Lome vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lome Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$835
$984
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1928
$1812
🏠 One person rent
$320
$567
🏘️ Family rent
$486
$581
🍽️ Food expenses
$316
$247
🚐 Transport expenses
$137
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$129
$1672
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
16
63
😀 Quality of life
23
45
🏙️ Population
2.19M
1.27M

The cost of living in Lome is 15% less expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 6522nd and 5704th ($835 vs $984) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Togo and South Africa, respectively. Check Togo vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 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 9029th and 7050th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lome Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.28
$6.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.8
$28.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.35
$4.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$2
☕ Cappuccino
$4.52
$2.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.39
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$301
$867
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$169
$362
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$544
$538
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$262
$415
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.7
$69.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$108
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46
$33.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.99%
11.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1269
$907
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$473
$724
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.4
$32.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12
$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.24
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.04
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.03
$2.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$8.24
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.67
$4.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$6.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.45
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.5
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.06
$7.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$1.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.5
$2.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.15
$2.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.22
$2.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.65
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$0.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.6
$13.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.44
$6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.8
$21.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.21
$3.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.7
$49.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50.7
$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$93.1
$202
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3507
$3811

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$417
109 km or 68 mi Kpalime
$684
135 km or 84 mi Cotonou
$793
140 km or 87 mi Hohoe
$652
145 km or 90 mi Abomey
$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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$1082
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$890
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$984
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$706
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$826
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$799
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$892
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$740
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$975
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$875
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$731
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$940
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$762
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$838
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$808
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$830
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$762
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$833
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$637
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$668
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$570
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$637
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$607
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$599
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$827
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$650
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$469
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$698
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$577
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$598
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$861
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$514
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$705
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$536
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$908
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$915
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$892
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$587
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$915