Lome vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lome Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$711
$535
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1810
$1499
🏠 One person rent
$267
$177
🏘️ Family rent
$556
$411
🍽️ Food expenses
$300
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$90.9
$38.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$565
$443
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
16
30
😀 Quality of life
40
25
🏙️ Population
2.19M
42.7K

The cost of living in Lome is 33% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 6859th and 8393rd ($711 vs $535) 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 0.8 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 6954th and 8584th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lome Meru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.02
$3.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.7
$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.2
$5.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$2.33
☕ Cappuccino
$3.92
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.26
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$244
$191
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$93.7
$102
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$474
$648
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$339
$269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.9
$17.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$26.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.8
$40.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.94%
14.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1221
$1063
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$448
$1352
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$50.5
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.3
$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.04
$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.59
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.78
$6.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.39
$5.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$2.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.44
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.72
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.95
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.89
$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.1
$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.58
$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.95
$1.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.7
$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.45
$6.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.9
$21.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.06
$3.94
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.2
$19.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$32.1
$66.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$110
$166
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4929
$8360

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$345
109 km or 68 mi Kpalime
$656
135 km or 84 mi Cotonou
$755
140 km or 87 mi Hohoe
$570
145 km or 90 mi Abomey
$617
147 km or 91 mi Tema
$368
147 km or 91 mi Ashaiman
$546
155 km or 97 mi Atakpame
$655
159 km or 99 mi Porto-Novo
$710
165 km or 102 mi Koforidua
$585
167 km or 104 mi Accra
$747
243 km or 151 mi Lagos
$1133
253 km or 157 mi Save
$644
261 km or 162 mi Abeokuta
$1019
272 km or 169 mi Sotouboua
$652
317 km or 197 mi Sokode
$652
320 km or 199 mi Kumasi
$412
321 km or 200 mi Obuasi
$546
329 km or 204 mi Ibadan
$759
354 km or 220 mi Oyo
$699
357 km or 222 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$548
380 km or 236 mi Kara
$656
398 km or 247 mi Ife
$774
411 km or 256 mi Osogbo
$704
430 km or 267 mi Tamale
$492
452 km or 281 mi Ilorin
$526
456 km or 283 mi Akure
$635
471 km or 293 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
486 km or 302 mi Benin
$537
496 km or 308 mi Owo
$658
505 km or 314 mi Warri
$886
526 km or 327 mi Abengourou
$1015
558 km or 347 mi Grand-Bassam
$1014
587 km or 365 mi Abidjan
$1164
602 km or 374 mi Agboville
$1012
615 km or 382 mi Onitsha
$1036
626 km or 389 mi Dabou
$1011
646 km or 401 mi Awka
$846
647 km or 402 mi Owerri
$1686
658 km or 409 mi Port Harcourt
$651

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Distance City Cost of living
138 km or 85 mi Thika
$571
175 km or 109 mi Nairobi
$745
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$482
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$493
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$460
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$518
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$483
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$548
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$581
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$543
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$583
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$502
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$511
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$560
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$643
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$707
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$559
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$601
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$466
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$579
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$675
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$736
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$564
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$711
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$639
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$810
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$576
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$784
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$590
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$568
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$520
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$622
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$723
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$509
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$719
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$598
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$509
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$768
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$545