Lome vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lome Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$711
$1043
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1810
$2606
🏠 One person rent
$267
$494
🏘️ Family rent
$556
$874
🍽️ Food expenses
$300
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$90.9
$83.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$565
$1389
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
16
69
😀 Quality of life
40
78
🏙️ Population
2.19M
1.4M

The cost of living in Lome is 32% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 6859th and 5350th ($711 vs $1043) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Togo and Bulgaria, respectively. Check Togo vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Lome compared to 1.3 months in Sofia. Lome ranked 1st best city to live in Togo vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 6954th and 707th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lome Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.02
$9.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.7
$39.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.2
$8.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$2.32
☕ Cappuccino
$3.92
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.26
$1.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$244
$475
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$93.7
$359
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$474
$943
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$339
$651
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.9
$98
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$151
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.8
$13.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.94%
3.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1221
$3253
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$448
$2109
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$0.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$50.5
$27.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.3
$7.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.04
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$3.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.59
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.78
$8.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.39
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$1.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$2.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$1.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.44
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.72
$7.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.95
$3.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.89
$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.1
$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.58
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.95
$2.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.7
$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.45
$8.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.9
$34.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.06
$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.2
$66.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$32.1
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$110
$556
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4929
$7369

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$345
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$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
26 km or 16 mi Pernik
$712
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$876
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$610
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$943
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$706
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$684
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$770
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$743
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$571
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$589
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$640
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$634
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$529
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$589
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$549
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$785
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$661
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$595
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1043
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$912
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$744
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$693
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$793
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$521
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$661
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$641
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$545
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$631
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$947
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$663
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1055
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$668
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1086
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1223
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$692
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$737
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$624
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$985
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$685
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$668