Lome vs Ouagadougou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lome Ouagadougou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$711
$820
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1810
$2067
🏠 One person rent
$267
$381
🏘️ Family rent
$556
$662
🍽️ Food expenses
$300
$296
🚐 Transport expenses
$90.9
$64.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$565
$592
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
16
21
😀 Quality of life
40
22
🏙️ Population
2.19M
2.45M

The cost of living in Lome is 13% less expensive than in Ouagadougou. Cities ranked 6859th and 6363rd ($711 vs $820) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Togo and Burkina Faso, respectively. Check Togo vs Burkina Faso comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Lome compared to 0.7 months in Ouagadougou. Lome ranked 1st best city to live in Togo vs Ouagadougou ranked 1st in Burkina Faso, while ranked 6954th and 8805th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lome vs Ouagadougou

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Lome Ouagadougou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.02
$3.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.7
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.2
$7.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$1.18
☕ Cappuccino
$3.92
$1.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.26
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$244
$395
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$93.7
$224
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$474
$641
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$339
$464
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.9
$73
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.8
$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.94%
12.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1221
$225
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$448
$905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$50.5
$12.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.3
$5.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.04
$2.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$0.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$2.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.59
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.78
$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.39
$3.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$0.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$2.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.44
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.72
$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.95
$1.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.89
$4.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.1
$5.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.58
$3.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.95
$4.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.7
$41
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.45
$6.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.9
$38.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.06
$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.2
$26.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$32.1
$62.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$110
$127
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4929
$15640

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Cities near Lome

Distance City Cost of living
99 km or 61 mi Ho
$345
109 km or 68 mi Kpalime
$656
135 km or 84 mi Cotonou
$755
140 km or 87 mi Hohoe
$570
145 km or 90 mi Abomey
$617
147 km or 91 mi Tema
$368
147 km or 91 mi Ashaiman
$546
155 km or 97 mi Atakpame
$655
159 km or 99 mi Porto-Novo
$710
165 km or 102 mi Koforidua
$585
167 km or 104 mi Accra
$747
243 km or 151 mi Lagos
$1133
253 km or 157 mi Save
$644
261 km or 162 mi Abeokuta
$1019
272 km or 169 mi Sotouboua
$652
317 km or 197 mi Sokode
$652
320 km or 199 mi Kumasi
$412
321 km or 200 mi Obuasi
$546
329 km or 204 mi Ibadan
$759
354 km or 220 mi Oyo
$699
357 km or 222 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$548
380 km or 236 mi Kara
$656
398 km or 247 mi Ife
$774
411 km or 256 mi Osogbo
$704
430 km or 267 mi Tamale
$492
452 km or 281 mi Ilorin
$526
456 km or 283 mi Akure
$635
471 km or 293 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
486 km or 302 mi Benin
$537
496 km or 308 mi Owo
$658
505 km or 314 mi Warri
$886
526 km or 327 mi Abengourou
$1015
558 km or 347 mi Grand-Bassam
$1014
587 km or 365 mi Abidjan
$1164
602 km or 374 mi Agboville
$1012
615 km or 382 mi Onitsha
$1036
626 km or 389 mi Dabou
$1011
646 km or 401 mi Awka
$846
647 km or 402 mi Owerri
$1686
658 km or 409 mi Port Harcourt
$651

Cities near Ouagadougou

Distance City Cost of living
91 km or 57 mi Koudougou
$744
92 km or 57 mi Manga
$761
153 km or 95 mi Leo
$751
166 km or 103 mi Ouahigouya
$753
210 km or 130 mi Fada N'gourma
$760
210 km or 131 mi Dedougou
$742
255 km or 158 mi Dori
$757
256 km or 159 mi Nouna
$745
326 km or 203 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$766
336 km or 209 mi Tamale
$492
415 km or 258 mi Niamey
$1073
431 km or 268 mi Kara
$656
464 km or 288 mi Sikasso
$503
475 km or 295 mi Sokode
$652
503 km or 313 mi Sotouboua
$652
513 km or 319 mi Markala
$496
527 km or 327 mi Segou
$498
551 km or 342 mi Korhogo
$1047
611 km or 380 mi Atakpame
$655
620 km or 385 mi Hohoe
$570
631 km or 392 mi Kumasi
$412
646 km or 401 mi Bouake
$1071
650 km or 404 mi Kpalime
$656
652 km or 405 mi Save
$644
655 km or 407 mi Banamba
$495
656 km or 407 mi Bougouni
$496
657 km or 408 mi Koulikoro
$497
662 km or 411 mi Abengourou
$1015
676 km or 420 mi Ho
$345
685 km or 426 mi Obuasi
$546
693 km or 430 mi Abomey
$617
702 km or 436 mi Bamako
$574
710 km or 441 mi Koforidua
$585
738 km or 459 mi Sokoto
$453
740 km or 460 mi Yamoussoukro
$1021
755 km or 469 mi Lome
$711
759 km or 471 mi Ashaiman
$546
762 km or 474 mi Tema
$368
765 km or 476 mi Accra
$747
773 km or 480 mi Agboville
$1012