Lome vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lome Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$711
$853
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1810
$2115
🏠 One person rent
$267
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$556
$656
🍽️ Food expenses
$300
$310
🚐 Transport expenses
$90.9
$90.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$565
$1630
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
16
20
😀 Quality of life
40
67
🏙️ Population
2.19M
1.41M

The cost of living in Lome is 17% less expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 6859th and 6257th ($711 vs $853) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 17th 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 1.9 months in Medina. Lome ranked 1st best city to live in Togo vs Medina ranked 4th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6954th and 3833rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Lome Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.02
$5.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.7
$37.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.2
$7.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$3.92
$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.26
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$244
$311
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$93.7
$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$474
$662
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$339
$419
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.9
$60.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$93
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.8
$95.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.94%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1221
$1653
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$448
$1056
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$50.5
$53.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.3
$6.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.04
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.59
$6.15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.78
$6.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.39
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.44
$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.72
$1.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.95
$7.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.89
$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.1
$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.58
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.95
$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.7
$94.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.45
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.9
$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.06
$2.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.2
$30.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$32.1
$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$110
$183
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4929
$7706

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Distance City Cost of living
99 km or 61 mi Ho
$345
109 km or 68 mi Kpalime
$656
135 km or 84 mi Cotonou
$755
140 km or 87 mi Hohoe
$570
145 km or 90 mi Abomey
$617
147 km or 91 mi Tema
$368
147 km or 91 mi Ashaiman
$546
155 km or 97 mi Atakpame
$655
159 km or 99 mi Porto-Novo
$710
165 km or 102 mi Koforidua
$585
167 km or 104 mi Accra
$747
243 km or 151 mi Lagos
$1133
253 km or 157 mi Save
$644
261 km or 162 mi Abeokuta
$1019
272 km or 169 mi Sotouboua
$652
317 km or 197 mi Sokode
$652
320 km or 199 mi Kumasi
$412
321 km or 200 mi Obuasi
$546
329 km or 204 mi Ibadan
$759
354 km or 220 mi Oyo
$699
357 km or 222 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$548
380 km or 236 mi Kara
$656
398 km or 247 mi Ife
$774
411 km or 256 mi Osogbo
$704
430 km or 267 mi Tamale
$492
452 km or 281 mi Ilorin
$526
456 km or 283 mi Akure
$635
471 km or 293 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
486 km or 302 mi Benin
$537
496 km or 308 mi Owo
$658
505 km or 314 mi Warri
$886
526 km or 327 mi Abengourou
$1015
558 km or 347 mi Grand-Bassam
$1014
587 km or 365 mi Abidjan
$1164
602 km or 374 mi Agboville
$1012
615 km or 382 mi Onitsha
$1036
626 km or 389 mi Dabou
$1011
646 km or 401 mi Awka
$846
647 km or 402 mi Owerri
$1686
658 km or 409 mi Port Harcourt
$651

Cities near Medina

Distance City Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$837
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1123
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$940
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$879
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$944
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$828
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$940
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$988
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$895
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$1096
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$821
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$806
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$499
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$278
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$895
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$294
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$393
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$324
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$314
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$333
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1586
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$694
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1536
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$777
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$915
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$640
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$350
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$707
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1657
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1651
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1372
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$306
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$721
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$847
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1607
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1632
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1004
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$934
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$934