Lome vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lome Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$711
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1810
$2907
🏠 One person rent
$267
$568
🏘️ Family rent
$556
$964
🍽️ Food expenses
$300
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$90.9
$84
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$565
$1324
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
16
61
😀 Quality of life
40
79
🏙️ Population
2.19M
605K

The cost of living in Lome is 39% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 6859th and 4672nd ($711 vs $1169) 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 6954th and 580th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lome Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.02
$9.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.7
$54.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.2
$7.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$5.18
☕ Cappuccino
$3.92
$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.26
$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$244
$510
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$93.7
$334
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$474
$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$339
$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.9
$181
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.8
$18.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.94%
4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1221
$2784
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$448
$1763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$1.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$50.5
$34.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.3
$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.04
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$2.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.59
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.78
$7.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.39
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$2.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$3.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.44
$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.72
$8.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.95
$5.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.89
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.1
$5.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.58
$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.95
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.7
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.45
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.9
$46
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.06
$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.2
$77.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$32.1
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$110
$547
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4929
$13962

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1377
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1111
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$856
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$893
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$946
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$999
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$1042
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$902
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$923
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1102
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1151
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$966
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$950
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$899
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1029
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$817
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$856
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1120
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1191
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1016
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1341
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$886
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$440
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1447
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$871
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1278
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$973
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1061
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$990
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$578
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1525
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$979
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1608
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1363
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$846
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1936
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$2023
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$390
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1057
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1363