Lome vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lome New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$759
$4202
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1804
$9189
🏠 One person rent
$267
$2718
🏘️ Family rent
$420
$4417
🍽️ Food expenses
$297
$842
🚐 Transport expenses
$129
$400
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$147
$5389
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
16
100
😀 Quality of life
28
95
🏙️ Population
2.19M
8.8M

The cost of living in Lome is 82% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 6976th and 4th ($759 vs $4202) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Togo and the United States, respectively. Check Togo vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Lome compared to 1.3 months in New York City. Lome ranked 1st best city to live in Togo vs New York City ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 8853rd and 15th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lome vs New York City

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Lome New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.29
$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.6
$90
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.36
$13.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$8.3
☕ Cappuccino
$3.86
$6.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.21
$3.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$213
$3692
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$124
$2206
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$389
$5140
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$219
$3874
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79
$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$218
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46
$70.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.76%
6.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1549
$18073
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$619
$7831
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$62.5
$138
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.8
$27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.2
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$4.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$5.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.09
$6.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.24
$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.01
$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.85
$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$6.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$5.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$6.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$3.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$3.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.82
$19.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$4.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.49
$18.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.15
$23.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.28
$14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.64
$8.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.06
$2.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.1
$132
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.13
$21.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22
$159
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.2
$40.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$39
$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.2
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$125
$2095
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3512
$21713

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Astoria
$2940
11 km or 6.8 mi Hoboken
$3729
11 km or 7.1 mi Jersey
$3110
13 km or 8.3 mi Union
$3145
14 km or 8.8 mi West New York
$2842
14 km or 8.9 mi Bayonne
$3304
15 km or 9.6 mi North Bergen
$2840
17 km or 10 mi Secaucus
$2917
17 km or 11 mi Cliffside Park
$2795
18 km or 11 mi Kearny
$2791
20 km or 12 mi Valley Stream
$2820
20 km or 13 mi Fort Lee
$2821
20 km or 13 mi Lyndhurst
$2707
22 km or 14 mi Newark
$2797
23 km or 14 mi Elizabeth
$2805
23 km or 14 mi Belleville
$2545
25 km or 15 mi Hillside
$2725
25 km or 15 mi Long Beach
$2823
25 km or 15 mi Nutley
$2540
25 km or 16 mi East Orange
$2557
25 km or 16 mi Irvington
$2665
26 km or 16 mi Rockville Centre
$2700
26 km or 16 mi Linden
$2791
26 km or 16 mi Hackensack
$2692
26 km or 16 mi Bloomfield
$2485
26 km or 16 mi Teaneck
$2697
26 km or 16 mi Carteret
$2775
26 km or 16 mi Passaic
$2614
27 km or 17 mi Roselle
$2779
27 km or 17 mi Hempstead
$2710
28 km or 17 mi Union Township
$2729
28 km or 18 mi Clifton
$2669
28 km or 18 mi Maplewood
$2634
29 km or 18 mi Montclair
$2450
29 km or 18 mi Bergenfield
$2713
29 km or 18 mi Mount Vernon
$2863
30 km or 18 mi Rahway
$2762
30 km or 18 mi Uniondale
$2694
30 km or 18 mi West Orange
$2488
30 km or 18 mi New Rochelle
$3192