Lome vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lome Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$759
$1254
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1804
$3163
🏠 One person rent
$267
$592
🏘️ Family rent
$420
$1001
🍽️ Food expenses
$297
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$129
$86.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$147
$1555
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
16
59
😀 Quality of life
28
80
🏙️ Population
2.19M
595K

The cost of living in Lome is 40% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 6976th and 4631st ($759 vs $1254) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Togo and Latvia, respectively. Check Togo vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Lome compared to 1.2 months in Riga. Lome ranked 1st best city to live in Togo vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 8853rd and 657th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lome vs Riga

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Lome Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.29
$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.6
$56
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.36
$9.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$5.81
☕ Cappuccino
$3.86
$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.21
$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$213
$564
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$124
$372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$389
$1006
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$219
$669
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79
$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$245
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46
$19.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.76%
4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1549
$3243
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$619
$2218
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$62.5
$35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.8
$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$1.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.2
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.09
$3.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.24
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.01
$8.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.85
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$2.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$3.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$3.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.82
$8.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.49
$6.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.15
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.28
$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.64
$2.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.06
$3.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.1
$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.13
$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22
$51.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.2
$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$39
$68.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.2
$88.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$125
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3512
$18197

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Distance City Cost of living
99 km or 61 mi Ho
$500
109 km or 68 mi Kpalime
$665
135 km or 84 mi Cotonou
$830
140 km or 87 mi Hohoe
$727
145 km or 90 mi Abomey
$596
147 km or 91 mi Tema
$583
147 km or 91 mi Ashaiman
$697
155 km or 97 mi Atakpame
$657
159 km or 99 mi Porto-Novo
$768
165 km or 102 mi Koforidua
$762
167 km or 104 mi Accra
$927
243 km or 151 mi Lagos
$946
253 km or 157 mi Save
$654
261 km or 162 mi Abeokuta
$995
272 km or 169 mi Sotouboua
$656
317 km or 197 mi Sokode
$656
320 km or 199 mi Kumasi
$606
321 km or 200 mi Obuasi
$714
329 km or 204 mi Ibadan
$658
354 km or 220 mi Oyo
$639
357 km or 222 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$745
380 km or 236 mi Kara
$661
398 km or 247 mi Ife
$670
411 km or 256 mi Osogbo
$575
430 km or 267 mi Tamale
$666
452 km or 281 mi Ilorin
$518
456 km or 283 mi Akure
$488
471 km or 293 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
486 km or 302 mi Benin
$627
496 km or 308 mi Owo
$531
505 km or 314 mi Warri
$786
526 km or 327 mi Abengourou
$1049
558 km or 347 mi Grand-Bassam
$1037
587 km or 365 mi Abidjan
$1185
602 km or 374 mi Agboville
$1043
615 km or 382 mi Onitsha
$795
626 km or 389 mi Dabou
$1044
646 km or 401 mi Awka
$693
647 km or 402 mi Owerri
$1364
658 km or 409 mi Port Harcourt
$559

Cities near Riga

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1374
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1000
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$893
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$938
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$895
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$964
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$860
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$982
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$932
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1179
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1225
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$1054
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$974
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$938
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1040
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$835
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$859
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1220
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1258
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1077
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1434
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$928
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$758
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1594
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$881
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1455
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$1085
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1114
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1104
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$1016
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1597
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$1079
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1684
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1498
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$1081
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1970
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$1974
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$445
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1170
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1391