Lome vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Lome	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$835	$1052
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1928	$2682
🏠 One person rent	$320	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$486	$872
🍽️ Food expenses	$316	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$137	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$129	$701
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	16	95
😀 Quality of life	23	69
🏙️ Population	2.19M	11.5M

The cost of living in Lome is 21% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 6522nd and 5192nd ($835 vs $1052) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Togo and Brazil, respectively. Check Togo vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Lome compared to 0.7 months in Sao Paulo. Lome ranked 1st best city to live in Togo vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 9029th and 4142nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lome vs Sao Paulo

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	Lome	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.28	$7.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.8	$34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.35	$7.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.94	$2.3
☕ Cappuccino	$4.52	$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.39	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$301	$622
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$169	$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$544	$1124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$262	$691
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.7	$48.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$75
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.99%	12.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1269	$2855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$473	$1938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.4	$48.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12	$7.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.24	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.04	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.03	$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.67	$4.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.54	$9.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.45	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.5	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.06	$8.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.28	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.5	$2.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.15	$6.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.22	$4.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.65	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.07	$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.6	$27.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.44	$7.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21.8	$65.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.21	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.7	$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$50.7	$92.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$93.1	$475
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3507	$15428

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Cities near Lome

Distance	City	Cost of living
99 km or 61 mi	Ho	$417
109 km or 68 mi	Kpalime	$684
135 km or 84 mi	Cotonou	$793
140 km or 87 mi	Hohoe	$652
145 km or 90 mi	Abomey	$598
147 km or 91 mi	Tema	$600
147 km or 91 mi	Ashaiman	$630
155 km or 97 mi	Atakpame	$699
159 km or 99 mi	Porto-Novo	$743
165 km or 102 mi	Koforidua	$668
167 km or 104 mi	Accra	$822
243 km or 151 mi	Lagos	$1102
253 km or 157 mi	Save	$646
261 km or 162 mi	Abeokuta	$1013
272 km or 169 mi	Sotouboua	$703
317 km or 197 mi	Sokode	$705
320 km or 199 mi	Kumasi	$532
321 km or 200 mi	Obuasi	$631
329 km or 204 mi	Ibadan	$752
354 km or 220 mi	Oyo	$664
357 km or 222 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$649
380 km or 236 mi	Kara	$712
398 km or 247 mi	Ife	$778
411 km or 256 mi	Osogbo	$705
430 km or 267 mi	Tamale	$576
452 km or 281 mi	Ilorin	$526
456 km or 283 mi	Akure	$644
471 km or 293 mi	Ado Ekiti	$642
486 km or 302 mi	Benin	$632
496 km or 308 mi	Owo	$664
505 km or 314 mi	Warri	$926
526 km or 327 mi	Abengourou	$1066
558 km or 347 mi	Grand-Bassam	$1059
587 km or 365 mi	Abidjan	$1224
602 km or 374 mi	Agboville	$1057
615 km or 382 mi	Onitsha	$1051
626 km or 389 mi	Dabou	$1057
646 km or 401 mi	Awka	$878
647 km or 402 mi	Owerri	$1774
658 km or 409 mi	Port Harcourt	$676

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$737
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$701
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$697
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$698
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$690
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$712
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$656
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$605
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$691
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$687
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$704
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$830
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$671
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$699
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$699
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$665
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$706
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$639
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$780
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$671
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$654
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$689
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$702
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$666
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$693
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$678
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$664
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$685
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$687
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$657
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$741
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$737
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$618
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$673
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$648
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$816
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$659
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$666