Lome vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lome Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$711
$745
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1810
$2030
🏠 One person rent
$267
$269
🏘️ Family rent
$556
$619
🍽️ Food expenses
$300
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$90.9
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$565
$394
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
16
67
😀 Quality of life
40
57
🏙️ Population
2.19M
5.55M

The cost of living in Lome is 5% less expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 6859th and 6689th ($711 vs $745) 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 0.5 months in Nairobi. Lome ranked 1st best city to live in Togo vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 6954th and 5632nd 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
$2.02
$3.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.7
$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.2
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$2.2
☕ Cappuccino
$3.92
$2.41
🥤 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
$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$93.7
$164
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$474
$1021
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$339
$420
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.9
$25.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$38.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.8
$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.94%
14.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1221
$1536
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$448
$1125
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$50.5
$34.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.3
$13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.04
$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.59
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.78
$6.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.39
$5.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.44
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.72
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$2.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.95
$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.89
$3.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.1
$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.58
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.95
$1.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.7
$40.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.45
$6.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.9
$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.06
$5.57
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.2
$19.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$32.1
$58.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$110
$168
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4929
$8325

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$345
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$656
135 km or 84 mi Cotonou
$755
140 km or 87 mi Hohoe
$570
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$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
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$571
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$482
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$493
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$535
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$543
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$548
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$460
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$518
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$483
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$581
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$583
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$502
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$560
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$511
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$466
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$601
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$643
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$707
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$559
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$564
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$675
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$736
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$639
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$579
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$509
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$622
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$723
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$509
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$568
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$545
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$784
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$598
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$509
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$441
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$510
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$509
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$576
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$579
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$768