Lome vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lome Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$678
$875
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1768
$1598
🏠 One person rent
$250
$511
🏘️ Family rent
$540
$523
🍽️ Food expenses
$287
$215
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.4
$89.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$545
$1509
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
16
62
😀 Quality of life
40
44
🏙️ Population
2.19M
1.27M

The cost of living in Lome is 22% less expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 6964th and 6110th ($678 vs $875) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Togo and South Africa, respectively. Check Togo vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Lome compared to 1.7 months in Soweto. Lome ranked 1st best city to live in Togo vs Soweto ranked 9th in South Africa, while ranked 7143rd and 6750th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lome Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.06
$5.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$25.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.3
$3.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.81
$1.84
☕ Cappuccino
$3.82
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.47
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$241
$793
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$90.4
$327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$499
$488
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$340
$379
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.8
$57.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$88.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$58.1
$34
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.93%
11.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1203
$731
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$433
$624
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.58
$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.4
$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.21
$9.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.87
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.74
$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.71
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$7.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.01
$3.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.94
$5.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$1.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.23
$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.63
$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.75
$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.95
$2.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.52
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.91
$0.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.9
$12.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.25
$5.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.1
$20
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.96
$2.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$21
$43.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$31.6
$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$108
$202
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6625
$2867

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$908
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$776
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$889
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$637
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$741
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$698
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$755
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$631
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$783
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$751
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$625
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$845
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$621
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$746
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$701
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$866
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$682
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$719
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$631
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$656
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$511
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$633
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$603
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$511
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$558
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$739
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$535
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$447
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$601
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$605
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$511
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$753
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$511
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$609
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$554
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$978
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$1084
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$780
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$550
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$952