Lome vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lome Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$759
$543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1804
$1430
🏠 One person rent
$267
$185
🏘️ Family rent
$420
$300
🍽️ Food expenses
$297
$258
🚐 Transport expenses
$129
$40.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$147
$173
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
16
27
😀 Quality of life
28
28
🏙️ Population
2.19M
42.7K

The cost of living in Lome is 40% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 6976th and 8425th ($759 vs $543) 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 0.2 months in Lome compared to 0.3 months in Meru. Lome ranked 1st best city to live in Togo vs Meru ranked 10th in Kenya, while ranked 8853rd and 8855th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lome vs Meru

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Lome Meru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.29
$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.6
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.36
$6.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$2.3
☕ Cappuccino
$3.86
$2.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.21
$0.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$213
$165
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$124
$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$389
$304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$219
$199
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79
$29.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$45.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46
$35.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.76%
14.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1549
$1039
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$619
$1138
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$62.5
$33.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.8
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.2
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.09
$1.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.24
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.01
$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.85
$5.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$0.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.82
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.49
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.15
$2.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.28
$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.64
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.06
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.1
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.13
$7.77
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22
$20.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.2
$3.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$39
$22.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.2
$54.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$125
$254
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3512
$10408

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
138 km or 85 mi Thika
$448
175 km or 109 mi Nairobi
$807
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$415
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$532
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$513
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$549
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$524
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$540
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$603
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$618
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$624
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$563
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$573
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$611
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$635
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$697
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$531
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$533
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$613
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$591
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$546
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$586
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$495
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$745
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$417
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$735
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$910
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$577
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$810
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$746
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$541
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$513
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$671
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$872
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$688
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$721
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$553
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$688
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$795
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$583