Lome vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lome	San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person	$755	$3428
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1774	$7974
🏠 One person rent	$306	$2311
🏘️ Family rent	$499	$4175
🍽️ Food expenses	$297	$743
🚐 Transport expenses	$102	$180
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$534	$5531
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	17	87
😀 Quality of life	40	91
🏙️ Population	2.19M	1.39M

The cost of living in Lome is 78% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 6657th and 36th ($755 vs $3428) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 32nd in Togo and the United States, respectively. Check Togo vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Lome compared to 1.6 months in San Diego. Lome ranked 1st best city to live in Togo vs San Diego ranked 13th in the United States, while ranked 6989th and 95th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lome vs San Diego

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	Lome	San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.24	$22.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.6	$83.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.57	$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.8	$8.3
☕ Cappuccino	$4.98	$6.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.59	$2.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$299	$2424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$145	$1978
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$527	$4583
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$271	$3654
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.7	$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$269
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.2	$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.95%	6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1155	$9086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$420	$7072
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.9	$72.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.3	$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.96	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.93	$3.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$4.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.68	$5.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.09	$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.39	$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.99	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$4.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$4.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$4.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.36	$3.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.45	$17.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.04	$2.85
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.83	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.6	$17.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.86	$13.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.47	$5.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.85	$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.5	$75
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.96	$17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.8	$130
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.86	$31.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$20.1	$59.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$30.4	$98.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$104	$1785
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4691	$28706

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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 San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3065
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$2962
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2914
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$3017
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2916
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2911
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2964
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$3043
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1047
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2898
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2930
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$3124
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$912
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$910
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$3279
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2917
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3273
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2834
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3199
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2907
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2637
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2945
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3109
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2936
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2732
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2950
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2763
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3188
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$2996
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2578
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$880
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2694
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3496
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3082
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2971
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3326
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$3020
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2764
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2682
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2759