Lome vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lome Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$711
$764
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1810
$1859
🏠 One person rent
$267
$342
🏘️ Family rent
$556
$634
🍽️ Food expenses
$300
$290
🚐 Transport expenses
$90.9
$65.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$565
$372
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
16
26
😀 Quality of life
40
24
🏙️ Population
2.19M
2.44M

The cost of living in Lome is 7% less expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 6859th and 6597th ($711 vs $764) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th 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 0.5 months in Yaounde. Lome ranked 1st best city to live in Togo vs Yaounde ranked 2nd in Cameroon, while ranked 6954th and 8641st among best cities to live in the world.

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Lome Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.02
$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.7
$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.2
$5.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$1.21
☕ Cappuccino
$3.92
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.26
$1.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$244
$290
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$93.7
$231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$474
$1050
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$339
$374
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.9
$47.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$73
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.8
$51.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.94%
6.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1221
$2008
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$448
$675
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$50.5
$20.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.3
$3.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.04
$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.59
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.78
$7.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.39
$5.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$4.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$1.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.44
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.72
$8.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.95
$1.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.89
$3.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.1
$2.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.58
$2.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.95
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.7
$32.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.45
$6.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.9
$20.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.06
$8.05
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.2
$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$32.1
$48.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$110
$243
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4929
$1615

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Distance City Cost of living
99 km or 61 mi Ho
$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
203 km or 126 mi Douala
$1368
217 km or 135 mi Bafoussam
$794
245 km or 152 mi Kumba
$933
256 km or 159 mi Buea
$655
256 km or 159 mi Limbe
$710
275 km or 171 mi Bamenda
$714
297 km or 185 mi Bata
$1201
305 km or 189 mi Malabo
$812
374 km or 233 mi Calabar
$374
448 km or 278 mi Ngaoundere
$666
449 km or 279 mi Libreville
$702
475 km or 295 mi Berberati
$488
481 km or 299 mi Aba
$638
484 km or 301 mi Umuahia
$906
511 km or 317 mi Port Harcourt
$651
529 km or 329 mi Owerri
$1686
530 km or 329 mi Enugu
$469
558 km or 346 mi Awka
$846
584 km or 363 mi Onitsha
$1036
593 km or 368 mi Port-Gentil
$659
640 km or 398 mi Garoua
$724
660 km or 410 mi Sao Tome
$878
665 km or 413 mi Warri
$886
669 km or 415 mi Trindade
$879
709 km or 440 mi Benin
$537
729 km or 453 mi Abuja
$1262
735 km or 457 mi Jos
$757
738 km or 459 mi Mubi
$616
741 km or 461 mi Bauchi
$735
748 km or 465 mi Gamboma
$531
754 km or 468 mi Owo
$658
783 km or 487 mi Bangui
$518
795 km or 494 mi Akure
$635
809 km or 503 mi Maroua
$701
813 km or 505 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
831 km or 516 mi Bongor
$492
842 km or 523 mi Minna
$787
862 km or 535 mi Mbandaka
$810
867 km or 539 mi Kaduna
$377
867 km or 539 mi Ife
$774