Lome vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lome Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person
$711
$496
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1810
$1258
🏠 One person rent
$267
$179
🏘️ Family rent
$556
$341
🍽️ Food expenses
$300
$192
🚐 Transport expenses
$90.9
$68.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$565
$317
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
16
20
😀 Quality of life
40
46
🏙️ Population
2.19M
1.29M

The cost of living in Lome is 43% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 6859th and 8700th ($711 vs $496) 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 6954th and 6501st among best cities to live in the world.

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Lome Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.02
$6.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.7
$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.2
$4.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$0.73
☕ Cappuccino
$3.92
$0.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.26
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$244
$198
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$93.7
$124
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$474
$448
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$339
$249
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.9
$21.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$33.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.8
$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.94%
17.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1221
$1419
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$448
$413
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$50.5
$23
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.3
$9.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.04
$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$0.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.59
$4.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.78
$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.39
$9.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$0.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.44
$1.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.72
$0.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.95
$2.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.89
$4.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.1
$1.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.58
$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.95
$0.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.7
$28.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.45
$5.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.9
$31.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.06
$1.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.2
$28.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$32.1
$48.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$110
$73.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4929
$1179

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$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
45 km or 28 mi Zawiya
$388
66 km or 41 mi Sabratha
$398
80 km or 50 mi Gharyan
$388
103 km or 64 mi Zuwarah
$402
104 km or 64 mi Al-Khums
$432
110 km or 68 mi Yafran
$412
187 km or 116 mi Misrata
$419
305 km or 190 mi Sfax
$462
308 km or 191 mi Gabes
$375
355 km or 221 mi Mosta
$1434
355 km or 221 mi Marsaskala
$1341
356 km or 221 mi Zabbar
$1334
356 km or 221 mi Birkirkara
$1591
357 km or 222 mi Naxxar
$1519
357 km or 222 mi Valletta
$1649
358 km or 222 mi San Gwann
$1643
358 km or 222 mi Gzira
$1747
359 km or 223 mi Sliema
$1771
359 km or 223 mi St. Paul's Bay
$1649
404 km or 251 mi Sousse
$482
422 km or 262 mi Kairouan
$453
442 km or 275 mi Gafsa
$403
456 km or 284 mi Nabeul
$442
472 km or 293 mi Ragusa
$1172
476 km or 296 mi Gela
$990
488 km or 303 mi Niscemi
$1134
495 km or 307 mi Agrigento
$1031
504 km or 313 mi Syracuse
$1188
516 km or 320 mi Tunis
$563
516 km or 321 mi La Marsa
$522
521 km or 323 mi Aryanah
$490
543 km or 337 mi Catania
$1229
545 km or 338 mi Tebessa
$492
552 km or 343 mi Marsala
$1086
575 km or 357 mi Bizerte
$344
575 km or 357 mi Trapani
$1005
583 km or 362 mi Palermo
$1211
591 km or 367 mi El Oued
$373
611 km or 380 mi Souk Ahras
$386
624 km or 388 mi Reggio Calabria
$1160