Lome vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lome Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$835
$1182
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1928
$2412
🏠 One person rent
$320
$673
🏘️ Family rent
$486
$906
🍽️ Food expenses
$316
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$137
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$129
$1300
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
16
22
😀 Quality of life
23
70
🏙️ Population
2.19M
1.41M

The cost of living in Lome is 29% less expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 6522nd and 4743rd ($835 vs $1182) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Togo and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Togo vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Lome compared to 1.1 months in Medina. Lome ranked 1st best city to live in Togo vs Medina ranked 6th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 9029th and 4114th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lome Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.28
$5.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.8
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.35
$7.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.61
☕ Cappuccino
$4.52
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.39
$0.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$301
$439
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$169
$505
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$544
$633
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$262
$688
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.7
$91.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46
$89.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.99%
3.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1269
$3803
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$473
$1109
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.4
$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12
$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.24
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.04
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.03
$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$5.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.67
$7.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.45
$2.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.5
$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.06
$1.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.5
$7.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.15
$5.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.22
$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.65
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$3.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.6
$79.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.44
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.8
$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.21
$2.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.7
$37.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50.7
$67
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$93.1
$286
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3507
$5508

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$791
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1155
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1162
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$940
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$825
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$862
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$967
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1069
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$918
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$964
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$791
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$769
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$589
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$346
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$903
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$354
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$517
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$348
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$365
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$428
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1627
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$782
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1734
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$798
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$911
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1008
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$645
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$398
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$718
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1910
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1855
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1645
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$271
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$837
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$1021
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1867
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1879
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1009
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$860
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$987