Lome vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lome Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person
$678
$470
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1768
$1199
🏠 One person rent
$250
$181
🏘️ Family rent
$540
$362
🍽️ Food expenses
$287
$182
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.4
$51.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$545
$291
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
16
20
😀 Quality of life
40
48
🏙️ Population
2.19M
1.29M

The cost of living in Lome is 44% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 6964th and 8679th ($678 vs $470) 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 0.8 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 7143rd and 6385th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lome Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.06
$6.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$24.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.3
$4.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.81
$0.71
 Cappuccino
$3.82
$0.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.47
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$241
$203
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$90.4
$112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$499
$476
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$340
$247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.8
$33.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$51.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$58.1
$17.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.93%
17.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1203
$1408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$433
$425
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.58
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.4
$16.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.21
$6.95
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.87
$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.74
$0.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.71
$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$4.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.01
$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.94
$8.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$0.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$0.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.23
$1.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$0.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.63
$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.75
$4.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.95
$1.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.52
$0.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.91
$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.9
$26.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.25
$5.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.1
$28.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.96
$1.49
👖 Brand Jeans
$21
$30.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$31.6
$48.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$108
$68.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6625
$911

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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
45 km or 28 mi Zawiya
$377
66 km or 41 mi Sabratha
$386
80 km or 50 mi Gharyan
$407
103 km or 64 mi Zuwarah
$390
104 km or 64 mi Al-Khums
$389
110 km or 68 mi Yafran
$398
187 km or 116 mi Misrata
$340
305 km or 190 mi Sfax
$435
308 km or 191 mi Gabes
$328
355 km or 221 mi Mosta
$1338
355 km or 221 mi Marsaskala
$1372
356 km or 221 mi Zabbar
$1278
356 km or 221 mi Birkirkara
$1524
357 km or 222 mi Naxxar
$1469
357 km or 222 mi Valletta
$1657
358 km or 222 mi San Gwann
$1608
358 km or 222 mi Gzira
$1708
359 km or 223 mi Sliema
$1670
359 km or 223 mi St. Paul's Bay
$1583
404 km or 251 mi Sousse
$423
422 km or 262 mi Kairouan
$433
442 km or 275 mi Gafsa
$390
456 km or 284 mi Nabeul
$418
472 km or 293 mi Ragusa
$1120
476 km or 296 mi Gela
$927
488 km or 303 mi Niscemi
$1027
495 km or 307 mi Agrigento
$983
504 km or 313 mi Syracuse
$1103
516 km or 320 mi Tunis
$514
516 km or 321 mi La Marsa
$596
521 km or 323 mi Aryanah
$466
543 km or 337 mi Catania
$1163
545 km or 338 mi Tebessa
$474
552 km or 343 mi Marsala
$1050
575 km or 357 mi Bizerte
$355
575 km or 357 mi Trapani
$979
583 km or 362 mi Palermo
$1150
591 km or 367 mi El Oued
$388
611 km or 380 mi Souk Ahras
$371
624 km or 388 mi Reggio Calabria
$936