Lome vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lome Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$678
$567
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1768
$1680
🏠 One person rent
$250
$198
🏘️ Family rent
$540
$592
🍽️ Food expenses
$287
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.4
$58.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$545
$359
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
16
26
😀 Quality of life
40
43
🏙️ Population
2.19M
2.44M

The cost of living in Lome is 20% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 6964th and 7966th ($678 vs $567) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 8th in Togo and Cameroon, respectively. Check Togo vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Lome compared to 0.6 months in Yaounde. Lome ranked 1st best city to live in Togo vs Yaounde ranked 1st in Cameroon, while ranked 7143rd and 6890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lome Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.06
$4.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$33
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.3
$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.81
$1.08
 Cappuccino
$3.82
$1.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.47
$1.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$241
$121
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$90.4
$112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$499
$933
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$340
$377
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.8
$36.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$56.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$58.1
$47.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.93%
5.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1203
$981
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$433
$202
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.58
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.4
$16.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.21
$3.76
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.87
$2.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.74
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.71
$1.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.01
$3.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.94
$5.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.23
$8.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.63
$2.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.75
$3.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.95
$2.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.52
$2.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.91
$1.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.9
$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.25
$8.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.1
$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.96
$9.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$21
$22.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$31.6
$30
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$108
$213
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6625
$2559

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$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
203 km or 126 mi Douala
$1300
217 km or 135 mi Bafoussam
$761
245 km or 152 mi Kumba
$860
256 km or 159 mi Buea
$587
256 km or 159 mi Limbe
$683
275 km or 171 mi Bamenda
$436
297 km or 185 mi Bata
$1242
305 km or 189 mi Malabo
$990
374 km or 233 mi Calabar
$237
448 km or 278 mi Ngaoundere
$548
449 km or 279 mi Libreville
$697
475 km or 295 mi Berberati
$462
481 km or 299 mi Aba
$233
484 km or 301 mi Umuahia
$330
511 km or 317 mi Port Harcourt
$327
529 km or 329 mi Owerri
$507
530 km or 329 mi Enugu
$290
558 km or 346 mi Awka
$325
584 km or 363 mi Onitsha
$354
593 km or 368 mi Port-Gentil
$651
640 km or 398 mi Garoua
$633
660 km or 410 mi Sao Tome
$866
665 km or 413 mi Warri
$351
669 km or 415 mi Trindade
$866
709 km or 440 mi Benin
$315
729 km or 453 mi Abuja
$288
735 km or 457 mi Jos
$269
738 km or 459 mi Mubi
$264
741 km or 461 mi Bauchi
$272
748 km or 465 mi Gamboma
$510
754 km or 468 mi Owo
$272
783 km or 487 mi Bangui
$489
795 km or 494 mi Akure
$243
809 km or 503 mi Maroua
$616
813 km or 505 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
831 km or 516 mi Bongor
$467
842 km or 523 mi Minna
$313
862 km or 535 mi Mbandaka
$825
867 km or 539 mi Kaduna
$210
867 km or 539 mi Ife
$250