Cost of living comparison

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Lome vs. Doha Cost of Living Summary

Lome is 10.6% more expensive than Doha.

Restaurants
pay 37.7% less in Lome
Groceries
pay 16.4% more in Lome
Transportation
pay 2.1 times more in Lome
Housing
pay 25.0% more in Lome
Entertainment and Sports
pay 65.8% less in Lome

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

Lome vs. Doha Cost Breakdown

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

pay 37.7% less for restaurants

 
Doha
Lome
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $9.61
QAR35.18
$2.91
F CFA1,711
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$8.23
QAR30.16
$5.56
F CFA3,273
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.94
QAR3.45
$4.10
F CFA2,413

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pay 16.4% more for groceries

 
Doha
Lome
Bread
1 loaf
$1.39
QAR5.08
$1.32
F CFA779
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.62
QAR20.59
??
Milk (1 gallon) $7.97
QAR29.21
$8.58
F CFA5,048

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

 
Doha
Lome
Gasoline (1 gallon) $2.14
QAR7.82
$4.55
F CFA2,678
Monthly public transit pass $27.44
QAR100.52
??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $27,978.05
QAR102K
??

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pay 25.0% more for housing

 
Doha
Lome
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$86.45
QAR316.63
$42.68
F CFA25,114
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,897.48
QAR6,950.09
??
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,178.09
QAR4,315.08
??

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Doha
Lome
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $670.94
QAR2,457.53
??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $9,605.02
QAR35,181.22
??

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pay 65.8% less for entertainment and sports

 
Doha
Lome
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $12.21
QAR44.73
$0.94
F CFA553
Cappuccino in mid-range area $5.87
QAR21.50
$5.80
F CFA3,416
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$6.45
QAR23.62
??

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Doha
Lome
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$60.60
QAR221.98
??
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$53.93
QAR197.52
??
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$99.54
QAR364.61
??

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We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated November 2026). How we calculate this

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