Lome vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lome Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$711
$1136
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1810
$3654
🏠 One person rent
$267
$602
🏘️ Family rent
$556
$1527
🍽️ Food expenses
$300
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$90.9
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$565
$1905
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
16
100
😀 Quality of life
40
79
🏙️ Population
2.19M
24.9M

The cost of living in Lome is 37% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 6859th and 4780th ($711 vs $1136) 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 0.8 months in Lome compared to 1.7 months in Shanghai. Lome ranked 1st best city to live in Togo vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 6954th and 571st 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
$2.02
$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.7
$42.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.2
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$1.43
 Cappuccino
$3.92
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.26
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$244
$897
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$93.7
$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$474
$2549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$339
$1181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.9
$36.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.8
$16.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.94%
4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1221
$16156
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$448
$8893
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$50.5
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.3
$6.13
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.04
$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.59
$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.78
$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.39
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.44
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.72
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.95
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.89
$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.1
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.58
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.95
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.7
$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.45
$8.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.9
$90.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.06
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.2
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$32.1
$78.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$110
$1263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4929
$31401

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$345
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$656
135 km or 84 mi Cotonou
$755
140 km or 87 mi Hohoe
$570
145 km or 90 mi Abomey
$617
147 km or 91 mi Tema
$368
147 km or 91 mi Ashaiman
$546
155 km or 97 mi Atakpame
$655
159 km or 99 mi Porto-Novo
$710
165 km or 102 mi Koforidua
$585
167 km or 104 mi Accra
$747
243 km or 151 mi Lagos
$1133
253 km or 157 mi Save
$644
261 km or 162 mi Abeokuta
$1019
272 km or 169 mi Sotouboua
$652
317 km or 197 mi Sokode
$652
320 km or 199 mi Kumasi
$412
321 km or 200 mi Obuasi
$546
329 km or 204 mi Ibadan
$759
354 km or 220 mi Oyo
$699
357 km or 222 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$548
380 km or 236 mi Kara
$656
398 km or 247 mi Ife
$774
411 km or 256 mi Osogbo
$704
430 km or 267 mi Tamale
$492
452 km or 281 mi Ilorin
$526
456 km or 283 mi Akure
$635
471 km or 293 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
486 km or 302 mi Benin
$537
496 km or 308 mi Owo
$658
505 km or 314 mi Warri
$886
526 km or 327 mi Abengourou
$1015
558 km or 347 mi Grand-Bassam
$1014
587 km or 365 mi Abidjan
$1164
602 km or 374 mi Agboville
$1012
615 km or 382 mi Onitsha
$1036
626 km or 389 mi Dabou
$1011
646 km or 401 mi Awka
$846
647 km or 402 mi Owerri
$1686
658 km or 409 mi Port Harcourt
$651

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1028
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$706
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$749
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$738
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$585
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$661
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$718
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$620
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$706
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$685
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$612
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$733
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$674
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$742
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$702
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$729
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$674
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$843
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$676
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$690
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$629
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$698
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$630
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$673
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$698
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$650
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$651
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$703
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$708
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$699
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$702
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$771
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$648
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$774