Lome vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lome Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$678
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1768
$3757
🏠 One person rent
$250
$635
🏘️ Family rent
$540
$1613
🍽️ Food expenses
$287
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.4
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$545
$1455
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
16
100
😀 Quality of life
40
78
🏙️ Population
2.19M
24.9M

The cost of living in Lome is 43% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 6964th and 4461st ($678 vs $1190) 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 1.2 months in Shanghai. Lome ranked 1st best city to live in Togo vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 7143rd and 558th 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
$2.06
$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$40.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.3
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.81
$1.7
☕ Cappuccino
$3.82
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.47
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$241
$901
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$90.4
$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$499
$2595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$340
$1269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.8
$39.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$60.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$58.1
$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.93%
4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1203
$17366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$433
$9346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.58
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.4
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.21
$6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.87
$2.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.74
$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.71
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.01
$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.94
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.23
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.63
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.75
$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.95
$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.52
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.91
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.9
$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.25
$8.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.1
$89.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.96
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$21
$66.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$31.6
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$108
$1283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6625
$28143

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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
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1074
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$731
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$771
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$763
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$682
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$731
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$651
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$687
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$699
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$688
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$690
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$677
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$675
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$755
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$707
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$713
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$682
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$831
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$679
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$694
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$625
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$707
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$625
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$703
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$524
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$631
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$645
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$720
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$725
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$696
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$719
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$789
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$652
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$740