Lome vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Lome	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$759	$1901
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1804	$4422
🏠 One person rent	$267	$984
🏘️ Family rent	$420	$1684
🍽️ Food expenses	$297	$567
🚐 Transport expenses	$129	$193
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$147	$2928
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	16	100
😀 Quality of life	28	93
🏙️ Population	2.19M	1.9M

The cost of living in Lome is 60% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 6976th and 2370th ($759 vs $1901) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 64th in Togo and Canada, respectively. Check Togo vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Lome compared to 1.5 months in Montreal. Lome ranked 1st best city to live in Togo vs Montreal ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 8853rd and 49th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lome vs Montreal

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	Lome	Montreal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.29	$15.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.6	$64.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.36	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.95	$6.08
☕ Cappuccino	$3.86	$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.21	$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$213	$1096
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$124	$842
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$389	$1985
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$219	$1459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79	$51.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$79.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46	$40.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.76%	4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1549	$5122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$619	$3877
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$2.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62.5	$75.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.8	$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.2	$2.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.98	$2.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$2.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.09	$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.24	$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.01	$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.85	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$3.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$3.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$3.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.51	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.82	$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.16	$2.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.49	$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.15	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.28	$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.64	$4.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.06	$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.1	$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.13	$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22	$119
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.2	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$39	$54.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67.2	$99.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$125	$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3512	$6432

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Cities near Lome

Distance	City	Cost of living
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

Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1856
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1828
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1874
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1852
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1870
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2051
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1937
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1861
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1921
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1905
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1917
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1892
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$2058
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1875
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1918
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1905
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1915
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1829
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1863
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1892
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1913
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1914
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1817
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1928
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1828
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1926
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1816
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1903
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1850
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1702
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1906
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1772
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1864
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1832
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1675
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1942
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1421
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1199
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1575
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1828