Cost of Living in Lome

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Cost of living One person Family of 4
💰 Total with rent
$678
$1768
🛋️ Without rent
$428
$1228
🏨 Rent & Utilities
$250
$540
🍽️ Food
$287
$753
🚐 Transport
$89.4
$222
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$545
😀 Quality of life
40
🏙️ Population
2.19M

The average cost of living in Lome is $678, which is in the top 25% of the least expensive cities in the world, ranked 6964th out of 9294 in our global list and 1st out of 6 in Togo.

The median after-tax salary is $545, which is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months. Ranked 7143rd (TOP 77%) in the list of best places to live in the world and 1st best city to live in Togo. With an estimated population of 2.19M, Lome is the 1st largest city in Togo.

Why living in Lome is so expensive? Because we have a developed country lifestyle as a reference and in some least developed countries maintaining such a standard of living is hard and expensive. Thus, living costs in Lome for locals and expats differ significantly.

✈️ Closest airport 5 km Lome-Tokoin International Airport
😷 Air quality Moderate 31.9 µg/m³
🎓 Best university rank 4220 University of Lome
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Prices in Lome

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

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