Lome vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lome Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$759
$1164
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1804
$2338
🏠 One person rent
$267
$659
🏘️ Family rent
$420
$843
🍽️ Food expenses
$297
$306
🚐 Transport expenses
$129
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$147
$1337
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
16
23
😀 Quality of life
28
69
🏙️ Population
2.19M
1.41M

The cost of living in Lome is 35% less expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 6976th and 4843rd ($759 vs $1164) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 8853rd and 4103rd 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
$3.29
$5.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.6
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.36
$8.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$1.61
☕ Cappuccino
$3.86
$2.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.21
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$213
$508
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$124
$472
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$389
$772
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$219
$574
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79
$91.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46
$88.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.76%
4.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1549
$2810
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$619
$1336
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$62.5
$37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.8
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.2
$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.09
$2.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.24
$5.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.01
$7.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.85
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.82
$1.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.49
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.15
$5.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.28
$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.64
$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.06
$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.1
$78.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.13
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22
$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.2
$2.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$39
$37.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.2
$67.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$125
$291
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3512
$5520

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Distance City Cost of living
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

Cities near Medina

Distance City Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$791
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1210
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1031
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$919
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$738
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$834
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$938
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1036
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$890
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$976
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$771
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$753
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$555
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$334
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$873
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$338
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$429
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$350
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$379
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$439
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1628
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$818
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$2054
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$856
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$871
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$993
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$686
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$375
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$742
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$2014
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1933
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1810
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$264
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$977
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$1149
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$2038
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$2060
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1032
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$864
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$1077