Lome vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lome Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$678
$486
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1768
$1333
🏠 One person rent
$250
$177
🏘️ Family rent
$540
$398
🍽️ Food expenses
$287
$228
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.4
$31.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$545
$406
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
16
30
😀 Quality of life
40
29
🏙️ Population
2.19M
42.7K

The cost of living in Lome is 40% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 6964th and 8601st ($678 vs $486) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Togo and Kenya, respectively. Check Togo vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Lome compared to 0.8 months in Meru. Lome ranked 1st best city to live in Togo vs Meru ranked 9th in Kenya, while ranked 7143rd and 8527th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lome Meru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.06
$4.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.3
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.81
$2.06
☕ Cappuccino
$3.82
$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.47
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$241
$195
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$90.4
$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$499
$557
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$340
$284
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.8
$14.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$22.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$58.1
$36.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.93%
13.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1203
$862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$433
$864
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.58
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.4
$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.21
$10.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.87
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.74
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.71
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.01
$5.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.94
$4.24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$0.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.23
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.63
$2.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.75
$3.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.95
$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.52
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.91
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.9
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.25
$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.1
$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.96
$3.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$21
$16.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$31.6
$49
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$108
$136
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6625
$6789

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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
138 km or 85 mi Thika
$530
175 km or 109 mi Nairobi
$646
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$524
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$439
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$405
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$441
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$424
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$536
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$557
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$571
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$557
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$452
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$542
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$493
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$600
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$654
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$547
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$622
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$493
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$556
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$706
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$762
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$581
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$805
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$600
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$840
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$553
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$748
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$871
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$543
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$498
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$599
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$677
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$449
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$819
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$575
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$446
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$747
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$539