Lome vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Lome	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$802	$2133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1899	$4730
🏠 One person rent	$293	$1249
🏘️ Family rent	$474	$1952
🍽️ Food expenses	$307	$587
🚐 Transport expenses	$139	$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$116	$3871
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	16	49
😀 Quality of life	27	92
🏙️ Population	2.19M	1.02M

The cost of living in Lome is 62% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 6752nd and 1668th ($802 vs $2133) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 27th in Togo and Canada, respectively. Check Togo vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Lome compared to 1.8 months in Ottawa. Lome ranked 1st best city to live in Togo vs Ottawa ranked 10th in Canada, while ranked 8925th and 123rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lome vs Ottawa

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	Lome	Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.61	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.4	$62.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.42	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$5.87
☕ Cappuccino	$3.95	$4.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.87	$2.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$254	$1328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$145	$1047
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$457	$2126
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$266	$1662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80	$96.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.6	$48.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.27%	4.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1446	$4318
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$541	$3670
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$2.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$64.5	$99.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.3	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.24	$2.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.98	$2.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.02	$3.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.32	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.34	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$4.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$3.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$3.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.54	$2.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.99	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.17	$2.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.52	$13.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.27	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.31	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.69	$1.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.08	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.8	$44.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.21	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21.9	$68.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.24	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.3	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$58.4	$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$108	$882
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3590	$17337

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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 Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1866
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2229
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1703
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1868
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1971
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1896
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1924
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1864
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1948
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1930
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1935
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1950
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1920
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1934
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1944
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1476
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1927
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1923
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1914
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$2047
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1733
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1862
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1910
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1928
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1852
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1940
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1923
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1960
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2080
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1897
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1846
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1861
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891