Lome vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lome Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person
$802
$457
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1899
$1102
🏠 One person rent
$293
$184
🏘️ Family rent
$474
$311
🍽️ Food expenses
$307
$161
🚐 Transport expenses
$139
$59
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$116
$261
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
16
23
😀 Quality of life
27
35
🏙️ Population
2.19M
1.29M

The cost of living in Lome is 75% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 6752nd and 8862nd ($802 vs $457) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Togo and Libya, respectively. Check Togo vs Libya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Lome compared to 0.6 months in Tripoli. Lome ranked 1st best city to live in Togo vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 8925th and 8518th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lome Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.61
$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.4
$16
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.42
$3.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$0.6
☕ Cappuccino
$3.95
$0.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.87
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$254
$236
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$113
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$457
$434
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$266
$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80
$20.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$31.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.6
$26.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.27%
20.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1446
$933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$541
$305
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64.5
$24.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.3
$7.12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$0.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.24
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$0.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.02
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$5.19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.32
$3.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.34
$9.81
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.84
$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.54
$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.99
$1.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$0.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.52
$1.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.27
$4.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.31
$1.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.69
$0.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.08
$0.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.8
$25.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.21
$3.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.9
$30.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.24
$1.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$21.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.4
$55.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$108
$61
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3590
$1048

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$454
109 km or 68 mi Kpalime
$678
135 km or 84 mi Cotonou
$796
140 km or 87 mi Hohoe
$683
145 km or 90 mi Abomey
$612
147 km or 91 mi Tema
$607
147 km or 91 mi Ashaiman
$654
155 km or 97 mi Atakpame
$673
159 km or 99 mi Porto-Novo
$741
165 km or 102 mi Koforidua
$703
167 km or 104 mi Accra
$861
243 km or 151 mi Lagos
$1022
253 km or 157 mi Save
$650
261 km or 162 mi Abeokuta
$1017
272 km or 169 mi Sotouboua
$673
317 km or 197 mi Sokode
$675
320 km or 199 mi Kumasi
$562
321 km or 200 mi Obuasi
$664
329 km or 204 mi Ibadan
$759
354 km or 220 mi Oyo
$665
357 km or 222 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$684
380 km or 236 mi Kara
$682
398 km or 247 mi Ife
$775
411 km or 256 mi Osogbo
$659
430 km or 267 mi Tamale
$612
452 km or 281 mi Ilorin
$538
456 km or 283 mi Akure
$578
471 km or 293 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
486 km or 302 mi Benin
$655
496 km or 308 mi Owo
$594
505 km or 314 mi Warri
$878
526 km or 327 mi Abengourou
$1075
558 km or 347 mi Grand-Bassam
$1062
587 km or 365 mi Abidjan
$1198
602 km or 374 mi Agboville
$1066
615 km or 382 mi Onitsha
$922
626 km or 389 mi Dabou
$1063
646 km or 401 mi Awka
$785
647 km or 402 mi Owerri
$1555
658 km or 409 mi Port Harcourt
$618

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Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Zawiya
$316
66 km or 41 mi Sabratha
$364
80 km or 50 mi Gharyan
$372
103 km or 64 mi Zuwarah
$367
104 km or 64 mi Al-Khums
$389
110 km or 68 mi Yafran
$382
187 km or 116 mi Misrata
$394
305 km or 190 mi Sfax
$495
308 km or 191 mi Gabes
$408
355 km or 221 mi Mosta
$1739
355 km or 221 mi Marsaskala
$1512
356 km or 221 mi Zabbar
$1715
356 km or 221 mi Birkirkara
$1783
357 km or 222 mi Naxxar
$1688
357 km or 222 mi Valletta
$1810
358 km or 222 mi San Gwann
$1749
358 km or 222 mi Gzira
$1857
359 km or 223 mi Sliema
$2130
359 km or 223 mi St. Paul's Bay
$1568
404 km or 251 mi Sousse
$586
422 km or 262 mi Kairouan
$456
442 km or 275 mi Gafsa
$424
456 km or 284 mi Nabeul
$513
472 km or 293 mi Ragusa
$1342
476 km or 296 mi Gela
$1101
488 km or 303 mi Niscemi
$1224
495 km or 307 mi Agrigento
$1101
504 km or 313 mi Syracuse
$1279
516 km or 320 mi Tunis
$620
516 km or 321 mi La Marsa
$606
521 km or 323 mi Aryanah
$537
543 km or 337 mi Catania
$1318
545 km or 338 mi Tebessa
$511
552 km or 343 mi Marsala
$1185
575 km or 357 mi Bizerte
$388
575 km or 357 mi Trapani
$1077
583 km or 362 mi Palermo
$1308
591 km or 367 mi El Oued
$360
611 km or 380 mi Souk Ahras
$410
624 km or 388 mi Reggio Calabria
$1198