Lome vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lome Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$711
$1586
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1810
$3407
🏠 One person rent
$267
$921
🏘️ Family rent
$556
$1393
🍽️ Food expenses
$300
$358
🚐 Transport expenses
$90.9
$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$565
$2861
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
16
71
😀 Quality of life
40
77
🏙️ Population
2.19M
7.01M

The cost of living in Lome is 55% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 6859th and 3292nd ($711 vs $1586) 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 1.8 months in Riyadh. Lome ranked 1st best city to live in Togo vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6954th and 796th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lome Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.02
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.7
$52.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.2
$7.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$1.99
 Cappuccino
$3.92
$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.26
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$244
$1005
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$93.7
$726
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$474
$1969
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$339
$1032
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.9
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$99.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.8
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.94%
5.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1221
$2212
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$448
$1360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$50.5
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.3
$17.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.04
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.59
$8.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.78
$8.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.39
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.44
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.72
$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.95
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.89
$2.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.1
$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.58
$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.95
$5.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.7
$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.45
$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.9
$49.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.06
$7.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.2
$50.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$32.1
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$110
$373
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4929
$10359

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Distance City Cost of living
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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
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$940
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$828
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$870
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$989
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$928
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$878
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1218
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1226
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1267
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1810
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1719
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1457
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$944
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$716
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$713
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$548
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$705
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$557
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$879
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$552
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$895
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$541
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$665
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$853
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$537
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$507
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$586
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$588
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$940
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$558
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$680
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$895
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$561
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$489