Lome vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lome Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$755
$1097
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1774
$3454
🏠 One person rent
$306
$577
🏘️ Family rent
$499
$1404
🍽️ Food expenses
$297
$287
🚐 Transport expenses
$102
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$534
$1644
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
17
100
😀 Quality of life
40
78
🏙️ Population
2.19M
24.9M

The cost of living in Lome is 31% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 6657th and 4858th ($755 vs $1097) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Togo and China, respectively. Check Togo vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Lome compared to 1.5 months in Shanghai. Lome ranked 1st best city to live in Togo vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 6989th and 675th 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
$2.24
$4.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.6
$39.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.57
$5.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.8
$1.45
☕ Cappuccino
$4.98
$3.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.59
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$299
$823
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$455
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$527
$2226
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$271
$1115
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.7
$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$51.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.2
$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.95%
3.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1155
$14361
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$420
$8086
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47.9
$34.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.3
$5.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.96
$2.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.93
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.68
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.09
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.39
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.99
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.45
$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.83
$3.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.6
$6.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.86
$6.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.47
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.85
$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.5
$55.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.96
$8.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.8
$87.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.86
$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.1
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$30.4
$75.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$104
$1181
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4691
$30174

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$354
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$984
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$665
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$700
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$701
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$868
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$573
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$631
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$645
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$602
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$640
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$670
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$670
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$657
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$590
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$708
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$643
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$716
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$695
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$702
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$644
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$805
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$636
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$643
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$654
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$603
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$650
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$607
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$644
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$665
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$522
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$620
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$621
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$642
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$677
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$665
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$592
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$661
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$672
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$621
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$746