Lome vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lome Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$835
$1244
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1928
$3082
🏠 One person rent
$320
$629
🏘️ Family rent
$486
$1103
🍽️ Food expenses
$316
$406
🚐 Transport expenses
$137
$92.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$129
$1061
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
16
70
😀 Quality of life
23
78
🏙️ Population
2.19M
1.4M

The cost of living in Lome is 33% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 6522nd and 4611th ($835 vs $1244) 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 0.2 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 9029th and 1070th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lome Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.28
$11.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.8
$50.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.35
$9.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$2.98
☕ Cappuccino
$4.52
$2.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.39
$1.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$301
$661
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$169
$485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$544
$1209
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$262
$875
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.7
$94.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$147
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46
$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.99%
3.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1269
$3978
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$473
$2572
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.4
$29.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12
$9.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.24
$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.04
$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.03
$3.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.67
$8.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.45
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$2.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.5
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.06
$7.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.5
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.15
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.22
$3.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.65
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$3.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.6
$43.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.44
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.8
$44.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.21
$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.7
$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50.7
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$93.1
$659
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3507
$9717

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$684
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$793
140 km or 87 mi Hohoe
$652
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$598
147 km or 91 mi Tema
$600
147 km or 91 mi Ashaiman
$630
155 km or 97 mi Atakpame
$699
159 km or 99 mi Porto-Novo
$743
165 km or 102 mi Koforidua
$668
167 km or 104 mi Accra
$822
243 km or 151 mi Lagos
$1102
253 km or 157 mi Save
$646
261 km or 162 mi Abeokuta
$1013
272 km or 169 mi Sotouboua
$703
317 km or 197 mi Sokode
$705
320 km or 199 mi Kumasi
$532
321 km or 200 mi Obuasi
$631
329 km or 204 mi Ibadan
$752
354 km or 220 mi Oyo
$664
357 km or 222 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$649
380 km or 236 mi Kara
$712
398 km or 247 mi Ife
$778
411 km or 256 mi Osogbo
$705
430 km or 267 mi Tamale
$576
452 km or 281 mi Ilorin
$526
456 km or 283 mi Akure
$644
471 km or 293 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
486 km or 302 mi Benin
$632
496 km or 308 mi Owo
$664
505 km or 314 mi Warri
$926
526 km or 327 mi Abengourou
$1066
558 km or 347 mi Grand-Bassam
$1059
587 km or 365 mi Abidjan
$1224
602 km or 374 mi Agboville
$1057
615 km or 382 mi Onitsha
$1051
626 km or 389 mi Dabou
$1057
646 km or 401 mi Awka
$878
647 km or 402 mi Owerri
$1774
658 km or 409 mi Port Harcourt
$676

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Distance City Cost of living
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$730
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$766
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$707
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$854
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$776
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$667
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$836
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$819
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$575
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$642
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$668
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$702
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$670
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$643
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$572
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$849
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$655
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$595
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1080
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$964
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$909
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$703
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$752
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$557
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$678
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$720
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$592
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$675
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$996
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$692
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1048
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$699
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1091
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1225
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$828
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$918
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$591
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$1013
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$667
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$777