Lome vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lome Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$711
$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1810
$1703
🏠 One person rent
$267
$223
🏘️ Family rent
$556
$448
🍽️ Food expenses
$300
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$90.9
$78.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$565
$727
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
16
24
😀 Quality of life
40
39
🏙️ Population
2.19M
6.56M

The cost of living in Lome is 16% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 6859th and 7649th ($711 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 262nd 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 Shaoyang. Lome ranked 1st best city to live in Togo vs Shaoyang ranked 266th in China, while ranked 6954th and 7013th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lome vs Shaoyang

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Lome Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.02
$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.7
$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.2
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$1.15
☕ Cappuccino
$3.92
$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.26
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$244
$257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$93.7
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$474
$643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$339
$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.9
$29.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.8
$13.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.94%
4.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1221
$3476
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$448
$3102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$50.5
$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.3
$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.04
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.59
$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.78
$3.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.39
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.44
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.72
$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.95
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.89
$4.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.1
$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.58
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.95
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.7
$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.45
$5.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.9
$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.06
$5.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.2
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$32.1
$77.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$110
$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4929
$10066

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Distance City Cost of living
99 km or 61 mi Ho
$345
109 km or 68 mi Kpalime
$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

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$553
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$570
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$600
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$618
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$611
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$558
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$599
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$603
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$595
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$611
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$601
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$582
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$497
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$584
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$556
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$746
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$569
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$596
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$594
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$538
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$552
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$623
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$783
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$566
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$611
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$780
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$592
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$573
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$852
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$590
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$612
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$628
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$580
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$605
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$614
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$813
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$607
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$619
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$581
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$610