Lome vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lome Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$678
$646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1768
$1766
🏠 One person rent
$250
$239
🏘️ Family rent
$540
$565
🍽️ Food expenses
$287
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.4
$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$545
$399
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
16
67
😀 Quality of life
40
59
🏙️ Population
2.19M
5.55M

The cost of living in Lome is 5% more expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 6964th and 7242nd ($678 vs $646) 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 0.8 months in Lome compared to 0.6 months in Nairobi. Lome ranked 1st best city to live in Togo vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 7143rd and 5517th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lome Nairobi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.06
$3.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$22
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.3
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.81
$1.91
☕ Cappuccino
$3.82
$2.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.47
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$241
$301
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$90.4
$147
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$499
$848
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$340
$401
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.8
$24.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$37.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$58.1
$36.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.93%
13.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1203
$1086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$433
$641
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.58
$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.4
$29.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.21
$10.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.87
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.74
$0.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.71
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$9.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.01
$5.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.94
$4.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$0.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.23
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.63
$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.75
$3.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.95
$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.52
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.91
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.9
$37.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.25
$5.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.1
$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.96
$4.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$21
$16.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$31.6
$46.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$108
$138
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6625
$6839

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$353
109 km or 68 mi Kpalime
$616
135 km or 84 mi Cotonou
$732
140 km or 87 mi Hohoe
$482
145 km or 90 mi Abomey
$677
147 km or 91 mi Tema
$446
147 km or 91 mi Ashaiman
$512
155 km or 97 mi Atakpame
$617
159 km or 99 mi Porto-Novo
$697
165 km or 102 mi Koforidua
$497
167 km or 104 mi Accra
$582
243 km or 151 mi Lagos
$448
253 km or 157 mi Save
$676
261 km or 162 mi Abeokuta
$826
272 km or 169 mi Sotouboua
$616
317 km or 197 mi Sokode
$617
320 km or 199 mi Kumasi
$416
321 km or 200 mi Obuasi
$459
329 km or 204 mi Ibadan
$262
354 km or 220 mi Oyo
$407
357 km or 222 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$476
380 km or 236 mi Kara
$620
398 km or 247 mi Ife
$250
411 km or 256 mi Osogbo
$310
430 km or 267 mi Tamale
$443
452 km or 281 mi Ilorin
$314
456 km or 283 mi Akure
$243
471 km or 293 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
486 km or 302 mi Benin
$315
496 km or 308 mi Owo
$272
505 km or 314 mi Warri
$351
526 km or 327 mi Abengourou
$874
558 km or 347 mi Grand-Bassam
$693
587 km or 365 mi Abidjan
$1114
602 km or 374 mi Agboville
$892
615 km or 382 mi Onitsha
$354
626 km or 389 mi Dabou
$916
646 km or 401 mi Awka
$325
647 km or 402 mi Owerri
$507
658 km or 409 mi Port Harcourt
$327

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$530
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$524
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$439
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$486
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$571
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$536
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$405
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$441
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$424
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$557
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$557
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$452
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$493
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$542
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$493
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$622
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$600
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$654
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$547
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$581
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$706
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$762
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$600
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$556
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$449
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$599
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$677
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$446
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$543
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$539
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$748
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$575
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$448
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$458
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$445
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$448
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$553
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$566
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$747