Lome vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lome Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$711
$1641
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1810
$4326
🏠 One person rent
$267
$803
🏘️ Family rent
$556
$1741
🍽️ Food expenses
$300
$438
🚐 Transport expenses
$90.9
$287
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$565
$2601
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
16
100
😀 Quality of life
40
99
🏙️ Population
2.19M
14.3M

The cost of living in Lome is 57% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 6859th and 3085th ($711 vs $1641) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Togo and Japan, respectively. Check Togo vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Lome compared to 1.6 months in Tokyo. Lome ranked 1st best city to live in Togo vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 6954th and 3rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lome vs Tokyo

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Lome Tokyo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.02
$6.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.7
$44.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.2
$5.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$3.79
☕ Cappuccino
$3.92
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.26
$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$244
$1054
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$93.7
$567
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$474
$2732
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$339
$1247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.9
$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.8
$33.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.94%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1221
$10740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$448
$5460
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$50.5
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.3
$28.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.04
$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.59
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.78
$7.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.39
$22.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$4.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$5.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.44
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.72
$8.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$2.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.95
$4.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.89
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.1
$3.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.58
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.95
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.7
$66.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.45
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.9
$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.06
$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.2
$56
👟 Brand Sneakers
$32.1
$66
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$110
$574
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4929
$15495

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Distance City Cost of living
99 km or 61 mi Ho
$345
109 km or 68 mi Kpalime
$656
135 km or 84 mi Cotonou
$755
140 km or 87 mi Hohoe
$570
145 km or 90 mi Abomey
$617
147 km or 91 mi Tema
$368
147 km or 91 mi Ashaiman
$546
155 km or 97 mi Atakpame
$655
159 km or 99 mi Porto-Novo
$710
165 km or 102 mi Koforidua
$585
167 km or 104 mi Accra
$747
243 km or 151 mi Lagos
$1133
253 km or 157 mi Save
$644
261 km or 162 mi Abeokuta
$1019
272 km or 169 mi Sotouboua
$652
317 km or 197 mi Sokode
$652
320 km or 199 mi Kumasi
$412
321 km or 200 mi Obuasi
$546
329 km or 204 mi Ibadan
$759
354 km or 220 mi Oyo
$699
357 km or 222 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$548
380 km or 236 mi Kara
$656
398 km or 247 mi Ife
$774
411 km or 256 mi Osogbo
$704
430 km or 267 mi Tamale
$492
452 km or 281 mi Ilorin
$526
456 km or 283 mi Akure
$635
471 km or 293 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
486 km or 302 mi Benin
$537
496 km or 308 mi Owo
$658
505 km or 314 mi Warri
$886
526 km or 327 mi Abengourou
$1015
558 km or 347 mi Grand-Bassam
$1014
587 km or 365 mi Abidjan
$1164
602 km or 374 mi Agboville
$1012
615 km or 382 mi Onitsha
$1036
626 km or 389 mi Dabou
$1011
646 km or 401 mi Awka
$846
647 km or 402 mi Owerri
$1686
658 km or 409 mi Port Harcourt
$651

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1121
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1112
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1133
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1059
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1056
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1090
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$980
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1124
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1113
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1038
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$964
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1061
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1079
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1084
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1080
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1071
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1077
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1062
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1000
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1187
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1096
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1106
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1038
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1095
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1050
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1075
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1078
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1037
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1119
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1106
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1052
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1016
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1073
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1057
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1109
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1116
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1092
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1075
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1033