Lome vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lome Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$835
$878
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1928
$2307
🏠 One person rent
$320
$456
🏘️ Family rent
$486
$808
🍽️ Food expenses
$316
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$137
$83.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$129
$969
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
16
96
😀 Quality of life
23
78
🏙️ Population
2.19M
17.5M

The cost of living in Lome is 5% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 6522nd and 6334th ($835 vs $878) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 17th in Togo and China, respectively. Check Togo vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Lome compared to 1.1 months in Shenzhen. Lome ranked 1st best city to live in Togo vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 9029th and 1094th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lome vs Shenzhen

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Lome Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.28
$3.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.8
$28.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.35
$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.26
☕ Cappuccino
$4.52
$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.39
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$301
$619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$169
$350
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$544
$1122
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$262
$637
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.7
$40.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$61.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.99%
3.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1269
$12494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$473
$5776
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.4
$21
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12
$4.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.24
$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.04
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.03
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.67
$3.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.45
$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.5
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.06
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.5
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.15
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.22
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.65
$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.6
$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.44
$7.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.8
$34
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.21
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.7
$47.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50.7
$73.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$93.1
$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3507
$22402

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$417
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$684
135 km or 84 mi Cotonou
$793
140 km or 87 mi Hohoe
$652
145 km or 90 mi Abomey
$598
147 km or 91 mi Tema
$600
147 km or 91 mi Ashaiman
$630
155 km or 97 mi Atakpame
$699
159 km or 99 mi Porto-Novo
$743
165 km or 102 mi Koforidua
$668
167 km or 104 mi Accra
$822
243 km or 151 mi Lagos
$1102
253 km or 157 mi Save
$646
261 km or 162 mi Abeokuta
$1013
272 km or 169 mi Sotouboua
$703
317 km or 197 mi Sokode
$705
320 km or 199 mi Kumasi
$532
321 km or 200 mi Obuasi
$631
329 km or 204 mi Ibadan
$752
354 km or 220 mi Oyo
$664
357 km or 222 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$649
380 km or 236 mi Kara
$712
398 km or 247 mi Ife
$778
411 km or 256 mi Osogbo
$705
430 km or 267 mi Tamale
$576
452 km or 281 mi Ilorin
$526
456 km or 283 mi Akure
$644
471 km or 293 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
486 km or 302 mi Benin
$632
496 km or 308 mi Owo
$664
505 km or 314 mi Warri
$926
526 km or 327 mi Abengourou
$1066
558 km or 347 mi Grand-Bassam
$1059
587 km or 365 mi Abidjan
$1224
602 km or 374 mi Agboville
$1057
615 km or 382 mi Onitsha
$1051
626 km or 389 mi Dabou
$1057
646 km or 401 mi Awka
$878
647 km or 402 mi Owerri
$1774
658 km or 409 mi Port Harcourt
$676

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2414
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2718
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$662
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$662
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1746
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$518
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$608
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$829
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$758
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$589
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$941
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$827
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$766
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$777
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$794
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$816
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$892
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$579
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$818
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$451
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$669
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$454
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$809
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$765
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$766
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$780
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$773
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$897
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$750
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$726
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$790
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$697
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$681
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$693
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$707
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$677
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$901
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$546
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$634