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Lome vs. Warsaw Cost of Living Summary

Lome is 23.7% cheaper than Warsaw.

Restaurants: pay 26.3% less in Lome
Groceries: pay 35.7% more in Lome
Transportation: pay 4.7% less in Lome
Housing: pay 12.2% less in Lome
Childcare: pay 77.5% less in Lome
Entertainment and Sports: pay 32.8% less in Lome
Clothing: pay 47.8% less in Lome

Expenses including childcare, clothing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, housing, and transportation are lower in Lome.

Lome vs. Warsaw Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 26.3% less for restaurants

	Warsaw	Lome
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.94 PLN40.74	$2.51 F CFA1,433	-77.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.57 PLN35.65	$5.82 F CFA3,321	-39.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.25 PLN8.39	$3.46 F CFA1,974	+53.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.92 PLN7.16	$1.10 F CFA629	-42.6%
Average			-26.3%

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pay 35.7% more for groceries

	Warsaw	Lome
Bread 1 loaf	$1.46 PLN5.45	$1.31 F CFA748	-10.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.39 PLN20.07	$7.15 F CFA4,081	+32.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.34 PLN16.15	$9.37 F CFA5,343	+116.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.70 PLN13.77	$2.04 F CFA1,163	-44.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.39 PLN12.62	$4.87 F CFA2,777	+43.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.61 PLN2.27	$1.22 F CFA694	+99.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 PLN3.08	$0.68 F CFA386	-18.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.96 PLN3.58	$2.03 F CFA1,157	+110.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.57 PLN5.86	$1.15 F CFA656	-26.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 PLN1.78	$0.81 F CFA463	+69.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 PLN2.01	$0.65 F CFA370	+20.3%
Average			+35.7%

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pay 4.7% less for transportation

	Warsaw	Lome
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.61 PLN24.63	$4.66 F CFA2,659	-29.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.08 PLN112.03	$53.66 F CFA30,607	+78.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,809.65 PLN122K	$14,309.85 F CFA8M	-56.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.67 PLN50.92	$12.12 F CFA6,912	-11.4%
Average			-4.7%

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pay 12.2% less for housing

	Warsaw	Lome
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.42 PLN64.90	$44.72 F CFA25,506	+156.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,140.63 PLN4,248.96	$330.92 F CFA189K	-71.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$907.87 PLN3,381.94	$201.23 F CFA115K	-77.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$267.55 PLN996.66	$116.41 F CFA66,400	-56.5%
Average			-12.2%

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pay 77.5% less for childcare

	Warsaw	Lome
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$586.39 PLN2,184.37	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,933.95 PLN59,355.80	$3,577.46 F CFA2M	-77.5%
Average			-77.5%

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pay 32.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Warsaw	Lome
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.92 PLN18.33	$0.89 F CFA510	-81.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.22 PLN15.70	$5.84 F CFA3,333	+38.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.95 PLN22.15	$1.43 F CFA816	-75.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.75 PLN174.16	$50.68 F CFA28,907	+8.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.57 PLN35.65	$4.47 F CFA2,551	-53.3%
Average			-32.8%

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pay 47.8% less for clothing

	Warsaw	Lome
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$99.57 PLN370.92	$25.04 F CFA14,283	-74.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.35 PLN180.10	$27.73 F CFA15,814	-42.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$98.47 PLN366.80	$42.04 F CFA23,976	-57.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$115.26 PLN429.36	$96.59 F CFA55,093	-16.2%
Average			-47.8%

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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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