Lome vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lome Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person
$802
$1023
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1899
$2386
🏠 One person rent
$293
$510
🏘️ Family rent
$474
$852
🍽️ Food expenses
$307
$355
🚐 Transport expenses
$139
$67.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$116
$588
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
16
30
😀 Quality of life
27
55
🏙️ Population
2.19M
431K

The cost of living in Lome is 22% less expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 6752nd and 5494th ($802 vs $1023) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Togo and Namibia, respectively. Check Togo vs Namibia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Lome compared to 0.6 months in Windhoek. Lome ranked 1st best city to live in Togo vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 8925th and 6345th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lome Windhoek
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.61
$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.4
$46.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.42
$5.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.87
☕ Cappuccino
$3.95
$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.87
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$254
$496
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$347
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$457
$891
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$266
$622
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80
$79.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.6
$53.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.27%
11.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1446
$1427
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$541
$632
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64.5
$49.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.3
$7.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.24
$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.02
$3.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$7.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.32
$5.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.34
$7.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.84
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$2.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.54
$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.99
$6.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.52
$3.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.27
$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.31
$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.69
$2.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.08
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.8
$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.21
$5.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.9
$34.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.24
$8.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$54.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.4
$95.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$108
$250
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3590
$5907

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$678
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$796
140 km or 87 mi Hohoe
$683
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$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
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$934
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$971
194 km or 120 mi Gobabis
$968
238 km or 148 mi Otjiwarongo
$874
246 km or 153 mi Mariental
$986
262 km or 163 mi Swakopmund
$883
268 km or 166 mi Walvis Bay
$905
375 km or 233 mi Tsumeb
$873
589 km or 366 mi Oshikango
$855
776 km or 482 mi Upington
$811
882 km or 548 mi Molepolole
$662
883 km or 548 mi Kanye
$694
921 km or 572 mi Lobatse
$697
928 km or 577 mi Gaborone
$731
940 km or 584 mi Mmabatho
$901
990 km or 615 mi Serowe
$583
999 km or 621 mi Mahalapye
$628
1030 km or 640 mi Kimberley
$927
1032 km or 641 mi Palapye
$551
1056 km or 656 mi Livingstone
$718
1079 km or 670 mi Klerksdorp
$826
1086 km or 675 mi Rustenburg
$1017
1087 km or 675 mi Francistown
$633
1099 km or 683 mi Huambo
$595
1112 km or 691 mi Potchefstroom
$791
1136 km or 706 mi Brits
$950
1140 km or 708 mi Welkom
$826
1166 km or 724 mi Soweto
$1057
1167 km or 725 mi Bloemfontein
$763
1167 km or 725 mi Kroonstad
$875
1173 km or 729 mi Randburg
$958
1178 km or 732 mi Sandton
$1089
1179 km or 733 mi Vanderbijlpark
$865
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$692
1180 km or 733 mi Pretoria
$1049
1180 km or 734 mi Johannesburg
$1171
1184 km or 735 mi Centurion
$967
1187 km or 738 mi Vereeniging
$765
1196 km or 743 mi Lobito
$665
1207 km or 750 mi Benoni
$892