Lome vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lome Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$711
$1750
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1810
$4293
🏠 One person rent
$267
$929
🏘️ Family rent
$556
$1751
🍽️ Food expenses
$300
$489
🚐 Transport expenses
$90.9
$171
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$565
$1885
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
16
92
😀 Quality of life
40
86
🏙️ Population
2.19M
2.75M

The cost of living in Lome is 59% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 6859th and 2722nd ($711 vs $1750) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Togo and Italy, respectively. Check Togo vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Lome compared to 1.1 months in Rome. Lome ranked 1st best city to live in Togo vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 6954th and 294th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lome vs Rome

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Lome Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.02
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.7
$64.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.2
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$5.57
☕ Cappuccino
$3.92
$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.26
$2.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$244
$1074
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$93.7
$679
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$474
$2242
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$339
$1322
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.9
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$215
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.8
$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.94%
4.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1221
$7363
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$448
$3723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$50.5
$38.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.3
$16.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$2.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.04
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$1.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$4.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.59
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.78
$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.39
$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$2.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.44
$2.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.72
$4.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.95
$7.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.89
$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.1
$4.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.58
$3.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.95
$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.7
$57
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.45
$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.9
$123
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.06
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.2
$70.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$32.1
$83.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$110
$513
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4929
$10781

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Distance City Cost of living
99 km or 61 mi Ho
$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
2.7 km or 1.7 mi Vatican City
$928
19 km or 12 mi Frascati
$1654
34 km or 21 mi Ladispoli
$1492
44 km or 27 mi Cisterna di Latina
$1427
47 km or 29 mi Colleferro
$1316
51 km or 32 mi Anzio
$1400
59 km or 37 mi Latina
$1324
61 km or 38 mi Civitavecchia
$1545
65 km or 40 mi Rieti
$1277
66 km or 41 mi Viterbo
$1287
76 km or 47 mi Terni
$1061
78 km or 48 mi Frosinone
$1058
80 km or 49 mi Avezzano
$1117
91 km or 56 mi L'Aquila
$1168
93 km or 58 mi Terracina
$1424
120 km or 74 mi Foligno
$1268
132 km or 82 mi Teramo
$1034
136 km or 84 mi Perugia
$1129
140 km or 87 mi Ascoli Piceno
$1188
148 km or 92 mi Chieti
$1363
156 km or 97 mi Pescara
$1340
170 km or 106 mi Aversa
$1148
173 km or 107 mi Santa Maria Capua Vetere
$1148
174 km or 108 mi Fermo
$1301
175 km or 109 mi Macerata
$1259
178 km or 111 mi Giugliano in Campania
$1320
179 km or 112 mi Caserta
$1294
181 km or 113 mi Arezzo
$1249
183 km or 114 mi Frattamaggiore
$1323
184 km or 115 mi Siena
$1601
185 km or 115 mi Campobasso
$1212
187 km or 116 mi Civitanova Marche
$1231
189 km or 117 mi Naples
$1449
209 km or 130 mi Ancona
$1342
210 km or 130 mi Benevento
$1199
213 km or 133 mi Castellammare di Stabia
$1400
221 km or 137 mi Avellino
$1208
221 km or 137 mi Fano
$1240
226 km or 140 mi Amalfi
$1632
227 km or 141 mi San Marino City
$1262