Lome vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Lome Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$678
$951
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1768
$2371
🏠 One person rent
$250
$436
🏘️ Family rent
$540
$747
🍽️ Food expenses
$287
$342
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.4
$83
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$545
$1259
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
16
69
😀 Quality of life
40
76
🏙️ Population
2.19M
1.38M

The cost of living in Lome is 29% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 6964th and 5668th ($678 vs $951) 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 7143rd and 907th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Lome vs Sofia infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Lome vs Sofia

Prices for goods and services in Lome and Sofia are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Lome Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.06
$9.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.3
$8.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.81
$2.23
 Cappuccino
$3.82
$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.47
$1.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$241
$438
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$90.4
$319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$499
$803
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$340
$562
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.8
$80.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$58.1
$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.93%
3.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1203
$2806
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$433
$1728
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.58
$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.4
$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.21
$7.79
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.87
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.74
$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.71
$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.01
$8.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.94
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$2.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.23
$7.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.63
$3.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.75
$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.95
$3.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.52
$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.91
$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.9
$28.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.25
$7.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.1
$23.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.96
$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$21
$63
👟 Brand Sneakers
$31.6
$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$108
$497
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6625
$7940

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Lome

Distance City Cost of living
99 km or 61 mi Ho
$353
109 km or 68 mi Kpalime
$616
135 km or 84 mi Cotonou
$732
140 km or 87 mi Hohoe
$482
145 km or 90 mi Abomey
$677
147 km or 91 mi Tema
$446
147 km or 91 mi Ashaiman
$512
155 km or 97 mi Atakpame
$617
159 km or 99 mi Porto-Novo
$697
165 km or 102 mi Koforidua
$497
167 km or 104 mi Accra
$582
243 km or 151 mi Lagos
$448
253 km or 157 mi Save
$676
261 km or 162 mi Abeokuta
$826
272 km or 169 mi Sotouboua
$616
317 km or 197 mi Sokode
$617
320 km or 199 mi Kumasi
$416
321 km or 200 mi Obuasi
$459
329 km or 204 mi Ibadan
$262
354 km or 220 mi Oyo
$407
357 km or 222 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$476
380 km or 236 mi Kara
$620
398 km or 247 mi Ife
$250
411 km or 256 mi Osogbo
$310
430 km or 267 mi Tamale
$443
452 km or 281 mi Ilorin
$314
456 km or 283 mi Akure
$243
471 km or 293 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
486 km or 302 mi Benin
$315
496 km or 308 mi Owo
$272
505 km or 314 mi Warri
$351
526 km or 327 mi Abengourou
$874
558 km or 347 mi Grand-Bassam
$693
587 km or 365 mi Abidjan
$1114
602 km or 374 mi Agboville
$892
615 km or 382 mi Onitsha
$354
626 km or 389 mi Dabou
$916
646 km or 401 mi Awka
$325
647 km or 402 mi Owerri
$507
658 km or 409 mi Port Harcourt
$327

Cities near Sofia

Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Pernik
$598
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$865
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$533
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$852
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$660
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$719
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$712
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$702
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$602
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$563
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$661
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$626
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$581
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$495
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$531
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$760
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$691
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$576
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1027
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$977
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$813
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$641
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$654
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$664
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$697
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$570
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$534
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$610
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$827
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$681
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1027
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$713
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1057
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1177
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$704
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$733
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$616
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$1001
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$692
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$619