Cost of Living inLome, Togo
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Purchasing Power vs. United States
Based on GDP per capita (PPP). Togo: $2,961/capita.
How Far Your Money Goes
Prices are 41% higher than the global benchmark (New York City = 100).
Using the country-level NYC comparison for now. We do not have a defensible city-level aggregate cost index for this city yet.
Income Category
Happiness
4.2 / 10
#122 globally
GDP per Capita
City Population
Child Education
International and private school tuition + curriculum mix for relocating families.
International & private schools
Childcare & Domestic Help
Nanny, housekeeper, and driver pricing is not yet sourced for Lome. We publish this section only when we can tie it to local job-board, agency, or country fallback evidence.
Getting Around
Neighborhood mobility profiles are rolling out city by city.Lome is still missing a verified walkability, transit, airport, and rideshare profile.
Healthcare
System strength, outcome signals, facility coverage, and self-pay visibility in Togo.
Method: country metrics come from public system indicators, facility coverage reflects mapped providers we can inventory, direct pricing only reflects observed self-pay pages, and relative care cost can fall back to broad cost-of-living healthcare indices. Sparse pricing does not imply sparse healthcare availability.
Healthcare system
LimitedCoverage looks thinner, doctor staffing is lighter, and hospital capacity looks tighter weigh on this rating.
Public care
LimitedPublic coverage looks thinner, public funding looks lighter, and patients still shoulder a meaningful share of costs weigh on this rating.
Private care
MixedA meaningful tracked hospital and clinic network and a clearly private facility base help, but self-pay pricing transparency is still sparse.
UHC coverage
42/100
2023
Physicians
0.08/1k
2022
Hospital beds
0.33/1k
2022
Out of pocket
64%
2023
Outcome signals
Life expectancy
62.9 yrs
2024
Maternal mortality
349/100k
2023
Neonatal mortality
22.6/1k
2024
International patient readiness
MixedA visible private hospital base and there is visible specialty depth help, but price transparency is still sparse and headline outcomes are less reassuring.
Pricing transparency
LimitedPublished self-pay prices are scarce and few facilities expose web pages we can verify weigh on this rating.
Facility coverage
Self-pay pricing visibility
No verified self-pay prices are published for the tracked facilities in Togo yet.
This usually reflects low online price transparency rather than a lack of healthcare providers.
Notable facilities
System metrics: World Bank WDI · Updated 2026-06-01
Safety & Governance
Street Safety
Source: Numbeo where a city row is matched; otherwise World Bank WGI and country-level safety context.
Political Stability
World Bank WGI scale: -2.5 to +2.5.
Wages by Sector
| Sector | Median |
|---|---|
| Administrative & Support Services | — |
| Agriculture & Farming | — |
| Construction | — |
| Education | — |
| Finance & Insurance | — |
| Healthcare & Social Work | — |
| Hospitality & Food Service | — |
| Information & Technology | — |
| Manufacturing | — |
| Other Services | — |
| Professional & Scientific Services | — |
| Public Administration & Defence | — |
| Real Estate | — |
| Retail & Wholesale Trade | — |
| Transport & Logistics | — |
| Utilities | — |
2022 annual wages in Lome, Togo · Source: ILO ILOSTAT (national)
Price Comparison vs. US
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Quick comparison FAQ
Structured from the deltas already shown on this page — no invented facts, no extra data sources.
How far does your money go in Lome compared with the US?
Your money goes about 2.8x further in Lome than in the US, based on the current PPP estimate. We are using the country-level cost index for Togo here because a defensible city-level aggregate index is not available yet.
Is Lome cheaper or more expensive overall than New York City?
Lome is more expensive overall than New York City — overall living costs are about 41% more expensive than the global benchmark (New York City) for Lome. We are using the country-level cost index for Togo here because a defensible city-level aggregate index is not available yet.
How does rent in Lome compare with New York City?
Rent in Lome is about 86% cheaper than the global benchmark (New York City). We are using the country-level cost index for Togo here because a defensible city-level aggregate index is not available yet.
How expensive are groceries and restaurants in Lome?
Groceries in Lome are about 59% cheaper than the global benchmark (New York City), and restaurant prices are about 58% cheaper than the same benchmark. We are using the country-level cost index for Togo here because a defensible city-level aggregate index is not available yet.
About Lome
Lome is the capital of Togo and sits on the Gulf of Guinea coast, with the city center running right up to the Ghanaian border and the deepwater port handling a meaningful share of regional transshipment for West Africa. French is the working language alongside Ewe and Mina, which makes Lome accessible to Francophone relocators in a way that Anglophone neighbors are not. The economy mixes port logistics, banking, phosphate exports, and informal cross-border trade. For relocators the realistic profile is regional banking staff, diplomatic and NGO postings, and a small but growing Francophone digital community. Costs run low by global standards but the trade-offs are limited international flight connectivity outside Brussels and regional hubs, intermittent power, and a tightly controlled political environment.
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