Lome vs Praia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lome	Praia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$755	$840
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1774	$1956
🏠 One person rent	$306	$405
🏘️ Family rent	$499	$721
🍽️ Food expenses	$297	$327
🚐 Transport expenses	$102	$47
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$534	$191
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	17	29
😀 Quality of life	40	36
🏙️ Population	2.19M	159K

The cost of living in Lome is 10% less expensive than in Praia. Cities ranked 6657th and 6298th ($755 vs $840) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Togo and Cape Verde, respectively. Check Togo vs Cape Verde comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Lome compared to 0.2 months in Praia. Lome ranked 1st best city to live in Togo vs Praia ranked 1st in Cape Verde, while ranked 6989th and 7365th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lome vs Praia

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	Lome	Praia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.24	$5.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.6	$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.57	$5.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.8	$2.07
☕ Cappuccino	$4.98	$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.59	$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$299	$393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$145	$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$527	$821
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$271	$460
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.7	$92.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.2	$45.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.95%	8.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1155	$1102
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$420	$879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.9	$25.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.3	$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.96	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.93	$1.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.68	$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.09	$18.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.39	$4.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.99	$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$3.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$2.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$3.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.36	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.45	$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.04	$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.83	$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.6	$3.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.86	$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.47	$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.85	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.5	$25.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.96	$5.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.8	$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.86	$2.36
👖 Brand Jeans	$20.1	$32.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$30.4	$69.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$104	$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4691	$2887

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Lome

Distance	City	Cost of living
99 km or 61 mi	Ho	$354
109 km or 68 mi	Kpalime	$632
135 km or 84 mi	Cotonou	$709
140 km or 87 mi	Hohoe	$575
145 km or 90 mi	Abomey	$590
147 km or 91 mi	Tema	$553
147 km or 91 mi	Ashaiman	$560
155 km or 97 mi	Atakpame	$647
159 km or 99 mi	Porto-Novo	$670
165 km or 102 mi	Koforidua	$588
167 km or 104 mi	Accra	$729
243 km or 151 mi	Lagos	$1113
253 km or 157 mi	Save	$613
261 km or 162 mi	Abeokuta	$1030
272 km or 169 mi	Sotouboua	$649
317 km or 197 mi	Sokode	$651
320 km or 199 mi	Kumasi	$433
321 km or 200 mi	Obuasi	$551
329 km or 204 mi	Ibadan	$776
354 km or 220 mi	Oyo	$677
357 km or 222 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$577
380 km or 236 mi	Kara	$658
398 km or 247 mi	Ife	$779
411 km or 256 mi	Osogbo	$695
430 km or 267 mi	Tamale	$507
452 km or 281 mi	Ilorin	$535
456 km or 283 mi	Akure	$634
471 km or 293 mi	Ado Ekiti	$666
486 km or 302 mi	Benin	$558
496 km or 308 mi	Owo	$651
505 km or 314 mi	Warri	$881
526 km or 327 mi	Abengourou	$889
558 km or 347 mi	Grand-Bassam	$881
587 km or 365 mi	Abidjan	$1022
602 km or 374 mi	Agboville	$882
615 km or 382 mi	Onitsha	$972
626 km or 389 mi	Dabou	$882
646 km or 401 mi	Awka	$805
647 km or 402 mi	Owerri	$1611
658 km or 409 mi	Port Harcourt	$679

Cities near Praia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Assomada	$838
270 km or 168 mi	Mindelo	$865
651 km or 404 mi	Dakar	$1114
671 km or 417 mi	Rufisque	$1046
709 km or 440 mi	Thies	$1052
760 km or 472 mi	Lamin	$507
761 km or 473 mi	Saint-Louis	$960
762 km or 474 mi	Brikama	$552
765 km or 475 mi	Banjul	$477
766 km or 476 mi	Fatick	$998
786 km or 488 mi	Louga	$970
805 km or 500 mi	Kaolack	$1000
824 km or 512 mi	Ziguinchor	$953
843 km or 524 mi	Rosso	$647
877 km or 545 mi	Nouakchott	$675
921 km or 572 mi	Bissau	$827
952 km or 591 mi	Kolda	$964
1004 km or 624 mi	Bafata	$804
1156 km or 718 mi	Boffa	$998
1222 km or 760 mi	Conakry	$1061
1263 km or 785 mi	Forecariah	$998
1327 km or 825 mi	Freetown	$1346
1338 km or 831 mi	Mamou	$1019
1497 km or 930 mi	Bo	$1278
1554 km or 965 mi	Kenema	$1272
1618 km or 1005 mi	Gueckedou	$1009
1621 km or 1007 mi	Kankan	$1007
1646 km or 1023 mi	Tenerife	$1612
1660 km or 1031 mi	La Orotava	$1558
1662 km or 1033 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1287
1663 km or 1034 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1665
1680 km or 1044 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1361
1682 km or 1045 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1371
1685 km or 1047 mi	Monrovia	$523
1688 km or 1049 mi	Las Palmas	$1268
1694 km or 1053 mi	Bamako	$569
1712 km or 1064 mi	Kakata	$487
1729 km or 1074 mi	Laayoune	$559
1735 km or 1078 mi	Koulikoro	$490
1737 km or 1079 mi	Banamba	$491