Lome vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lome Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$711
$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1810
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$267
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$556
$1237
🍽️ Food expenses
$300
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$90.9
$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$565
$1649
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
16
96
😀 Quality of life
40
79
🏙️ Population
2.19M
17.7M

The cost of living in Lome is 26% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 6859th and 5948th ($711 vs $958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 13th 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 1.7 months in Shenzhen. Lome ranked 1st best city to live in Togo vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 6954th and 556th 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
$2.02
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.7
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.2
$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$1.13
☕ Cappuccino
$3.92
$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.26
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$244
$713
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$93.7
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$474
$1800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$339
$997
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.9
$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$63.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.8
$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.94%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1221
$13100
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$448
$6892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$50.5
$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.3
$4.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.04
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.59
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.78
$4.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.39
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.44
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.72
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.95
$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.89
$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.1
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.58
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.95
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.7
$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.45
$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.9
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.06
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.2
$61.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$32.1
$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$110
$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4929
$24117

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2427
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2753
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$641
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$678
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1590
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$491
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$629
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$830
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$763
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$602
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1014
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$824
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$801
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$808
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$806
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$895
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$726
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$852
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$795
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$592
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$819
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$783
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$780
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$774
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$774
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$813
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$746
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$794
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$731
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$725
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$807
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$671
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$821
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$538
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$618