Lome vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lome Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$678
$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1768
$1314
🏠 One person rent
$250
$223
🏘️ Family rent
$540
$444
🍽️ Food expenses
$287
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.4
$59.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$545
$376
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
16
35
😀 Quality of life
40
23
🏙️ Population
2.19M
2.96M

The cost of living in Lome is 30% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 6964th and 8335th ($678 vs $523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Togo and Yemen, respectively. Check Togo vs Yemen comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Lome compared to 0.7 months in Sanaa. Lome ranked 1st best city to live in Togo vs Sanaa ranked 1st in Yemen, while ranked 7143rd and 8884th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lome Sanaa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.06
$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.3
$4.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.81
$1.82
☕ Cappuccino
$3.82
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.47
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$241
$235
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$90.4
$141
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$499
$537
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$340
$318
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.8
$36.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$55.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$58.1
$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.93%
10.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1203
$1660
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$433
$857
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.58
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.4
$12.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.21
$5.02
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.87
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.74
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.71
$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$6.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.01
$4.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.94
$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.23
$7.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.63
$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.75
$3.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.95
$3.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.52
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.91
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.9
$21.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.25
$4.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.1
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.96
$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$21
$25.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$31.6
$56.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$108
$84.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6625
$2959

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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
24 km or 15 mi Sayyan
$467
92 km or 57 mi Dhamar
$470
147 km or 92 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
154 km or 96 mi Ibb
$481
159 km or 99 mi Zabid
$466
182 km or 113 mi Sa'dah
$467
198 km or 123 mi Taiz
$490
238 km or 148 mi Najran
$1047
297 km or 185 mi Aden
$486
367 km or 228 mi Abha
$923
389 km or 242 mi Obock
$522
433 km or 269 mi Djibouti City
$551
465 km or 289 mi Bareq
$920
493 km or 307 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
512 km or 318 mi Massawa
$467
512 km or 318 mi Dikhil
$524
538 km or 334 mi Mukalla
$468
544 km or 338 mi Bisha
$938
550 km or 342 mi Mekelle
$800
567 km or 352 mi Asmara
$498
580 km or 361 mi Mendefera
$466
586 km or 364 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
612 km or 381 mi Borama
$602
618 km or 384 mi Keren
$466
643 km or 400 mi Hargeisa
$815
681 km or 423 mi Dessie
$820
684 km or 425 mi Jijiga
$702
689 km or 428 mi Dire Dawa
$705
708 km or 440 mi Harar
$676
788 km or 490 mi Gondar
$885
818 km or 508 mi Mecca
$1032
836 km or 520 mi Kassala
$1061
847 km or 526 mi Bahir Dar
$883
869 km or 540 mi Jeddah
$1100
879 km or 546 mi Port Sudan
$1361
920 km or 572 mi Addis Ababa
$923
959 km or 596 mi El-Gadarif
$959
1067 km or 663 mi Riyadh
$1642
1072 km or 666 mi Salalah
$844
1114 km or 693 mi Awasa
$840