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Lome vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

Lome is 40.6% more expensive than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 3.1 times more in Lome
Groceries: pay 63.0% more in Lome
Transportation: pay 55.3% more in Lome
Housing: pay 79.4% more in Lome
Childcare: pay 84.6% less in Lome
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.8% less in Lome
Clothing: pay 35.2% less in Lome

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

Lome vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.1 times more for restaurants

	Beijing	Lome
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.21 CN¥29.07	$2.51 F CFA1,433	-40.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.91 CN¥33.92	$5.82 F CFA3,321	+18.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 CN¥3.32	$3.46 F CFA1,974	+621.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.12	$1.10 F CFA629	+259.3%
Average			+214.8%

Beijing vs. Lome - Cost of restaurants

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pay 63.0% more for groceries

	Beijing	Lome
Bread 1 loaf	$1.71 CN¥11.80	$1.31 F CFA748	-23.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.47 CN¥51.62	$7.15 F CFA4,081	-4.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.64 CN¥45.91	$9.37 F CFA5,343	+41.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.78 CN¥12.28	$2.04 F CFA1,163	+14.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 CN¥10.58	$4.87 F CFA2,777	+217.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98 CN¥6.79	$1.22 F CFA694	+23.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.32	$0.68 F CFA386	-12.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 CN¥5.53	$2.03 F CFA1,157	+153.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 CN¥4.16	$1.15 F CFA656	+90.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 CN¥2.41	$0.81 F CFA463	+132.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 CN¥2.85	$0.65 F CFA370	+57.3%
Average			+63.0%

Beijing vs. Lome - Cost of groceries

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pay 55.3% more for transportation

	Beijing	Lome
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.21 CN¥29.11	$4.66 F CFA2,659	+10.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.54 CN¥218.03	$53.66 F CFA30,607	+70.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,225.66 CN¥126K	$14,309.85 F CFA8M	-21.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.63 CN¥31.98	$12.12 F CFA6,912	+161.9%
Average			+55.3%

Beijing vs. Lome - Cost of transportation

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pay 79.4% more for housing

	Beijing	Lome
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.93 CN¥89.38	$44.72 F CFA25,506	+245.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$935.23 CN¥6,464.19	$330.92 F CFA189K	-64.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$504.41 CN¥3,486.38	$201.23 F CFA115K	-60.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.27 CN¥271.40	$116.41 F CFA66,400	+196.5%
Average			+79.4%

Beijing vs. Lome - Cost of housing

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pay 84.6% less for childcare

	Beijing	Lome
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$710.76 CN¥4,912.70	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,242.73 CN¥161K	$3,577.46 F CFA2M	-84.6%
Average			-84.6%

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pay 8.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	Lome
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.12 CN¥7.75	$0.89 F CFA510	-20.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.90 CN¥20.06	$5.84 F CFA3,333	+101.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.21 CN¥29.07	$1.43 F CFA816	-66.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.84 CN¥399.75	$50.68 F CFA28,907	-12.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.41 CN¥58.14	$4.47 F CFA2,551	-46.8%
Average			-8.8%

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pay 35.2% less for clothing

	Beijing	Lome
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.30 CN¥430.60	$25.04 F CFA14,283	-59.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.37 CN¥251.40	$27.73 F CFA15,814	-23.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.74 CN¥564.98	$42.04 F CFA23,976	-48.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.53 CN¥729.41	$96.59 F CFA55,093	-8.5%
Average			-35.2%

Beijing 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: April 2026

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