Lome vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lome Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$835
$811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1928
$2043
🏠 One person rent
$320
$286
🏘️ Family rent
$486
$478
🍽️ Food expenses
$316
$286
🚐 Transport expenses
$137
$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$129
$181
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
16
68
😀 Quality of life
23
58
🏙️ Population
2.19M
5.55M

The cost of living in Lome is 3% more expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 6522nd and 6622nd ($835 vs $811) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 0.2 months in Nairobi. Lome ranked 1st best city to live in Togo vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 9029th and 6071st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lome vs Nairobi

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Lome Nairobi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.28
$5.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.8
$38.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.35
$6.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$2.33
☕ Cappuccino
$4.52
$2.45
🥤 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
$399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$169
$179
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$544
$726
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$262
$322
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.7
$23.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$35.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46
$39.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.99%
15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1269
$1979
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$473
$1111
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.4
$31.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12
$17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.24
$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.04
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.03
$1.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.67
$6.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$5.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.45
$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.5
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.06
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$2.2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.5
$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.15
$2.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.22
$3.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.65
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$1.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.6
$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.44
$7.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.8
$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.21
$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.7
$19.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50.7
$67.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$93.1
$225
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3507
$8707

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$417
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$684
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$793
140 km or 87 mi Hohoe
$652
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$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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$460
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$420
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$503
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$549
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$612
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$533
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$528
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$543
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$511
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$623
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$654
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$548
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$596
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$582
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$656
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$552
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$658
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$717
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$578
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$526
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$567
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$609
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$421
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$799
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$627
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$687
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$597
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$758
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$687
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$567
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$524
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$833
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$499
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$686
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$412
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$689
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$688
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$617
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$491
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$820