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Lome vs. Nairobi Cost of Living Summary

Lome is 29.3% more expensive than Nairobi.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Lome
Groceries: pay 76.4% more in Lome
Transportation: pay 0.8% less in Lome
Housing: pay 69.0% more in Lome
Childcare: pay 59.2% less in Lome
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.8% more in Lome
Clothing: pay 14.0% more in Lome

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

Lome vs. Nairobi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Nairobi	Lome
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.80 KES752.07	$2.51 F CFA1,433	-56.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.97 KES902.48	$5.82 F CFA3,321	-16.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 KES90.93	$3.46 F CFA1,974	+393.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 KES71.15	$1.10 F CFA629	+100.9%
Average			+105.2%

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pay 76.4% more for groceries

	Nairobi	Lome
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 KES70.80	$1.31 F CFA748	+140.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.57 KES721.22	$7.15 F CFA4,081	+28.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.36 KES434.78	$9.37 F CFA5,343	+179.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.64 KES213.07	$2.04 F CFA1,163	+24.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.92 KES378.11	$4.87 F CFA2,777	+66.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.41 KES182.25	$1.22 F CFA694	-13.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 KES61.50	$0.68 F CFA386	+42.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 KES115.26	$2.03 F CFA1,157	+128.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 KES59.10	$1.15 F CFA656	+152.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 KES63.60	$0.81 F CFA463	+65.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 KES65.62	$0.65 F CFA370	+28.1%
Average			+76.4%

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pay 0.8% less for transportation

	Nairobi	Lome
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.40 KES699.48	$4.66 F CFA2,659	-13.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.96 KES4,011.03	$53.66 F CFA30,607	+73.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,671.83 KES3M	$14,309.85 F CFA8M	-34.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.03 KES2,206.07	$12.12 F CFA6,912	-28.8%
Average			-0.8%

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pay 69.0% more for housing

	Nairobi	Lome
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.86 KES5,164.64	$44.72 F CFA25,506	+12.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$476.96 KES61,792.59	$330.92 F CFA189K	-30.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$206.31 KES26,728.68	$201.23 F CFA115K	-2.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$29.32 KES3,799.20	$116.41 F CFA66,400	+297.0%
Average			+69.0%

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pay 59.2% less for childcare

	Nairobi	Lome
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$224.14 KES29,038.19	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,775.09 KES1M	$3,577.46 F CFA2M	-59.2%
Average			-59.2%

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pay 0.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Nairobi	Lome
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.32 KES300.83	$0.89 F CFA510	-61.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.37 KES307.03	$5.84 F CFA3,333	+146.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.10 KES401.10	$1.43 F CFA816	-53.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.30 KES5,868.64	$50.68 F CFA28,907	+11.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.35 KES952.62	$4.47 F CFA2,551	-39.2%
Average			+0.8%

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pay 14.0% more for clothing

	Nairobi	Lome
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$19.62 KES2,542.29	$25.04 F CFA14,283	+27.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.88 KES3,223.15	$27.73 F CFA15,814	+11.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.92 KES8,799.20	$42.04 F CFA23,976	-38.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$62.28 KES8,068.19	$96.59 F CFA55,093	+55.1%
Average			+14.0%

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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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