Lome vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lome Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$711
$1503
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1810
$3133
🏠 One person rent
$267
$963
🏘️ Family rent
$556
$1557
🍽️ Food expenses
$300
$323
🚐 Transport expenses
$90.9
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$565
$2228
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
16
65
😀 Quality of life
40
83
🏙️ Population
2.19M
1.25M

The cost of living in Lome is 53% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 6859th and 3679th ($711 vs $1503) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Togo and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check Togo vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Lome compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Lome ranked 1st best city to live in Togo vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 6954th and 386th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lome Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.02
$5.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.7
$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.2
$9.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$9.57
☕ Cappuccino
$3.92
$5.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.26
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$244
$786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$93.7
$735
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$474
$1630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$339
$1186
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.9
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$185
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.8
$97.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.94%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1221
$6590
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$448
$4507
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$50.5
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.3
$9.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.04
$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.59
$8.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.78
$6.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.39
$8.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.44
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.72
$6.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.95
$6.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.89
$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.1
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.58
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.95
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.7
$60.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.45
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.9
$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.06
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.2
$51.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$32.1
$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$110
$278
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4929
$5054

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2084
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2309
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1232
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1050
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$994
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$786
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1110
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1810
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1719
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$561
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$556
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$547
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$520
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1267
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1218
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1226
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$531
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$687
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$870
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$989
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$558
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$546
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$515
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$878
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$639
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$467
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$541
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$928
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$537
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$548
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$489
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$831
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$577
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$507