Lome vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lome Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$755
$2194
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1774
$5150
🏠 One person rent
$306
$1216
🏘️ Family rent
$499
$1971
🍽️ Food expenses
$297
$541
🚐 Transport expenses
$102
$296
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$534
$3902
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
17
100
😀 Quality of life
40
100
🏙️ Population
2.19M
5.03M

The cost of living in Lome is 66% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 6657th and 1365th ($755 vs $2194) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Togo and Australia, respectively. Check Togo vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Lome compared to 1.8 months in Melbourne. Lome ranked 1st best city to live in Togo vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 6989th and 1st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lome vs Melbourne

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Lome Melbourne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.24
$14.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.6
$67.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.57
$9.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.8
$8.09
☕ Cappuccino
$4.98
$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.59
$2.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$299
$1287
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$1014
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$527
$2611
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$271
$1561
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.7
$98.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.2
$49.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.95%
6.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1155
$6900
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$420
$5335
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$3.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47.9
$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.3
$15.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.96
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.93
$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.68
$4.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.09
$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.39
$9.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.99
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$3.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$2.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$3.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$2.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.45
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$4.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.83
$29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.6
$5.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.86
$7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.47
$3.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.85
$3.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.5
$47.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.96
$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.8
$52.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.86
$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.1
$70.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$30.4
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$104
$1683
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4691
$19705

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$354
109 km or 68 mi Kpalime
$632
135 km or 84 mi Cotonou
$709
140 km or 87 mi Hohoe
$575
145 km or 90 mi Abomey
$590
147 km or 91 mi Tema
$553
147 km or 91 mi Ashaiman
$560
155 km or 97 mi Atakpame
$647
159 km or 99 mi Porto-Novo
$670
165 km or 102 mi Koforidua
$588
167 km or 104 mi Accra
$729
243 km or 151 mi Lagos
$1113
253 km or 157 mi Save
$613
261 km or 162 mi Abeokuta
$1030
272 km or 169 mi Sotouboua
$649
317 km or 197 mi Sokode
$651
320 km or 199 mi Kumasi
$433
321 km or 200 mi Obuasi
$551
329 km or 204 mi Ibadan
$776
354 km or 220 mi Oyo
$677
357 km or 222 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$577
380 km or 236 mi Kara
$658
398 km or 247 mi Ife
$779
411 km or 256 mi Osogbo
$695
430 km or 267 mi Tamale
$507
452 km or 281 mi Ilorin
$535
456 km or 283 mi Akure
$634
471 km or 293 mi Ado Ekiti
$666
486 km or 302 mi Benin
$558
496 km or 308 mi Owo
$651
505 km or 314 mi Warri
$881
526 km or 327 mi Abengourou
$889
558 km or 347 mi Grand-Bassam
$881
587 km or 365 mi Abidjan
$1022
602 km or 374 mi Agboville
$882
615 km or 382 mi Onitsha
$972
626 km or 389 mi Dabou
$882
646 km or 401 mi Awka
$805
647 km or 402 mi Owerri
$1611
658 km or 409 mi Port Harcourt
$679

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Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi South Yarra
$1620
24 km or 15 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1635
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1625
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1645
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1691
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1668
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1671
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1643
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1600
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1654
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$1981
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1390
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1291
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$1727
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1601
226 km or 140 mi Warrnambool
$1631
367 km or 228 mi Mount Gambier
$1701
369 km or 230 mi Wagga Wagga
$1457
392 km or 244 mi Devonport
$1768
404 km or 251 mi Griffith
$1619
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1651
466 km or 290 mi Canberra
$2023
477 km or 296 mi Mildura
$1691
546 km or 339 mi Goulburn
$1616
597 km or 371 mi Hobart
$2106
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1511
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1538
651 km or 405 mi Wollongong
$1416
655 km or 407 mi Adelaide
$1978
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1584
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1702
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$2252
707 km or 440 mi Kellyville
$1824
713 km or 443 mi Sydney
$2539
728 km or 452 mi Dee Why
$2099
822 km or 511 mi Newcastle
$1448
891 km or 554 mi Whyalla
$1795
1015 km or 631 mi Port Macquarie
$1681
1021 km or 634 mi Armidale
$1185
1123 km or 698 mi Coffs Harbour
$1963