Lome vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lome Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$678
$1135
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1768
$2798
🏠 One person rent
$250
$549
🏘️ Family rent
$540
$919
🍽️ Food expenses
$287
$385
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.4
$80.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$545
$1220
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
16
61
😀 Quality of life
40
79
🏙️ Population
2.19M
606K

The cost of living in Lome is 40% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 6964th and 4604th ($678 vs $1135) 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 0.8 months in Lome compared to 1.1 months in Riga. Lome ranked 1st best city to live in Togo vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 7143rd and 535th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lome Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.06
$9.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$52.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.3
$7.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.81
$4.97
☕ Cappuccino
$3.82
$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.47
$1.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$241
$485
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$90.4
$314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$499
$885
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$340
$549
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.8
$184
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$286
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$58.1
$16.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.93%
4.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1203
$2627
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$433
$1636
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.58
$1.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.4
$33.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.21
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.87
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.74
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.71
$2.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.01
$7.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.94
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$3.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.23
$8.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.63
$5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.75
$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.95
$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.52
$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.91
$3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.9
$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.25
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.1
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.96
$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$21
$77.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$31.6
$92.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$108
$464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6625
$13518

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Distance City Cost of living
99 km or 61 mi Ho
$353
109 km or 68 mi Kpalime
$616
135 km or 84 mi Cotonou
$732
140 km or 87 mi Hohoe
$482
145 km or 90 mi Abomey
$677
147 km or 91 mi Tema
$446
147 km or 91 mi Ashaiman
$512
155 km or 97 mi Atakpame
$617
159 km or 99 mi Porto-Novo
$697
165 km or 102 mi Koforidua
$497
167 km or 104 mi Accra
$582
243 km or 151 mi Lagos
$448
253 km or 157 mi Save
$676
261 km or 162 mi Abeokuta
$826
272 km or 169 mi Sotouboua
$616
317 km or 197 mi Sokode
$617
320 km or 199 mi Kumasi
$416
321 km or 200 mi Obuasi
$459
329 km or 204 mi Ibadan
$262
354 km or 220 mi Oyo
$407
357 km or 222 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$476
380 km or 236 mi Kara
$620
398 km or 247 mi Ife
$250
411 km or 256 mi Osogbo
$310
430 km or 267 mi Tamale
$443
452 km or 281 mi Ilorin
$314
456 km or 283 mi Akure
$243
471 km or 293 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
486 km or 302 mi Benin
$315
496 km or 308 mi Owo
$272
505 km or 314 mi Warri
$351
526 km or 327 mi Abengourou
$874
558 km or 347 mi Grand-Bassam
$693
587 km or 365 mi Abidjan
$1114
602 km or 374 mi Agboville
$892
615 km or 382 mi Onitsha
$354
626 km or 389 mi Dabou
$916
646 km or 401 mi Awka
$325
647 km or 402 mi Owerri
$507
658 km or 409 mi Port Harcourt
$327

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1362
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1088
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$827
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$860
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$927
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$827
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$985
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$877
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$893
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$982
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1080
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$909
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$928
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$864
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$976
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$831
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$835
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1163
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1080
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$981
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1303
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$922
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$461
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1335
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$850
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1194
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$920
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1028
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$933
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$622
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1438
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$906
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1519
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1345
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$814
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1825
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$1907
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$385
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1013
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1257