Lome vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lome Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$835
$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1928
$1691
🏠 One person rent
$320
$212
🏘️ Family rent
$486
$325
🍽️ Food expenses
$316
$317
🚐 Transport expenses
$137
$65.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$129
$119
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
16
25
😀 Quality of life
23
39
🏙️ Population
2.19M
2.44M

The cost of living in Lome is 24% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 6522nd and 7283rd ($835 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Togo and Cameroon, respectively. Check Togo vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Lome compared to 0.2 months in Yaounde. Lome ranked 1st best city to live in Togo vs Yaounde ranked 2nd in Cameroon, while ranked 9029th and 7830th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lome Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.28
$5.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.8
$52.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.35
$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.25
☕ Cappuccino
$4.52
$2.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.39
$1.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$301
$115
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$169
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$544
$205
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$262
$192
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.7
$50.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$76.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46
$53.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.99%
9.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1269
$882
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$473
$616
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.4
$17.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12
$4.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.24
$2.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.04
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.03
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.67
$6.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$5.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$4.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.45
$2.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.5
$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.06
$8.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.5
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.15
$3.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.22
$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.65
$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.6
$24.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.44
$8.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.8
$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.21
$8.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.7
$18.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50.7
$97.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$93.1
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3507
$1806

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Distance City Cost of living
99 km or 61 mi Ho
$417
109 km or 68 mi Kpalime
$684
135 km or 84 mi Cotonou
$793
140 km or 87 mi Hohoe
$652
145 km or 90 mi Abomey
$598
147 km or 91 mi Tema
$600
147 km or 91 mi Ashaiman
$630
155 km or 97 mi Atakpame
$699
159 km or 99 mi Porto-Novo
$743
165 km or 102 mi Koforidua
$668
167 km or 104 mi Accra
$822
243 km or 151 mi Lagos
$1102
253 km or 157 mi Save
$646
261 km or 162 mi Abeokuta
$1013
272 km or 169 mi Sotouboua
$703
317 km or 197 mi Sokode
$705
320 km or 199 mi Kumasi
$532
321 km or 200 mi Obuasi
$631
329 km or 204 mi Ibadan
$752
354 km or 220 mi Oyo
$664
357 km or 222 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$649
380 km or 236 mi Kara
$712
398 km or 247 mi Ife
$778
411 km or 256 mi Osogbo
$705
430 km or 267 mi Tamale
$576
452 km or 281 mi Ilorin
$526
456 km or 283 mi Akure
$644
471 km or 293 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
486 km or 302 mi Benin
$632
496 km or 308 mi Owo
$664
505 km or 314 mi Warri
$926
526 km or 327 mi Abengourou
$1066
558 km or 347 mi Grand-Bassam
$1059
587 km or 365 mi Abidjan
$1224
602 km or 374 mi Agboville
$1057
615 km or 382 mi Onitsha
$1051
626 km or 389 mi Dabou
$1057
646 km or 401 mi Awka
$878
647 km or 402 mi Owerri
$1774
658 km or 409 mi Port Harcourt
$676

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Distance City Cost of living
203 km or 126 mi Douala
$1363
217 km or 135 mi Bafoussam
$793
245 km or 152 mi Kumba
$849
256 km or 159 mi Buea
$665
256 km or 159 mi Limbe
$755
275 km or 171 mi Bamenda
$698
297 km or 185 mi Bata
$1241
305 km or 189 mi Malabo
$1413
374 km or 233 mi Calabar
$397
448 km or 278 mi Ngaoundere
$571
449 km or 279 mi Libreville
$708
475 km or 295 mi Berberati
$494
481 km or 299 mi Aba
$674
484 km or 301 mi Umuahia
$961
511 km or 317 mi Port Harcourt
$676
529 km or 329 mi Owerri
$1774
530 km or 329 mi Enugu
$563
558 km or 346 mi Awka
$878
584 km or 363 mi Onitsha
$1051
593 km or 368 mi Port-Gentil
$660
640 km or 398 mi Garoua
$621
660 km or 410 mi Sao Tome
$1046
665 km or 413 mi Warri
$926
669 km or 415 mi Trindade
$1044
709 km or 440 mi Benin
$632
729 km or 453 mi Abuja
$1514
735 km or 457 mi Jos
$810
738 km or 459 mi Mubi
$644
741 km or 461 mi Bauchi
$781
748 km or 465 mi Gamboma
$536
754 km or 468 mi Owo
$664
783 km or 487 mi Bangui
$526
795 km or 494 mi Akure
$644
809 km or 503 mi Maroua
$596
813 km or 505 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
831 km or 516 mi Bongor
$505
842 km or 523 mi Minna
$852
862 km or 535 mi Mbandaka
$836
867 km or 539 mi Kaduna
$393
867 km or 539 mi Ife
$778