Lome vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lome Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$802
$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1899
$3118
🏠 One person rent
$293
$588
🏘️ Family rent
$474
$989
🍽️ Food expenses
$307
$449
🚐 Transport expenses
$139
$82.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$116
$1623
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
16
59
😀 Quality of life
27
81
🏙️ Population
2.19M
595K

The cost of living in Lome is 36% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 6752nd and 4678th ($802 vs $1248) 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 0.1 months in Lome compared to 1.3 months in Riga. Lome ranked 1st best city to live in Togo vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 8925th and 668th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lome Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.61
$13.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.4
$56.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.42
$8.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$5.82
☕ Cappuccino
$3.95
$3.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.87
$1.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$254
$558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$457
$984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$266
$662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80
$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$243
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.6
$19.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.27%
4.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1446
$3224
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$541
$2056
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$1.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64.5
$36
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.3
$9.82
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.24
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.02
$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.32
$8.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.34
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.84
$2.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$3.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.54
$3.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.99
$8.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.52
$5.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.27
$9.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.31
$5.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.69
$2.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.08
$3.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.8
$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.21
$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.9
$53.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.24
$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$79.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.4
$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$108
$528
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3590
$17597

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$454
109 km or 68 mi Kpalime
$678
135 km or 84 mi Cotonou
$796
140 km or 87 mi Hohoe
$683
145 km or 90 mi Abomey
$612
147 km or 91 mi Tema
$607
147 km or 91 mi Ashaiman
$654
155 km or 97 mi Atakpame
$673
159 km or 99 mi Porto-Novo
$741
165 km or 102 mi Koforidua
$703
167 km or 104 mi Accra
$861
243 km or 151 mi Lagos
$1022
253 km or 157 mi Save
$650
261 km or 162 mi Abeokuta
$1017
272 km or 169 mi Sotouboua
$673
317 km or 197 mi Sokode
$675
320 km or 199 mi Kumasi
$562
321 km or 200 mi Obuasi
$664
329 km or 204 mi Ibadan
$759
354 km or 220 mi Oyo
$665
357 km or 222 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$684
380 km or 236 mi Kara
$682
398 km or 247 mi Ife
$775
411 km or 256 mi Osogbo
$659
430 km or 267 mi Tamale
$612
452 km or 281 mi Ilorin
$538
456 km or 283 mi Akure
$578
471 km or 293 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
486 km or 302 mi Benin
$655
496 km or 308 mi Owo
$594
505 km or 314 mi Warri
$878
526 km or 327 mi Abengourou
$1075
558 km or 347 mi Grand-Bassam
$1062
587 km or 365 mi Abidjan
$1198
602 km or 374 mi Agboville
$1066
615 km or 382 mi Onitsha
$922
626 km or 389 mi Dabou
$1063
646 km or 401 mi Awka
$785
647 km or 402 mi Owerri
$1555
658 km or 409 mi Port Harcourt
$618

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1423
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1027
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$908
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$944
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$912
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$1001
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$903
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$1012
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$994
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1214
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1230
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$1083
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$1003
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$952
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1060
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$853
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$890
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1232
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1279
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1106
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1461
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$947
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$720
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1683
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$907
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1448
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$1021
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1133
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1131
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$919
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1606
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$1111
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1753
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1579
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$1108
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1990
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$2062
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$399
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1184
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1406