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Lome vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Lome is 12.3% more expensive than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 2.4 times more in Lome
Groceries: pay 35.2% more in Lome
Transportation: pay 3.4% less in Lome
Housing: pay 36.4% more in Lome
Childcare: pay 73.2% less in Lome
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.1% less in Lome
Clothing: pay 34.6% less in Lome

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

Lome vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.4 times more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Lome
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.10 THB102.09	$2.51 F CFA1,433	-19.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.20 THB204.18	$5.82 F CFA3,321	-6.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.79 THB26.07	$3.46 F CFA1,974	+337.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 THB10.98	$1.10 F CFA629	+230.9%
Average			+135.7%

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pay 35.2% more for groceries

	Bangkok	Lome
Bread 1 loaf	$1.44 THB47.41	$1.31 F CFA748	-8.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.50 THB280.03	$7.15 F CFA4,081	-15.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.23 THB238.03	$9.37 F CFA5,343	+29.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.28 THB75.21	$2.04 F CFA1,163	-10.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.38 THB45.44	$4.87 F CFA2,777	+252.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.59 THB52.37	$1.22 F CFA694	-23.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 THB26.89	$0.68 F CFA386	-17.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 THB33.70	$2.03 F CFA1,157	+98.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 THB28.08	$1.15 F CFA656	+34.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 THB23.72	$0.81 F CFA463	+12.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 THB21.38	$0.65 F CFA370
Average			+35.2%

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pay 3.4% less for transportation

	Bangkok	Lome
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.69 THB154.51	$4.66 F CFA2,659	-0.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.21 THB1,225.08	$53.66 F CFA30,607	+44.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,206.42 THB1M	$14,309.85 F CFA8M	-61.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.63 THB382.84	$12.12 F CFA6,912	+4.2%
Average			-3.4%

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pay 36.4% more for housing

	Bangkok	Lome
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.91 THB556.66	$44.72 F CFA25,506	+164.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.06 THB22,227.29	$330.92 F CFA189K	-51.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$321.97 THB10,601.23	$201.23 F CFA115K	-37.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.69 THB2,261.62	$116.41 F CFA66,400	+69.5%
Average			+36.4%

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pay 73.2% less for childcare

	Bangkok	Lome
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$609.37 THB20,064.59	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,346.39 THB439K	$3,577.46 F CFA2M	-73.2%
Average			-73.2%

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pay 10.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Lome
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.79 THB91.88	$0.89 F CFA510	-67.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.54 THB83.65	$5.84 F CFA3,333	+130.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.40 THB144.71	$1.43 F CFA816	-67.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.03 THB1,680.38	$50.68 F CFA28,907	-0.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.06 THB265.43	$4.47 F CFA2,551	-44.5%
Average			-10.1%

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pay 34.6% less for clothing

	Bangkok	Lome
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.81 THB1,936.25	$25.04 F CFA14,283	-57.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.03 THB1,252.29	$27.73 F CFA15,814	-27.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.24 THB3,432.16	$42.04 F CFA23,976	-59.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.47 THB3,011.65	$96.59 F CFA55,093	+5.6%
Average			-34.6%

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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: April 2026

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