Lomé vs Porto-Novo
for digital nomads
Under balanced weights Lomé edges it, 33 to 31, winning 5 of the 9 factors. Lomé is stronger on quality of life; Porto-Novo on safety. Change the weights in the ranker to see which one wins for you.
Togo's low-key seaside capital with a beach boulevard and the Ghana border in town
Full Lomé profile →Plan a trip to Lomé →Quiet official capital of palaces and Afro-Brazilian houses
Full Porto-Novo profile →Plan a trip to Porto-Novo →Where they differ
- Safety. Porto-Novo leads on safety, 50 to 39, against Lomé. Homicides per 100,000: 8.5 vs 5.8.
- Quality of life. Lomé leads on quality of life, 25 to 15, against Porto-Novo.
- Climate. Porto-Novo leads on climate, 42 to 33, against Lomé. Comfortable months: 4 vs 5.
Where they are close. Within five points on getting there & around, healthcare, visa ease.
Pick Lomé if you want
- faster internet (6.1 Mbps measured)
Pick Porto-Novo if you want
- the safer country figures
Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)
| Metric | Lomé | Porto-Novo |
|---|---|---|
| Cost of living | no data | no data |
| Safety | 39 | 50 ✓ |
| Healthcare | 38 ✓ | 36 |
| Internet | 38 ✓ | 31 |
| Visa ease | 32 | 32 |
| Getting there & around | 15 ✓ | 12 |
| Climate | 33 | 42 ✓ |
| Air quality | 40 ✓ | 32 |
| Quality of life | 25 ✓ | 15 |
Cost
| Metric | Lomé | Porto-Novo |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly cost, one personcountry-level estimate for at least one city | no data | no data |
| Central one-bedroom rent | no data | no data |
Safety and health (country-level)
| Metric | Lomé | Porto-Novo |
|---|---|---|
| Homicides per 100k | 8.5 | 5.8 ✓ |
| Political stability (0–100) | 50.7 | 58.6 ✓ |
| UHC service coverage (0–100) | 42 ✓ | 38 |
| Life expectancy | 64.7 yrs | 65 yrs ✓ |
Internet (M-Lab measured medians)
| Metric | Lomé | Porto-Novo |
|---|---|---|
| Download | 6.1 Mbps ✓ | 4.9 Mbps |
| Upload | 4.8 Mbps ✓ | 2 Mbps |
Visa
| Metric | Lomé | Porto-Novo |
|---|---|---|
| Nomad visa | none listed | none listed |
| Minimum income for the visa | no data | no data |
| Entry, US passport | e-visa required | e-visa required |
| Entry, EU passport | e-visa required | e-visa required |
| Entry, UK passport | e-visa required | e-visa required |
Getting there and around
| Metric | Lomé | Porto-Novo |
|---|---|---|
| Non-stop airport destinations | 32 ✓ | 13 |
| Walkability (1–5, editorial) | 3 | 3 |
| Transit (1–5, editorial) | 1 | 1 |
Climate and air
| Metric | Lomé | Porto-Novo |
|---|---|---|
| Comfortable months per year | 4 | 5 ✓ |
| Annual mean PM2.5 | 31.9 µg/m³ ✓ | 35.6 µg/m³ |
✓ marks the better value in each row; ties and missing data are left unmarked.
Frequently asked
- Which is cheaper, Lomé or Porto-Novo?
- We lack a monthly cost figure for one of the two cities.
- Is Lomé or Porto-Novo safer?
- Porto-Novo scores higher on safety (50 vs 39), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
- Where is the internet faster, Lomé or Porto-Novo?
- Lomé: a measured median of 6.1 Mbps versus 4.9 Mbps (M-Lab, 2024).
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Sources: Cost of Living Global 2026 (city rows); 2026 Cost of Living Index (country level); Digital Nomad Visas 2026; Worldwide Governance Indicators — Political Stability and Absence of Violence (score 0–100); Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population; UHC service coverage index; Life expectancy at birth (years), both sexes; M-Lab NDT statistics (city aggregates, 2024); Airport destinations (Wikipedia airline and destination tables); NASA POWER climatology (2001–2020 monthly means); SatPM2.5 satellite-derived annual PM2.5 (V6.GL.02.04); Human Development Index (HDR 2025, HDI 2023); EF English Proficiency Index 2024 (band); Walkability and transit ratings (editorial); Passport Index dataset (visa requirements, 199 passports × 199 destinations); OpenStreetMap restaurants (Overpass API); Starlink availability map. Dataset 2026.11.2. See each city page for per-metric footnotes and the methodology.