Lome vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lome Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$678
$892
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1768
$2228
🏠 One person rent
$250
$391
🏘️ Family rent
$540
$692
🍽️ Food expenses
$287
$307
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.4
$91.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$545
$1519
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
16
20
😀 Quality of life
40
52
🏙️ Population
2.19M
1.18M

The cost of living in Lome is 24% less expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 6964th and 6017th ($678 vs $892) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 15th 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 Medina. Lome ranked 1st best city to live in Togo vs Medina ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 7143rd and 6150th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lome vs Medina

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Lome Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.06
$6.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.3
$6.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.81
$1.33
 Cappuccino
$3.82
$3.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.47
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$241
$391
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$90.4
$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$499
$1101
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$340
$356
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.8
$74.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$58.1
$71.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.93%
3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1203
$1695
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$433
$1066
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.58
$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.4
$54
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.21
$8.02
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.87
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.74
$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.71
$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$5.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.01
$7.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.94
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$1.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.23
$2.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.63
$7.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.75
$5.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.95
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.52
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.91
$3.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.9
$79
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.25
$17.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.1
$26.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.96
$2.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$21
$41.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$31.6
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$108
$405
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6625
$9496

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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
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$844
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1100
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1032
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$879
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$996
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$860
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$1013
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1000
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$938
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$1361
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$857
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$854
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$434
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$920
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$440
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$625
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$280
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$404
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$443
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1642
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$692
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1583
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$583
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$923
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$642
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$449
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$735
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1703
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1678
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1523
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$421
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$737
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$802
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1671
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1687
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$981
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$1047
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$964