Lome vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lome Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person
$755
$464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1774
$1222
🏠 One person rent
$306
$164
🏘️ Family rent
$499
$359
🍽️ Food expenses
$297
$182
🚐 Transport expenses
$102
$62
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$534
$336
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
17
20
😀 Quality of life
40
45
🏙️ Population
2.19M
1.29M

The cost of living in Lome is 63% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 6657th and 8801st ($755 vs $464) 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 0.7 months in Lome compared to 0.7 months in Tripoli. Lome ranked 1st best city to live in Togo vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 6989th and 6545th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lome vs Tripoli

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Lome Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.24
$5.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.6
$20.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.57
$4.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.8
$0.71
 Cappuccino
$4.98
$0.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.59
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$299
$182
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$527
$468
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$271
$263
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.7
$21.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$33.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.2
$21.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.95%
17.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1155
$1382
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$420
$402
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47.9
$22.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.3
$7.99
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$0.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.96
$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.93
$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.68
$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.09
$5.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.39
$3.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.99
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$0.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.45
$1.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.83
$2.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.6
$4.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.86
$1.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.47
$0.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.85
$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.5
$29
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.96
$5.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.8
$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.86
$1.47
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.1
$23.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$30.4
$61.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$104
$57.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4691
$1187

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LomeTripoli

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$349

$907

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135 km or 84 mi Cotonou
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140 km or 87 mi Hohoe
$575
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$590
147 km or 91 mi Tema
$553
147 km or 91 mi Ashaiman
$560
155 km or 97 mi Atakpame
$647
159 km or 99 mi Porto-Novo
$670
165 km or 102 mi Koforidua
$588
167 km or 104 mi Accra
$729
243 km or 151 mi Lagos
$1113
253 km or 157 mi Save
$613
261 km or 162 mi Abeokuta
$1030
272 km or 169 mi Sotouboua
$649
317 km or 197 mi Sokode
$651
320 km or 199 mi Kumasi
$433
321 km or 200 mi Obuasi
$551
329 km or 204 mi Ibadan
$776
354 km or 220 mi Oyo
$677
357 km or 222 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$577
380 km or 236 mi Kara
$658
398 km or 247 mi Ife
$779
411 km or 256 mi Osogbo
$695
430 km or 267 mi Tamale
$507
452 km or 281 mi Ilorin
$535
456 km or 283 mi Akure
$634
471 km or 293 mi Ado Ekiti
$666
486 km or 302 mi Benin
$558
496 km or 308 mi Owo
$651
505 km or 314 mi Warri
$881
526 km or 327 mi Abengourou
$889
558 km or 347 mi Grand-Bassam
$881
587 km or 365 mi Abidjan
$1022
602 km or 374 mi Agboville
$882
615 km or 382 mi Onitsha
$972
626 km or 389 mi Dabou
$882
646 km or 401 mi Awka
$805
647 km or 402 mi Owerri
$1611
658 km or 409 mi Port Harcourt
$679

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Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Zawiya
$368
66 km or 41 mi Sabratha
$396
80 km or 50 mi Gharyan
$387
103 km or 64 mi Zuwarah
$392
104 km or 64 mi Al-Khums
$418
110 km or 68 mi Yafran
$404
187 km or 116 mi Misrata
$436
305 km or 190 mi Sfax
$448
308 km or 191 mi Gabes
$377
355 km or 221 mi Mosta
$1346
355 km or 221 mi Marsaskala
$1325
356 km or 221 mi Zabbar
$1415
356 km or 221 mi Birkirkara
$1524
357 km or 222 mi Naxxar
$1486
357 km or 222 mi Valletta
$1583
358 km or 222 mi San Gwann
$1555
358 km or 222 mi Gzira
$1624
359 km or 223 mi Sliema
$1749
359 km or 223 mi St. Paul's Bay
$1384
404 km or 251 mi Sousse
$495
422 km or 262 mi Kairouan
$410
442 km or 275 mi Gafsa
$386
456 km or 284 mi Nabeul
$443
472 km or 293 mi Ragusa
$1106
476 km or 296 mi Gela
$941
488 km or 303 mi Niscemi
$1077
495 km or 307 mi Agrigento
$971
504 km or 313 mi Syracuse
$1098
516 km or 320 mi Tunis
$535
516 km or 321 mi La Marsa
$549
521 km or 323 mi Aryanah
$465
543 km or 337 mi Catania
$1161
545 km or 338 mi Tebessa
$459
552 km or 343 mi Marsala
$1019
575 km or 357 mi Bizerte
$348
575 km or 357 mi Trapani
$938
583 km or 362 mi Palermo
$1137
591 km or 367 mi El Oued
$349
611 km or 380 mi Souk Ahras
$364
624 km or 388 mi Reggio Calabria
$1058