Lome vs Lusaka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lome Lusaka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$759
$777
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1804
$2003
🏠 One person rent
$267
$272
🏘️ Family rent
$420
$437
🍽️ Food expenses
$297
$299
🚐 Transport expenses
$129
$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$147
$130
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
16
35
😀 Quality of life
28
51
🏙️ Population
2.19M
2.47M

The cost of living in Lome is 2% less expensive than in Lusaka. Cities ranked 6976th and 6881st ($759 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 0.2 months in Lome compared to 0.2 months in Lusaka. Lome ranked 1st best city to live in Togo vs Lusaka ranked 1st in Zambia, while ranked 8853rd and 6622nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Lome Lusaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.29
$8.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.6
$26.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.36
$4.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$1.18
☕ Cappuccino
$3.86
$2.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.21
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$213
$273
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$124
$148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$389
$496
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$219
$271
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$63.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46
$58.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.76%
24.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1549
$1971
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$619
$4422
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$1.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$62.5
$44.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.8
$13.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.2
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$0.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.09
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.24
$8.25
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.01
$5.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.85
$6.06
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$3.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$1.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.82
$8.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.49
$3.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.15
$6.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.28
$3.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.64
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.06
$1.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.1
$49.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.13
$4.77
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22
$19.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.2
$7.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$39
$21.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.2
$62.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$125
$176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3512
$15258

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99 km or 61 mi Ho
$500
109 km or 68 mi Kpalime
$665
135 km or 84 mi Cotonou
$830
140 km or 87 mi Hohoe
$727
145 km or 90 mi Abomey
$596
147 km or 91 mi Tema
$583
147 km or 91 mi Ashaiman
$697
155 km or 97 mi Atakpame
$657
159 km or 99 mi Porto-Novo
$768
165 km or 102 mi Koforidua
$762
167 km or 104 mi Accra
$927
243 km or 151 mi Lagos
$946
253 km or 157 mi Save
$654
261 km or 162 mi Abeokuta
$995
272 km or 169 mi Sotouboua
$656
317 km or 197 mi Sokode
$656
320 km or 199 mi Kumasi
$606
321 km or 200 mi Obuasi
$714
329 km or 204 mi Ibadan
$658
354 km or 220 mi Oyo
$639
357 km or 222 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$745
380 km or 236 mi Kara
$661
398 km or 247 mi Ife
$670
411 km or 256 mi Osogbo
$575
430 km or 267 mi Tamale
$666
452 km or 281 mi Ilorin
$518
456 km or 283 mi Akure
$488
471 km or 293 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
486 km or 302 mi Benin
$627
496 km or 308 mi Owo
$531
505 km or 314 mi Warri
$786
526 km or 327 mi Abengourou
$1049
558 km or 347 mi Grand-Bassam
$1037
587 km or 365 mi Abidjan
$1185
602 km or 374 mi Agboville
$1043
615 km or 382 mi Onitsha
$795
626 km or 389 mi Dabou
$1044
646 km or 401 mi Awka
$693
647 km or 402 mi Owerri
$1364
658 km or 409 mi Port Harcourt
$559

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Distance City Cost of living
166 km or 103 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$925
209 km or 130 mi Choma
$849
275 km or 171 mi Ndola
$692
289 km or 179 mi Kitwe
$1304
297 km or 184 mi Chinhoyi
$629
318 km or 198 mi Mufulira
$1602
322 km or 200 mi Chingola
$1378
370 km or 230 mi Kadoma
$727
373 km or 232 mi Livingstone
$813
399 km or 248 mi Harare
$1015
411 km or 255 mi Chitungwiza
$780
426 km or 265 mi Lubumbashi
$1125
429 km or 267 mi Kwekwe
$677
464 km or 288 mi Marondera
$755
475 km or 295 mi Mansa
$1166
478 km or 297 mi Gweru
$565
521 km or 324 mi Likasi
$1029
529 km or 329 mi Bulawayo
$632
574 km or 356 mi Tete
$792
584 km or 363 mi Masvingo
$840
605 km or 376 mi Kolwezi
$1044
611 km or 380 mi Mutare
$754
613 km or 381 mi Lilongwe
$587
645 km or 401 mi Francistown
$632
658 km or 409 mi Kasama
$1132
686 km or 426 mi Chimoio
$875
688 km or 428 mi Ntcheu
$489
694 km or 431 mi Mzimba
$559
721 km or 448 mi Blantyre
$495
729 km or 453 mi Monkey Bay
$516
756 km or 470 mi Zomba
$452
757 km or 471 mi Mangochi
$494
762 km or 474 mi Mzuzu
$522
775 km or 482 mi Mulanje
$456
792 km or 492 mi Serowe
$590
802 km or 499 mi Palapye
$549
852 km or 529 mi Beira
$952
869 km or 540 mi Mahalapye
$615
917 km or 570 mi Mbeya
$463
956 km or 594 mi Quelimane
$691