Lome vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lome Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$759
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1804
$2526
🏠 One person rent
$267
$552
🏘️ Family rent
$420
$975
🍽️ Food expenses
$297
$270
🚐 Transport expenses
$129
$87.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$147
$938
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
16
95
😀 Quality of life
28
76
🏙️ Population
2.19M
17.5M

The cost of living in Lome is 24% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 6976th and 5618th ($759 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th 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 0.9 months in Shenzhen. Lome ranked 1st best city to live in Togo vs Shenzhen ranked 4th in China, while ranked 8853rd and 1163rd 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
$3.29
$3.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.6
$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.36
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$1.47
☕ Cappuccino
$3.86
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.21
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$213
$701
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$124
$456
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$389
$1238
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$219
$826
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79
$35.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$54.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46
$11.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.76%
3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1549
$13122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$619
$6054
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$62.5
$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.8
$4.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.2
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.09
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.24
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.01
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.85
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.82
$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.49
$4.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.15
$5.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.28
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.64
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.06
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.1
$48.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.13
$7.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22
$34.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.2
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$39
$39.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.2
$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$125
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3512
$21140

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99 km or 61 mi Ho
$500
109 km or 68 mi Kpalime
$665
135 km or 84 mi Cotonou
$830
140 km or 87 mi Hohoe
$727
145 km or 90 mi Abomey
$596
147 km or 91 mi Tema
$583
147 km or 91 mi Ashaiman
$697
155 km or 97 mi Atakpame
$657
159 km or 99 mi Porto-Novo
$768
165 km or 102 mi Koforidua
$762
167 km or 104 mi Accra
$927
243 km or 151 mi Lagos
$946
253 km or 157 mi Save
$654
261 km or 162 mi Abeokuta
$995
272 km or 169 mi Sotouboua
$656
317 km or 197 mi Sokode
$656
320 km or 199 mi Kumasi
$606
321 km or 200 mi Obuasi
$714
329 km or 204 mi Ibadan
$658
354 km or 220 mi Oyo
$639
357 km or 222 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$745
380 km or 236 mi Kara
$661
398 km or 247 mi Ife
$670
411 km or 256 mi Osogbo
$575
430 km or 267 mi Tamale
$666
452 km or 281 mi Ilorin
$518
456 km or 283 mi Akure
$488
471 km or 293 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
486 km or 302 mi Benin
$627
496 km or 308 mi Owo
$531
505 km or 314 mi Warri
$786
526 km or 327 mi Abengourou
$1049
558 km or 347 mi Grand-Bassam
$1037
587 km or 365 mi Abidjan
$1185
602 km or 374 mi Agboville
$1043
615 km or 382 mi Onitsha
$795
626 km or 389 mi Dabou
$1044
646 km or 401 mi Awka
$693
647 km or 402 mi Owerri
$1364
658 km or 409 mi Port Harcourt
$559

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2396
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2663
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$678
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$694
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1734
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$548
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$638
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$873
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$785
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$627
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$954
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$858
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$777
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$801
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$908
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$600
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$793
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$473
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$612
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$682
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$474
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$828
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$766
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$778
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$802
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$797
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$758
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$739
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$751
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$824
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$705
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$702
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$714
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$729
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$711
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$892
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$528
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$648