$968
209 km or 130 mi Choma
$795
275 km or 171 mi Ndola
$1210
289 km or 179 mi Kitwe
$1238
297 km or 184 mi Chinhoyi
$784
318 km or 198 mi Mufulira
$1236
322 km or 200 mi Chingola
$1107
370 km or 230 mi Kadoma
$689
373 km or 232 mi Livingstone
$734
399 km or 248 mi Harare
$957
411 km or 255 mi Chitungwiza
$852
426 km or 265 mi Lubumbashi
$1025
429 km or 267 mi Kwekwe
$691
464 km or 288 mi Marondera
$761
475 km or 295 mi Mansa
$1121
478 km or 297 mi Gweru
$722
521 km or 324 mi Likasi
$953
529 km or 329 mi Bulawayo
$777
574 km or 356 mi Tete
$970
584 km or 363 mi Masvingo
$837
605 km or 376 mi Kolwezi
$961
611 km or 380 mi Mutare
$645
613 km or 381 mi Lilongwe
$367
645 km or 401 mi Francistown
$550
658 km or 409 mi Kasama
$1176
686 km or 426 mi Chimoio
$993
688 km or 428 mi Ntcheu
$332
694 km or 431 mi Mzimba
$337
721 km or 448 mi Blantyre
$363
729 km or 453 mi Monkey Bay
$335
756 km or 470 mi Zomba
$326
757 km or 471 mi Mangochi
$332
762 km or 474 mi Mzuzu
$338
775 km or 482 mi Mulanje
$327
792 km or 492 mi Serowe
$554
802 km or 499 mi Palapye
$511
852 km or 529 mi Beira
$1014
869 km or 540 mi Mahalapye
$605
917 km or 570 mi Mbeya
$457
956 km or 594 mi Quelimane
$992