Lome vs Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lome	Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$755	$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1774	$1737
🏠 One person rent	$306	$293
🏘️ Family rent	$499	$447
🍽️ Food expenses	$297	$232
🚐 Transport expenses	$102	$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$534	$374
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	17	56
😀 Quality of life	40	57
🏙️ Population	2.19M	2.42M

The cost of living in Lome is 7% more expensive than in Salvador. Cities ranked 6657th and 6861st ($755 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 25th in Togo and Brazil, respectively. Check Togo vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Lome compared to 0.5 months in Salvador. Lome ranked 1st best city to live in Togo vs Salvador ranked 7th in Brazil, while ranked 6989th and 5641st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lome vs Salvador

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	Lome	Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.24	$5.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.6	$23.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.57	$6.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.8	$1.75
☕ Cappuccino	$4.98	$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.59	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$299	$301
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$145	$198
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$527	$485
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$271	$304
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.7	$59.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$91.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.2	$15.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.95%	10.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1155	$1103
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$420	$610
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$0.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.9	$42.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.3	$8.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.96	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.93	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.68	$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.09	$8.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.39	$3.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.99	$6.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.36	$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.45	$6.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.04	$1.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.83	$1.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.6	$5.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.86	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.47	$1.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.85	$0.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.5	$19.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.96	$5.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.8	$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.86	$7.14
👖 Brand Jeans	$20.1	$46.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$30.4	$64.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$104	$217
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4691	$10392

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Cities near Lome

Distance	City	Cost of living
99 km or 61 mi	Ho	$354
109 km or 68 mi	Kpalime	$632
135 km or 84 mi	Cotonou	$709
140 km or 87 mi	Hohoe	$575
145 km or 90 mi	Abomey	$590
147 km or 91 mi	Tema	$553
147 km or 91 mi	Ashaiman	$560
155 km or 97 mi	Atakpame	$647
159 km or 99 mi	Porto-Novo	$670
165 km or 102 mi	Koforidua	$588
167 km or 104 mi	Accra	$729
243 km or 151 mi	Lagos	$1113
253 km or 157 mi	Save	$613
261 km or 162 mi	Abeokuta	$1030
272 km or 169 mi	Sotouboua	$649
317 km or 197 mi	Sokode	$651
320 km or 199 mi	Kumasi	$433
321 km or 200 mi	Obuasi	$551
329 km or 204 mi	Ibadan	$776
354 km or 220 mi	Oyo	$677
357 km or 222 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$577
380 km or 236 mi	Kara	$658
398 km or 247 mi	Ife	$779
411 km or 256 mi	Osogbo	$695
430 km or 267 mi	Tamale	$507
452 km or 281 mi	Ilorin	$535
456 km or 283 mi	Akure	$634
471 km or 293 mi	Ado Ekiti	$666
486 km or 302 mi	Benin	$558
496 km or 308 mi	Owo	$651
505 km or 314 mi	Warri	$881
526 km or 327 mi	Abengourou	$889
558 km or 347 mi	Grand-Bassam	$881
587 km or 365 mi	Abidjan	$1022
602 km or 374 mi	Agboville	$882
615 km or 382 mi	Onitsha	$972
626 km or 389 mi	Dabou	$882
646 km or 401 mi	Awka	$805
647 km or 402 mi	Owerri	$1611
658 km or 409 mi	Port Harcourt	$679

Cities near Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi	Valenca	$565
81 km or 51 mi	Santo Antonio de Jesus	$564
93 km or 58 mi	Feira de Santana	$538
93 km or 58 mi	Alagoinhas	$554
155 km or 96 mi	Serrinha	$540
197 km or 122 mi	Jequie	$530
201 km or 125 mi	Itaberaba	$542
210 km or 131 mi	Ilheus	$490
218 km or 136 mi	Itabuna	$444
222 km or 138 mi	Estancia	$565
278 km or 173 mi	Aracaju	$527
315 km or 196 mi	Itapetinga	$510
328 km or 204 mi	Vitoria da Conquista	$512
334 km or 207 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$509
364 km or 226 mi	Penedo	$560
367 km or 228 mi	Brumado	$522
391 km or 243 mi	Porto Seguro	$567
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$412
408 km or 254 mi	Irece	$517
412 km or 256 mi	Arapiraca	$591
446 km or 277 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$571
451 km or 280 mi	Juazeiro	$428
454 km or 282 mi	Petrolina	$531
465 km or 289 mi	Itamaraju	$551
476 km or 296 mi	Maceio	$667
482 km or 300 mi	Guanambi	$531
485 km or 301 mi	Rio Largo	$610
504 km or 313 mi	Garanhuns	$572
524 km or 326 mi	Teixeira de Freitas	$547
531 km or 330 mi	Arcoverde	$547
532 km or 331 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$529
549 km or 341 mi	Salgueiro	$534
590 km or 367 mi	Caruaru	$503
605 km or 376 mi	Janauba	$548
631 km or 392 mi	Teofilo Otoni	$529
645 km or 401 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$607
645 km or 401 mi	Crato	$545
646 km or 402 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$553
655 km or 407 mi	Sao Mateus	$554
662 km or 411 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$677