Lome vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lome Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$678
$1556
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1768
$4005
🏠 One person rent
$250
$760
🏘️ Family rent
$540
$1537
🍽️ Food expenses
$287
$426
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.4
$269
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$545
$2885
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
16
100
😀 Quality of life
40
100
🏙️ Population
2.19M
14M

The cost of living in Lome is 56% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 6964th and 3238th ($678 vs $1556) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 1.9 months in Tokyo. Lome ranked 1st best city to live in Togo vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 7143rd and 1st 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
$2.06
$6.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$41.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.3
$5.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.81
$2.91
☕ Cappuccino
$3.82
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.47
$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$241
$936
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$90.4
$540
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$499
$2411
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$340
$1067
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.8
$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$170
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$58.1
$31.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.93%
1.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1203
$7633
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$433
$4193
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.58
$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.4
$53.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.21
$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.87
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.74
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.71
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.01
$7.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.94
$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$5.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$5.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$4.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$3.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$2.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.23
$7.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.63
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.75
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.95
$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.52
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.91
$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.9
$55.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.25
$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.1
$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.96
$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$21
$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$31.6
$61.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$108
$508
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6625
$15051

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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
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1105
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1099
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1117
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1052
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1052
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1051
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$988
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1115
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1101
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1041
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$973
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1053
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1066
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1067
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1009
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1064
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1071
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1052
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1009
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1101
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1062
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1091
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1063
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1078
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1045
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1057
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1062
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1036
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$985
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1143
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1049
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1031
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1042
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1041
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1102
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1133
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1056
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1052
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1063