Lome vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lome Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$802
$1329
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1899
$3277
🏠 One person rent
$293
$682
🏘️ Family rent
$474
$1187
🍽️ Food expenses
$307
$435
🚐 Transport expenses
$139
$88.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$116
$1229
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
16
71
😀 Quality of life
27
78
🏙️ Population
2.19M
1.21M

The cost of living in Lome is 40% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 6752nd and 4516th ($802 vs $1329) 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 0.1 months in Lome compared to 0.9 months in Sofia. Lome ranked 1st best city to live in Togo vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 8925th and 995th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lome Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.61
$12.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.4
$54.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.42
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$3.18
☕ Cappuccino
$3.95
$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.87
$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$254
$702
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$541
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$457
$1253
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$266
$971
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80
$95
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.6
$14.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.27%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1446
$4234
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$541
$2831
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64.5
$29.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.3
$9.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.24
$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.02
$3.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.32
$8.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.34
$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.84
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$2.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.54
$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.99
$7.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.52
$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.27
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.31
$3.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.69
$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.08
$3.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.8
$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.21
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.9
$45
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.24
$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$81.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.4
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$108
$698
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3590
$11223

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$678
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140 km or 87 mi Hohoe
$683
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$612
147 km or 91 mi Tema
$607
147 km or 91 mi Ashaiman
$654
155 km or 97 mi Atakpame
$673
159 km or 99 mi Porto-Novo
$741
165 km or 102 mi Koforidua
$703
167 km or 104 mi Accra
$861
243 km or 151 mi Lagos
$1022
253 km or 157 mi Save
$650
261 km or 162 mi Abeokuta
$1017
272 km or 169 mi Sotouboua
$673
317 km or 197 mi Sokode
$675
320 km or 199 mi Kumasi
$562
321 km or 200 mi Obuasi
$664
329 km or 204 mi Ibadan
$759
354 km or 220 mi Oyo
$665
357 km or 222 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$684
380 km or 236 mi Kara
$682
398 km or 247 mi Ife
$775
411 km or 256 mi Osogbo
$659
430 km or 267 mi Tamale
$612
452 km or 281 mi Ilorin
$538
456 km or 283 mi Akure
$578
471 km or 293 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
486 km or 302 mi Benin
$655
496 km or 308 mi Owo
$594
505 km or 314 mi Warri
$878
526 km or 327 mi Abengourou
$1075
558 km or 347 mi Grand-Bassam
$1062
587 km or 365 mi Abidjan
$1198
602 km or 374 mi Agboville
$1066
615 km or 382 mi Onitsha
$922
626 km or 389 mi Dabou
$1063
646 km or 401 mi Awka
$785
647 km or 402 mi Owerri
$1555
658 km or 409 mi Port Harcourt
$618

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Distance City Cost of living
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$713
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$763
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$717
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$871
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$787
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$704
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$878
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$857
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$617
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$680
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$683
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$733
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$705
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$665
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$593
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$887
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$694
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$619
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1108
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$1002
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$983
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$716
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$759
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$571
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$708
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$769
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$609
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$695
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$1031
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$724
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1069
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$759
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1122
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1272
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$851
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$948
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$607
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$1041
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$678
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$784