---
title: "Living in Lomé as a digital nomad: cost, safety, visa, internet"
url: https://nostos.navoy.io/cities/lome
description: "Togo's low-key seaside capital with a beach boulevard and the Ghana border in town"
dataset: 2026.10.7 (2026-10-13)
license: CC BY 4.0
---

# Lomé, Togo

Lomé scores 34.9/100 for digital nomads under balanced weights, ranking 991 of 1000 cities. There is no open cost-of-living figure yet; expect no dedicated nomad visa, and a measured median download speed of 6.1 Mbps.

Lomé is a flat, palm-lined capital on the Gulf of Guinea, with a long beach boulevard, big markets and the Ghanaian border running along its western edge, so Accra is a few hours away by road. It is cheap, francophone and available on an e-visa, but the remote-work scene is small, power is unreliable, and foreign governments advise against travel to Togo's far north near the Burkina Faso border.

Known for: Beach boulevard, Grand Marché and fetish market, Ghana border at the city edge, E-visa, French-speaking.

## Scores (balanced weights, 0–100)

| Factor | Score |
| --- | --- |
| Overall | 34.9 |
| Cost of living | — |
| Safety | 39 |
| Healthcare | 35 |
| Internet | 38 |
| Visa ease | 32 |
| Getting there & around | 44 |
| Climate | 33 |
| Air quality | 40 |
| Quality of life | 17 |

## The numbers behind the scores

| Metric | Value | Level | As of | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Monthly cost, one person | — | country | 2026-09 | [^2] |
| Central 1-bedroom rent | — | city | 2026-09 | [^3] |
| Outskirts 1-bedroom rent (basis of the monthly total) | — | city | 2026-09 | [^3] |
| Homicide rate (per 100k) | 8.5 | country | 2021 | [^4] |
| Political stability (0–100) | 50.7 | country | 2025 | [^5] |
| UHC service coverage (0–100) | 42 | country | 2023 | [^6] |
| Life expectancy (years) | 63.9 | country | 2021 | [^7] |
| Median download (Mbps) | 6.1 | city | 2024 | [^8] |
| Median upload (Mbps) | 4.8 | city | 2024 | [^8] |
| Starlink residential service | Coming soon (Starting in 2026) | country | 2026-10 | [^9] |
| Nomad visa | none listed | country | 2026-07 | [^10] |
| Entry for US / EU / UK passports | e-visa required / e-visa required / e-visa required | country | 2026-02 | [^11] |
| Non-stop destinations (LFW) | 32 | city | 2026-10 | [^12] |
| Restaurants within 3 km of the centre (OpenStreetMap) | 106 | city | 2026-10 | [^16] |
| Walkability / transit (1–5) | 3 / 1 | editorial | 2026-09 | [^13] |
| Comfortable months | 4 of 12 | city | 2001–2020 | [^14] |
| Annual mean PM2.5 (µg/m³) | 31.9 | city | 2023 | [^15] |
| Human Development Index | 0.571 | country | 2023 | [^17] |
| English proficiency band | — | country | 2024 | [^18] |

## Climate (2001–2020 normals)

| Month | Mean °C | Rain mm | Humidity % | Comfortable |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Jan | 27.5 | 15 | 75 | yes |
| Feb | 28.3 | 33 | 79 | no |
| Mar | 28.3 | 86 | 81 | no |
| Apr | 28 | 118 | 83 | yes |
| May | 27.6 | 171 | 85 | no |
| Jun | 26.2 | 181 | 87 | no |
| Jul | 25 | 111 | 88 | no |
| Aug | 24.6 | 57 | 88 | no |
| Sep | 25.5 | 132 | 87 | no |
| Oct | 26.4 | 140 | 87 | no |
| Nov | 27.3 | 40 | 83 | yes |
| Dec | 27.7 | 16 | 78 | yes |

## Airports and nonstop flights

| Airport | IATA | Nonstop destinations | International | From US airports |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Lomé–Tokoin International Airport | LFW | 32 | 32 | 2 |

Unique destinations across all airports: 32, of which 32 international (Wikipedia, 2026-10).

## Similar cities

- [Abidjan](https://nostos.navoy.io/cities/abidjan) (38.4) — [compare](https://nostos.navoy.io/compare/abidjan-vs-lome)
- [Cotonou](https://nostos.navoy.io/cities/cotonou) (33.1) — [compare](https://nostos.navoy.io/compare/cotonou-vs-lome)
- [Douala](https://nostos.navoy.io/cities/douala) (28.5) — [compare](https://nostos.navoy.io/compare/douala-vs-lome)
- [Lagos](https://nostos.navoy.io/cities/lagos) (37.8) — [compare](https://nostos.navoy.io/compare/lagos-vs-lome)
- [Ibadan](https://nostos.navoy.io/cities/ibadan) (36.3) — [compare](https://nostos.navoy.io/compare/ibadan-vs-lome)

## FAQ

### How much does it cost to live in Lomé as a digital nomad?

We do not have a reliable monthly cost figure for Lomé yet.

### Is Lomé safe for digital nomads?

Lomé scores 39/100 on safety. Togo records 8.5 homicides per 100,000 people per year (WHO, 2021) and a political-stability score of 50.7/100 (World Bank WGI). Both figures are national, so neighbourhood-level risk can differ.

### Does Togo have a digital nomad visa?

No dedicated digital nomad visa was listed for Togo as of 2026-07. Visitors from the US need an e-visa, applied for online.

### How fast is the internet in Lomé?

Measured median download speed in Lomé was 6.1 Mbps (upload 4.8 Mbps) across 5,274 M-Lab tests in 2024. Measured speeds run below advertised plan speeds everywhere, so compare cities rather than reading the number as a plan.

### Is Starlink available in Lomé?

Not yet. Starlink's availability map lists Togo as coming soon (Starting in 2026) as of 2026-10. Roaming plans may work for short stays, but local rules on using them vary.

### Which airports serve Lomé and how many nonstop flights are there?

Lomé is served by Lomé–Tokoin International Airport (LFW) with 32 nonstop destinations, of which 32 are international. 2 US airports have a nonstop link. Source: Wikipedia, 2026-10.

### When is the best time of year to be in Lomé?

The most comfortable months are Jan, Apr, Nov, Dec. Mean temperatures range from 76°F (25°C) in Aug to 83°F (28°C) in Feb (NASA POWER 2001–2020 climatology).

### Lomé or Abidjan: which is better for digital nomads?

Abidjan is the city with the closest factor profile to Lomé in this dataset. Which one wins depends on your weights; the comparison page puts every factor side by side with the numbers behind them.

## Plan a trip

[Where to stay in Lomé](https://navoy.io/hotels/togo/lome) on Navoy, the AI travel planner behind Nostos.

## Sources

[^1]: City population (latest census or official estimate), Wikipedia (citing national statistics offices). CC BY-SA 4.0. https://en.wikipedia.org/ (retrieved 2026-09-22)
[^2]: 2026 Cost of Living Index (country level), WhereNext. CC BY 4.0. https://getwherenext.com/data/cost-of-living-2026 (retrieved 2026-09-22)
[^3]: Cost of Living Global 2026 (city rows), WhereToEmigrate. CC BY 4.0. https://github.com/0brien18/global-emigration-dataset (retrieved 2026-09-22)
[^4]: Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population, World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory. CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO data policy). https://www.who.int/data/gho/data/indicators/indicator-details/GHO/estimates-of-rates-of-homicides-per-100-000-population (retrieved 2026-09-22)
[^5]: Worldwide Governance Indicators — Political Stability and Absence of Violence (score 0–100), World Bank. CC BY 4.0. https://www.worldbank.org/en/publication/worldwide-governance-indicators (retrieved 2026-09-22)
[^6]: UHC service coverage index, World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory. CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO data policy). https://www.who.int/data/gho/data/indicators/indicator-details/GHO/uhc-index-of-service-coverage (retrieved 2026-09-22)
[^7]: Life expectancy at birth (years), both sexes, World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory. CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO data policy). https://www.who.int/data/gho/data/indicators/indicator-details/GHO/life-expectancy-at-birth-(years) (retrieved 2026-09-22)
[^8]: M-Lab NDT statistics (city aggregates, 2024), Measurement Lab. CC0 1.0. https://statistics.measurementlab.net/ (retrieved 2026-09-22)
[^9]: Starlink availability map, SpaceX (Starlink). Factual status cited from starlink.com. https://www.starlink.com/map (retrieved 2026-10-07)
[^10]: Digital Nomad Visas 2026, WhereToEmigrate. CC BY 4.0. https://github.com/0brien18/global-emigration-dataset (retrieved 2026-09-22)
[^11]: Passport Index dataset (visa requirements, 199 passports × 199 destinations), Ilya Ilyankou (compiled from passportindex.org). MIT. https://github.com/ilyankou/passport-index-dataset (retrieved 2026-09-22)
[^12]: Airport destinations (Wikipedia airline and destination tables), Wikipedia contributors; countries via Wikidata. CC BY-SA 4.0. https://en.wikipedia.org/ (retrieved 2026-09-24)
[^13]: Walkability and transit ratings (editorial), Navoy. CC BY 4.0. https://nostos.navoy.io/methodology (retrieved 2026-09-22)
[^14]: NASA POWER climatology (2001–2020 monthly means), NASA Langley Research Center. Public domain (US Government). https://power.larc.nasa.gov/ (retrieved 2026-09-22)
[^15]: SatPM2.5 satellite-derived annual PM2.5 (V6.GL.02.04), Atmospheric Composition Analysis Group, Washington University in St. Louis. CC BY 4.0. https://sites.wustl.edu/acag/surface-pm2-5/ (retrieved 2026-10-07)
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[^17]: Human Development Index (HDR 2025, HDI 2023), United Nations Development Programme. CC BY 3.0 IGO. https://hdr.undp.org/data-center/documentation-and-downloads (retrieved 2026-09-22)
[^18]: EF English Proficiency Index 2024 (band), EF Education First. Proprietary; band cited as a fact with attribution. https://www.ef.com/epi/ (retrieved 2026-09-22)

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