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Lome vs. Ankara Cost of Living Summary

Lome is 30.0% more expensive than Ankara.

Restaurants: pay 62.7% more in Lome
Groceries: pay 96.8% more in Lome
Transportation: pay 2.3 times more in Lome
Housing: pay 49.6% more in Lome
Childcare: pay 74.6% less in Lome
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.5% less in Lome
Clothing: pay 38.6% less in Lome

The cost of transportation, groceries, restaurants, and housing in Lome are more expensive than in Ankara. Expenses including childcare, clothing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Lome. Notably, transportation and groceries are significantly more expensive in Lome.

Lome vs. Ankara Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Lome instead of Ankara, you would:

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pay 62.7% more for restaurants

	Ankara	Lome
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.62 TRY441.31	$2.51 F CFA1,413	-73.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.42 TRY386.15	$5.82 F CFA3,275	-30.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.21 TRY55.41	$3.46 F CFA1,946	+186.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.41 TRY18.79	$1.10 F CFA620	+169.2%
Average			+62.7%

Ankara vs. Lome - Cost of restaurants

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pay 96.8% more for groceries

	Ankara	Lome
Bread 1 loaf	$0.69 TRY31.66	$1.31 F CFA738	+90.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.81 TRY220.57	$7.15 F CFA4,024	+48.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.67 TRY168.25	$9.37 F CFA5,268	+155.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.32 TRY106.40	$2.04 F CFA1,147	-12.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.55 TRY116.80	$4.87 F CFA2,738	+91.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.70 TRY31.97	$1.22 F CFA684	+74.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.05 TRY48.20	$0.68 F CFA380	-35.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.60 TRY27.52	$2.03 F CFA1,141	+238.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 TRY29.16	$1.15 F CFA646	+80.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.30 TRY13.53	$0.81 F CFA456	+175.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 TRY11.46	$0.65 F CFA365	+159.6%
Average			+96.8%

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pay 2.3 times more for transportation

	Ankara	Lome
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.41 TRY202.22	$4.66 F CFA2,622	+5.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.02 TRY413.73	$53.66 F CFA30,180	+494.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$48,122.27 TRY2M	$14,309.85 F CFA8M	-70.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.74 TRY308.92	$12.12 F CFA6,816	+79.9%
Average			+127.5%

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pay 49.6% more for housing

	Ankara	Lome
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.72 TRY629.33	$44.72 F CFA25,150	+225.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$717.46 TRY32,897.88	$330.92 F CFA186K	-53.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$512.73 TRY23,510.42	$201.23 F CFA113K	-60.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$62.15 TRY2,849.86	$116.41 F CFA65,473	+87.3%
Average			+49.6%

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pay 74.6% less for childcare

	Ankara	Lome
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$600.60 TRY27,539.63	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,110.57 TRY647K	$3,577.46 F CFA2M	-74.6%
Average			-74.6%

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pay 13.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Ankara	Lome
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.61 TRY165.49	$0.89 F CFA503	-75.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.22 TRY147.77	$5.84 F CFA3,286	+81.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.17 TRY99.30	$1.43 F CFA805	-33.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.91 TRY2,563.82	$50.68 F CFA28,503	-9.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.44 TRY295.13	$4.47 F CFA2,515	-30.5%
Average			-13.5%

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pay 38.6% less for clothing

	Ankara	Lome
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.32 TRY2,628.39	$25.04 F CFA14,084	-56.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.55 TRY2,088.69	$27.73 F CFA15,593	-39.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.18 TRY4,777.21	$42.04 F CFA23,641	-59.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.96 TRY4,400.15	$96.59 F CFA54,324	+0.7%
Average			-38.6%

Ankara vs. Lome - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: June 2026

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