Lome vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lome Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$835
$549
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1928
$1431
🏠 One person rent
$320
$175
🏘️ Family rent
$486
$281
🍽️ Food expenses
$316
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$137
$42.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$129
$360
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
16
29
😀 Quality of life
23
32
🏙️ Population
2.19M
42.7K

The cost of living in Lome is 52% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 6522nd and 8291st ($835 vs $549) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 0.7 months in Meru. Lome ranked 1st best city to live in Togo vs Meru ranked 9th in Kenya, while ranked 9029th and 8680th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lome Meru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.28
$5.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.8
$38.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.35
$6.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$2.31
☕ Cappuccino
$4.52
$2.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.39
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$301
$167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$169
$98.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$544
$304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$262
$181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.7
$23.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$35.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46
$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.99%
15.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1269
$1175
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$473
$1345
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.4
$28.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12
$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.24
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.04
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.03
$1.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.67
$6.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$5.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$3.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.45
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.5
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.06
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.5
$3.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.15
$2.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.22
$3.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.65
$1.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.6
$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.44
$7.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.8
$21.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.21
$3.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.7
$19.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50.7
$68.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$93.1
$222
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3507
$8839

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$417
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$684
135 km or 84 mi Cotonou
$793
140 km or 87 mi Hohoe
$652
145 km or 90 mi Abomey
$598
147 km or 91 mi Tema
$600
147 km or 91 mi Ashaiman
$630
155 km or 97 mi Atakpame
$699
159 km or 99 mi Porto-Novo
$743
165 km or 102 mi Koforidua
$668
167 km or 104 mi Accra
$822
243 km or 151 mi Lagos
$1102
253 km or 157 mi Save
$646
261 km or 162 mi Abeokuta
$1013
272 km or 169 mi Sotouboua
$703
317 km or 197 mi Sokode
$705
320 km or 199 mi Kumasi
$532
321 km or 200 mi Obuasi
$631
329 km or 204 mi Ibadan
$752
354 km or 220 mi Oyo
$664
357 km or 222 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$649
380 km or 236 mi Kara
$712
398 km or 247 mi Ife
$778
411 km or 256 mi Osogbo
$705
430 km or 267 mi Tamale
$576
452 km or 281 mi Ilorin
$526
456 km or 283 mi Akure
$644
471 km or 293 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
486 km or 302 mi Benin
$632
496 km or 308 mi Owo
$664
505 km or 314 mi Warri
$926
526 km or 327 mi Abengourou
$1066
558 km or 347 mi Grand-Bassam
$1059
587 km or 365 mi Abidjan
$1224
602 km or 374 mi Agboville
$1057
615 km or 382 mi Onitsha
$1051
626 km or 389 mi Dabou
$1057
646 km or 401 mi Awka
$878
647 km or 402 mi Owerri
$1774
658 km or 409 mi Port Harcourt
$676

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Distance City Cost of living
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$460
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$811
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$420
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$503
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$528
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$543
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$511
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$533
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$623
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$612
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$654
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$548
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$582
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$596
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$658
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$717
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$578
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$552
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$656
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$627
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$567
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$609
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$526
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$724
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$421
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$799
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$1031
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$617
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$833
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$802
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$567
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$527
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$597
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$758
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$687
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$715
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$499
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$687
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$820
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$524