Lome vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lome Mecca
🚶 Cost of living one person
$678
$1032
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1768
$2465
🏠 One person rent
$250
$394
🏘️ Family rent
$540
$622
🍽️ Food expenses
$287
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.4
$219
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$545
$1784
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
68 km
🎓 Higher education
16
41
😀 Quality of life
40
54
🏙️ Population
2.19M
1.68M

The cost of living in Lome is 34% less expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 6964th and 5103rd ($678 vs $1032) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Togo and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Togo vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Lome compared to 1.7 months in Mecca. Lome ranked 1st best city to live in Togo vs Mecca ranked 8th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 7143rd and 6051st among best cities to live in the world.

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Lome Mecca
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.06
$6.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$41.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.3
$6.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.81
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$3.82
$3.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.47
$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$241
$275
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$90.4
$275
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$499
$690
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$340
$424
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.8
$47.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$73.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$58.1
$71.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.93%
7.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1203
$1443
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$433
$1095
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.58
$2.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.4
$99.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.21
$23.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.87
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.74
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.71
$2.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$6.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.01
$7.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.94
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$1.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.23
$3.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.63
$6.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.75
$5.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.95
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.52
$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.91
$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.9
$127
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.25
$17.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.1
$26.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.96
$4.24
👖 Brand Jeans
$21
$38.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$31.6
$68.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$108
$398
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6625
$4708

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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

Cities near Mecca

Distance City Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi Jeddah
$1100
329 km or 204 mi Bisha
$938
338 km or 210 mi Port Sudan
$1361
339 km or 211 mi Medina
$892
350 km or 218 mi Yanbu
$844
354 km or 220 mi Bareq
$920
453 km or 282 mi Abha
$923
606 km or 377 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
620 km or 385 mi Ar Rass
$860
628 km or 390 mi Najran
$1047
642 km or 399 mi Al Wajh
$879
644 km or 400 mi Keren
$466
648 km or 403 mi Sa'dah
$467
649 km or 403 mi Massawa
$467
670 km or 416 mi Unaizah
$1013
684 km or 425 mi Asmara
$498
703 km or 437 mi Ha'il
$996
735 km or 457 mi Mendefera
$466
738 km or 458 mi Atbara
$1095
756 km or 470 mi Kassala
$1061
769 km or 478 mi Aswan
$280
790 km or 491 mi Riyadh
$1642
807 km or 501 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
818 km or 508 mi Sanaa
$523
842 km or 523 mi Sayyan
$467
842 km or 523 mi Tabuk
$1000
873 km or 542 mi Luxor
$404
884 km or 549 mi Mekelle
$800
884 km or 549 mi Zabid
$466
890 km or 553 mi Hurghada
$434
895 km or 556 mi Qena
$443
904 km or 562 mi Dhamar
$470
909 km or 565 mi El Gouna
$440
912 km or 567 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
933 km or 580 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$857
947 km or 588 mi El-Gadarif
$959
948 km or 589 mi Ibb
$481
951 km or 591 mi Sakakah
$854
951 km or 591 mi Dahab
$625
979 km or 608 mi Taiz
$490