Lome vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lome Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$835
$1627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1928
$3576
🏠 One person rent
$320
$931
🏘️ Family rent
$486
$1463
🍽️ Food expenses
$316
$375
🚐 Transport expenses
$137
$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$129
$2496
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
16
73
😀 Quality of life
23
80
🏙️ Population
2.19M
7.01M

The cost of living in Lome is 49% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 6522nd and 3418th ($835 vs $1627) 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 0.2 months in Lome compared to 1.5 months in Riyadh. Lome ranked 1st best city to live in Togo vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 9029th and 759th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lome Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.28
$7.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.8
$53.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.35
$8.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.86
☕ Cappuccino
$4.52
$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.39
$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$301
$1007
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$169
$738
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$544
$1807
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$262
$1160
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.7
$64.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$99.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.99%
5.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1269
$2939
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$473
$2197
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.4
$37.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12
$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.24
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.04
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.03
$2.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$8.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.67
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.45
$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.5
$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.06
$9.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.5
$7.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.15
$2.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.22
$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.65
$2.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$5.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.6
$101
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.44
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.8
$51.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.21
$7.99
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.7
$58.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50.7
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$93.1
$451
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3507
$9818

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$417
109 km or 68 mi Kpalime
$684
135 km or 84 mi Cotonou
$793
140 km or 87 mi Hohoe
$652
145 km or 90 mi Abomey
$598
147 km or 91 mi Tema
$600
147 km or 91 mi Ashaiman
$630
155 km or 97 mi Atakpame
$699
159 km or 99 mi Porto-Novo
$743
165 km or 102 mi Koforidua
$668
167 km or 104 mi Accra
$822
243 km or 151 mi Lagos
$1102
253 km or 157 mi Save
$646
261 km or 162 mi Abeokuta
$1013
272 km or 169 mi Sotouboua
$703
317 km or 197 mi Sokode
$705
320 km or 199 mi Kumasi
$532
321 km or 200 mi Obuasi
$631
329 km or 204 mi Ibadan
$752
354 km or 220 mi Oyo
$664
357 km or 222 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$649
380 km or 236 mi Kara
$712
398 km or 247 mi Ife
$778
411 km or 256 mi Osogbo
$705
430 km or 267 mi Tamale
$576
452 km or 281 mi Ilorin
$526
456 km or 283 mi Akure
$644
471 km or 293 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
486 km or 302 mi Benin
$632
496 km or 308 mi Owo
$664
505 km or 314 mi Warri
$926
526 km or 327 mi Abengourou
$1066
558 km or 347 mi Grand-Bassam
$1059
587 km or 365 mi Abidjan
$1224
602 km or 374 mi Agboville
$1057
615 km or 382 mi Onitsha
$1051
626 km or 389 mi Dabou
$1057
646 km or 401 mi Awka
$878
647 km or 402 mi Owerri
$1774
658 km or 409 mi Port Harcourt
$676

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$967
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$862
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$908
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1008
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$930
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$873
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1201
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1230
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1237
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1283
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1008
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1849
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1770
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1454
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$825
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$726
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$730
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$453
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$719
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$549
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$889
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$542
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$918
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$477
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$669
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1182
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$503
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$483
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$583
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$571
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1162
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$553
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$681
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$903
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$530
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$463