Lome vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Lome	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$835	$4203
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1928	$9136
🏠 One person rent	$320	$2713
🏘️ Family rent	$486	$4396
🍽️ Food expenses	$316	$874
🚐 Transport expenses	$137	$379
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$129	$5599
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	16	100
😀 Quality of life	23	98
🏙️ Population	2.19M	8.8M

The cost of living in Lome is 80% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 6522nd and 4th ($835 vs $4203) 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 0.2 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 1st in the United States, while ranked 9029th and 11th 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	$3.28	$23.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.8	$92.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.35	$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.94	$8.67
☕ Cappuccino	$4.52	$6.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.39	$3.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$301	$3669
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$169	$2221
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$544	$5076
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$262	$3880
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.7	$137
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$211
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46	$66.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.99%	6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1269	$15299
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$473	$11127
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$2.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.4	$134
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12	$25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.24	$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.04	$4.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$6.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.03	$7.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$19.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.67	$15.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.54	$19.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$7.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.45	$5.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$6.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$3.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$3.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$1.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.5	$3.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.06	$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.28	$4.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.5	$18.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.15	$23.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.22	$13.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.65	$8.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.07	$2.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.6	$128
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.44	$20.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21.8	$157
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.21	$37.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.7	$63.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$50.7	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$93.1	$1884
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3507	$22663

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Cities near Lome

Distance	City	Cost of living
99 km or 61 mi	Ho	$417
109 km or 68 mi	Kpalime	$684
135 km or 84 mi	Cotonou	$793
140 km or 87 mi	Hohoe	$652
145 km or 90 mi	Abomey	$598
147 km or 91 mi	Tema	$600
147 km or 91 mi	Ashaiman	$630
155 km or 97 mi	Atakpame	$699
159 km or 99 mi	Porto-Novo	$743
165 km or 102 mi	Koforidua	$668
167 km or 104 mi	Accra	$822
243 km or 151 mi	Lagos	$1102
253 km or 157 mi	Save	$646
261 km or 162 mi	Abeokuta	$1013
272 km or 169 mi	Sotouboua	$703
317 km or 197 mi	Sokode	$705
320 km or 199 mi	Kumasi	$532
321 km or 200 mi	Obuasi	$631
329 km or 204 mi	Ibadan	$752
354 km or 220 mi	Oyo	$664
357 km or 222 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$649
380 km or 236 mi	Kara	$712
398 km or 247 mi	Ife	$778
411 km or 256 mi	Osogbo	$705
430 km or 267 mi	Tamale	$576
452 km or 281 mi	Ilorin	$526
456 km or 283 mi	Akure	$644
471 km or 293 mi	Ado Ekiti	$642
486 km or 302 mi	Benin	$632
496 km or 308 mi	Owo	$664
505 km or 314 mi	Warri	$926
526 km or 327 mi	Abengourou	$1066
558 km or 347 mi	Grand-Bassam	$1059
587 km or 365 mi	Abidjan	$1224
602 km or 374 mi	Agboville	$1057
615 km or 382 mi	Onitsha	$1051
626 km or 389 mi	Dabou	$1057
646 km or 401 mi	Awka	$878
647 km or 402 mi	Owerri	$1774
658 km or 409 mi	Port Harcourt	$676

Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2569
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3364
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3066
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2913
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2733
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3253
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2717
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2783
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2727
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2725
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2735
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2811
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2671
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2712
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2765
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2538
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2688
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2756
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2545
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2475
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2614
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2647
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2770
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2705
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2513
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2749
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2774
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2695
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2769
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2655
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2730
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2718
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2609
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2506
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2723
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2911
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2779
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2680
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2470
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3174