Lome vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lome Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$678
$1642
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1768
$3429
🏠 One person rent
$250
$996
🏘️ Family rent
$540
$1477
🍽️ Food expenses
$287
$346
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.4
$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$545
$2566
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
16
71
😀 Quality of life
40
74
🏙️ Population
2.19M
7.01M

The cost of living in Lome is 59% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 6964th and 2922nd ($678 vs $1642) 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 0.8 months in Lome compared to 1.6 months in Riyadh. Lome ranked 1st best city to live in Togo vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 7143rd and 1210th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lome Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.06
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$53.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.3
$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.81
$1.87
☕ Cappuccino
$3.82
$4.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.47
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$241
$1149
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$90.4
$792
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$499
$2059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$340
$1124
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.8
$58.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$91.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$58.1
$73.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.93%
5.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1203
$2076
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$433
$1301
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.58
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.4
$32.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.21
$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.87
$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.74
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.71
$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$7.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.01
$7.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.94
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.23
$4.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.63
$7.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.75
$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.95
$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.52
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.91
$5.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.9
$100
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.25
$17.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.1
$49.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.96
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$21
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$31.6
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$108
$358
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6625
$9649

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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
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$1013
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$860
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$959
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1005
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$910
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$868
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1285
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1327
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1375
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1872
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1810
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1424
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$996
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$708
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$710
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$646
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$543
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$875
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$540
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$938
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$621
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$671
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$892
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$606
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$541
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$594
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$559
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1032
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$606
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$685
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$920
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$798
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$561