Cost of living comparison

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Lome vs. Quito Cost of Living Summary

Lome is 18.3% more expensive than Quito.

Restaurants
pay 46.2% more in Lome
Groceries
pay 67.5% more in Lome
Transportation
pay 34.4% more in Lome
Housing
pay 89.7% more in Lome
Childcare
pay 61.8% less in Lome
Entertainment and Sports
pay 9.1% less in Lome
Clothing
pay 38.8% less in Lome

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

Lome vs. Quito Cost Breakdown

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

pay 46.2% more for restaurants

 
Quito
Lome
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $5.00
 
$2.51
F CFA1,433
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.38
 
$5.82
F CFA3,321
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.13
 
$3.46
F CFA1,974

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pay 67.5% more for groceries

 
Quito
Lome
Bread
1 loaf
$1.62
 
$1.31
F CFA748
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.18
 
$7.15
F CFA4,081
Milk (1 gallon) $4.06
 
$9.37
F CFA5,343

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pay 34.4% more for transportation

 
Quito
Lome
Gasoline (1 gallon) $2.63
 
$4.66
F CFA2,659
Monthly public transit pass $27.00
 
$53.66
F CFA30,607
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $20,000.00
 
$14,309.85
F CFA8M

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pay 89.7% more for housing

 
Quito
Lome
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$28.44
 
$44.72
F CFA25,506
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $448.12
 
$330.92
F CFA189K
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $317.19
 
$201.23
F CFA115K

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pay 61.8% less for childcare

 
Quito
Lome
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $283.25
 
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Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $9,360.00
 
$3,577.46
F CFA2M

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pay 9.1% less for entertainment and sports

 
Quito
Lome
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.38
 
$0.89
F CFA510
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.96
 
$5.84
F CFA3,333
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$6.00
 
$1.43
F CFA816

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pay 38.8% less for clothing

 
Quito
Lome
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$60.15
 
$25.04
F CFA14,283
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$46.83
 
$27.73
F CFA15,814
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$105.42
 
$42.04
F CFA23,976

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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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