Lome vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lome Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$755
$1037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1774
$2570
🏠 One person rent
$306
$499
🏘️ Family rent
$499
$871
🍽️ Food expenses
$297
$357
🚐 Transport expenses
$102
$79.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$534
$1394
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
17
70
😀 Quality of life
40
78
🏙️ Population
2.19M
1.4M

The cost of living in Lome is 27% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 6657th and 5261st ($755 vs $1037) 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 0.7 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 6989th and 723rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Lome Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.24
$9.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.6
$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.57
$8.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.8
$2.53
☕ Cappuccino
$4.98
$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.59
$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$299
$500
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$376
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$527
$979
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$271
$663
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.7
$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.2
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.95%
3.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1155
$3192
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$420
$2153
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47.9
$25.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.3
$7.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.96
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.93
$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.68
$3.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.09
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.39
$8.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.99
$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$2.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.45
$7.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.83
$3.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.6
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.86
$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.47
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.85
$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.5
$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.96
$7.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.8
$39.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.86
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.1
$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$30.4
$99.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$104
$538
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4691
$6749

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140 km or 87 mi Hohoe
$575
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$590
147 km or 91 mi Tema
$553
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$560
155 km or 97 mi Atakpame
$647
159 km or 99 mi Porto-Novo
$670
165 km or 102 mi Koforidua
$588
167 km or 104 mi Accra
$729
243 km or 151 mi Lagos
$1113
253 km or 157 mi Save
$613
261 km or 162 mi Abeokuta
$1030
272 km or 169 mi Sotouboua
$649
317 km or 197 mi Sokode
$651
320 km or 199 mi Kumasi
$433
321 km or 200 mi Obuasi
$551
329 km or 204 mi Ibadan
$776
354 km or 220 mi Oyo
$677
357 km or 222 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$577
380 km or 236 mi Kara
$658
398 km or 247 mi Ife
$779
411 km or 256 mi Osogbo
$695
430 km or 267 mi Tamale
$507
452 km or 281 mi Ilorin
$535
456 km or 283 mi Akure
$634
471 km or 293 mi Ado Ekiti
$666
486 km or 302 mi Benin
$558
496 km or 308 mi Owo
$651
505 km or 314 mi Warri
$881
526 km or 327 mi Abengourou
$889
558 km or 347 mi Grand-Bassam
$881
587 km or 365 mi Abidjan
$1022
602 km or 374 mi Agboville
$882
615 km or 382 mi Onitsha
$972
626 km or 389 mi Dabou
$882
646 km or 401 mi Awka
$805
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$1611
658 km or 409 mi Port Harcourt
$679

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$682
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$687
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$576
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$866
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$667
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$594
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$734
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$711
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$561
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$588
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$605
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$616
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$612
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$598
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$545
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$772
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$595
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$556
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$988
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$891
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$848
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$646
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$731
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$463
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$619
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$682
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$537
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$623
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$930
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$629
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$948
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$663
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1028
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1106
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$662
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$807
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$631
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$899
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$635
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$633