Lome vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lome Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$802
$1632
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1899
$3539
🏠 One person rent
$293
$946
🏘️ Family rent
$474
$1446
🍽️ Food expenses
$307
$370
🚐 Transport expenses
$139
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$116
$2285
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
16
70
😀 Quality of life
27
78
🏙️ Population
2.19M
7.01M

The cost of living in Lome is 51% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 6752nd and 3529th ($802 vs $1632) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Togo and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Togo vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Lome compared to 1.4 months in Riyadh. Lome ranked 1st best city to live in Togo vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 8925th and 879th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lome vs Riyadh

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Lome Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.61
$8.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.4
$53.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.42
$7.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$3.95
$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.87
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$254
$1000
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$763
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$457
$1845
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$266
$1133
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80
$63.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$98.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.6
$72.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.27%
5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1446
$2922
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$541
$1930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64.5
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.3
$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.24
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.02
$2.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$8.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.32
$9.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.34
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.84
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.54
$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.99
$8.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.52
$7.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.27
$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.31
$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.69
$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.08
$5.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.8
$93.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.21
$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.9
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.24
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$57
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.4
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$108
$495
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3590
$9443

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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
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$931
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$815
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$931
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1037
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$928
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$823
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1109
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1192
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1309
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$2014
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1923
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1461
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$775
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$711
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$707
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$465
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$556
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$861
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$551
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$906
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$489
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$664
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1168
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$523
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$492
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$581
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$571
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1107
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$565
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$680
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$893
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$545
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$487