Lome vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lome Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$802
$542
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1899
$1408
🏠 One person rent
$293
$179
🏘️ Family rent
$474
$284
🍽️ Food expenses
$307
$263
🚐 Transport expenses
$139
$39.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$116
$415
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
16
27
😀 Quality of life
27
32
🏙️ Population
2.19M
42.7K

The cost of living in Lome is 48% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 6752nd and 8447th ($802 vs $542) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Togo and Kenya, respectively. Check Togo vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 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 8925th and 8725th 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
$3.61
$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.4
$39
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.42
$6.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$2.34
☕ Cappuccino
$3.95
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.87
$0.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$254
$165
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$103
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$457
$304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$266
$183
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80
$25.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$39.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.6
$37.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.27%
15.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1446
$1070
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$541
$1158
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64.5
$28.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.3
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.24
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.02
$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.32
$6.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.34
$4.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.84
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$0.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.54
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.99
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$2.14
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.52
$3.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.27
$2.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.31
$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.69
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.08
$1.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.8
$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.21
$7.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.9
$21.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.24
$3.51
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$19.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.4
$59.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$108
$220
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3590
$9031

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$454
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$678
135 km or 84 mi Cotonou
$796
140 km or 87 mi Hohoe
$683
145 km or 90 mi Abomey
$612
147 km or 91 mi Tema
$607
147 km or 91 mi Ashaiman
$654
155 km or 97 mi Atakpame
$673
159 km or 99 mi Porto-Novo
$741
165 km or 102 mi Koforidua
$703
167 km or 104 mi Accra
$861
243 km or 151 mi Lagos
$1022
253 km or 157 mi Save
$650
261 km or 162 mi Abeokuta
$1017
272 km or 169 mi Sotouboua
$673
317 km or 197 mi Sokode
$675
320 km or 199 mi Kumasi
$562
321 km or 200 mi Obuasi
$664
329 km or 204 mi Ibadan
$759
354 km or 220 mi Oyo
$665
357 km or 222 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$684
380 km or 236 mi Kara
$682
398 km or 247 mi Ife
$775
411 km or 256 mi Osogbo
$659
430 km or 267 mi Tamale
$612
452 km or 281 mi Ilorin
$538
456 km or 283 mi Akure
$578
471 km or 293 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
486 km or 302 mi Benin
$655
496 km or 308 mi Owo
$594
505 km or 314 mi Warri
$878
526 km or 327 mi Abengourou
$1075
558 km or 347 mi Grand-Bassam
$1062
587 km or 365 mi Abidjan
$1198
602 km or 374 mi Agboville
$1066
615 km or 382 mi Onitsha
$922
626 km or 389 mi Dabou
$1063
646 km or 401 mi Awka
$785
647 km or 402 mi Owerri
$1555
658 km or 409 mi Port Harcourt
$618

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Distance City Cost of living
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$455
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$797
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$419
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$508
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$520
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$533
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$505
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$523
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$624
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$602
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$651
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$553
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$593
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$604
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$670
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$722
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$563
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$544
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$623
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$627
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$551
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$588
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$506
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$743
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$408
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$763
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$996
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$617
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$825
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$775
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$572
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$528
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$620
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$811
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$691
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$724
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$518
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$693
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$810
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$544