Lome vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lome Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$835
$1128
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1928
$3104
🏠 One person rent
$320
$605
🏘️ Family rent
$486
$1067
🍽️ Food expenses
$316
$289
🚐 Transport expenses
$137
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$129
$931
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
16
100
😀 Quality of life
23
77
🏙️ Population
2.19M
24.9M

The cost of living in Lome is 26% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 6522nd and 4879th ($835 vs $1128) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Togo and China, respectively. Check Togo vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Lome compared to 0.8 months in Shanghai. Lome ranked 1st best city to live in Togo vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 9029th and 1383rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lome vs Shanghai

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Lome Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.28
$4.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.8
$40
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.35
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.47
☕ Cappuccino
$4.52
$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.39
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$301
$848
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$169
$485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$544
$1510
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$262
$875
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.7
$34.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$52
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.99%
3.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1269
$14877
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$473
$7318
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.4
$31.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12
$6.41
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.24
$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.04
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.03
$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.67
$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.45
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.5
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.06
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.5
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.15
$6.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.22
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.65
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.6
$59.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.44
$8.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.8
$92.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.21
$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.7
$52.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50.7
$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$93.1
$1172
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3507
$27624

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$417
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1003
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$673
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$696
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$771
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$597
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$612
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$632
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$547
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$679
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$631
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$634
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$576
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$713
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$621
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$740
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$674
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$601
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$630
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$826
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$622
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$634
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$639
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$597
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$642
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$597
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$664
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$531
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$602
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$618
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$637
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$672
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$663
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$590
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$666
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$659
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$617
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$753