Lome vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lome New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$678
$4044
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1768
$8222
🏠 One person rent
$250
$2662
🏘️ Family rent
$540
$3953
🍽️ Food expenses
$287
$794
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.4
$392
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$545
$6298
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
16
100
😀 Quality of life
40
96
🏙️ Population
2.19M
8.8M

The cost of living in Lome is 83% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 6964th and 6th ($678 vs $4044) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th 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 0.8 months in Lome compared to 1.6 months in New York City. Lome ranked 1st best city to live in Togo vs New York City ranked 1st in the United States, while ranked 7143rd and 8th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lome New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.06
$24.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$108
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.3
$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.81
$8.64
☕ Cappuccino
$3.82
$5.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.47
$2.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$241
$3504
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$90.4
$2240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$499
$3748
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$340
$3719
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.8
$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$162
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$58.1
$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.93%
6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1203
$16943
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$433
$12588
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.58
$2.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.4
$135
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.21
$26.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.87
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.74
$4.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$5.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.71
$5.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.01
$15.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.94
$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$5.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$5.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$6.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$3.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$3.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$1.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.23
$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$2.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.63
$16.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.75
$9.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.95
$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.52
$6.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.91
$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.9
$115
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.25
$18.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.1
$111
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.96
$27.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$21
$68.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$31.6
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$108
$1647
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6625
$17859

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$512
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$617
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$697
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$497
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$582
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$448
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$676
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$826
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$616
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$617
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$416
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$459
329 km or 204 mi Ibadan
$262
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$407
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$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
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$916
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$325
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$507
658 km or 409 mi Port Harcourt
$327

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$2529
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$2821
11 km or 7.1 mi Jersey
$3002
13 km or 8.3 mi Union
$2743
14 km or 8.8 mi West New York
$2739
14 km or 8.9 mi Bayonne
$3241
15 km or 9.6 mi North Bergen
$2691
17 km or 10 mi Secaucus
$2638
17 km or 11 mi Cliffside Park
$2613
18 km or 11 mi Kearny
$2494
20 km or 12 mi Valley Stream
$2608
20 km or 13 mi Fort Lee
$2612
20 km or 13 mi Lyndhurst
$2520
22 km or 14 mi Newark
$1956
23 km or 14 mi Elizabeth
$2622
23 km or 14 mi Belleville
$2400
25 km or 15 mi Hillside
$2464
25 km or 15 mi Long Beach
$2612
25 km or 15 mi Nutley
$2433
25 km or 16 mi East Orange
$2351
25 km or 16 mi Irvington
$2338
26 km or 16 mi Rockville Centre
$2521
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$2684
26 km or 16 mi Hackensack
$2653
26 km or 16 mi Bloomfield
$2422
26 km or 16 mi Teaneck
$2638
26 km or 16 mi Carteret
$2695
26 km or 16 mi Passaic
$2615
27 km or 17 mi Roselle
$2660
27 km or 17 mi Hempstead
$2627
28 km or 17 mi Union Township
$2614
28 km or 18 mi Clifton
$2698
28 km or 18 mi Maplewood
$2534
29 km or 18 mi Montclair
$2404
29 km or 18 mi Bergenfield
$2737
29 km or 18 mi Mount Vernon
$2784
30 km or 18 mi Rahway
$2694
30 km or 18 mi Uniondale
$2465
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$2447
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