Lome vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Lome	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$802	$4207
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1899	$9179
🏠 One person rent	$293	$2718
🏘️ Family rent	$474	$4382
🍽️ Food expenses	$307	$875
🚐 Transport expenses	$139	$373
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$116	$5229
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	16	100
😀 Quality of life	27	95
🏙️ Population	2.19M	8.8M

The cost of living in Lome is 81% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 6752nd and 4th ($802 vs $4207) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 0.1 months in Lome compared to 1.2 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 8925th and 18th 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	$3.61	$23.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.4	$107
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.42	$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$8.27
☕ Cappuccino	$3.95	$5.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.87	$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$254	$3712
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$145	$2223
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$457	$5056
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$266	$3881
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.6	$66.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.27%	6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1446	$17512
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$541	$9335
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$64.5	$134
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.3	$23.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.24	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.98	$4.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$6.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.02	$7.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$19.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.32	$15.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.34	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$6.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$5.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$6.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$3.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$3.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$1.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.54	$3.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.99	$18.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.17	$4.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.52	$18.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.27	$23.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.31	$13.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.69	$7.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.08	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.8	$118
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.21	$21.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21.9	$156
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.24	$40.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.3	$68.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$58.4	$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$108	$2132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3590	$21999

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Cities near Lome

Distance	City	Cost of living
99 km or 61 mi	Ho	$454
109 km or 68 mi	Kpalime	$678
135 km or 84 mi	Cotonou	$796
140 km or 87 mi	Hohoe	$683
145 km or 90 mi	Abomey	$612
147 km or 91 mi	Tema	$607
147 km or 91 mi	Ashaiman	$654
155 km or 97 mi	Atakpame	$673
159 km or 99 mi	Porto-Novo	$741
165 km or 102 mi	Koforidua	$703
167 km or 104 mi	Accra	$861
243 km or 151 mi	Lagos	$1022
253 km or 157 mi	Save	$650
261 km or 162 mi	Abeokuta	$1017
272 km or 169 mi	Sotouboua	$673
317 km or 197 mi	Sokode	$675
320 km or 199 mi	Kumasi	$562
321 km or 200 mi	Obuasi	$664
329 km or 204 mi	Ibadan	$759
354 km or 220 mi	Oyo	$665
357 km or 222 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$684
380 km or 236 mi	Kara	$682
398 km or 247 mi	Ife	$775
411 km or 256 mi	Osogbo	$659
430 km or 267 mi	Tamale	$612
452 km or 281 mi	Ilorin	$538
456 km or 283 mi	Akure	$578
471 km or 293 mi	Ado Ekiti	$631
486 km or 302 mi	Benin	$655
496 km or 308 mi	Owo	$594
505 km or 314 mi	Warri	$878
526 km or 327 mi	Abengourou	$1075
558 km or 347 mi	Grand-Bassam	$1062
587 km or 365 mi	Abidjan	$1198
602 km or 374 mi	Agboville	$1066
615 km or 382 mi	Onitsha	$922
626 km or 389 mi	Dabou	$1063
646 km or 401 mi	Awka	$785
647 km or 402 mi	Owerri	$1555
658 km or 409 mi	Port Harcourt	$618

Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2850
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3614
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3134
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$3092
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2814
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3307
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2803
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2868
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2738
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2781
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2803
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2801
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2696
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2750
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2792
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2533
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2717
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2809
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2539
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2512
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2665
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2684
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2774
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2685
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2477
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2702
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2782
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2665
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2772
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2697
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2734
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2666
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2638
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2497
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2687
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2863
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2758
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2690
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2503
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3188