The first difference that comes to mind is the tone: Al-LOW me...(give me the permission) Let ME.....(I want to do it for you) Otherwise they mean the same.

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Apart from the difference on meaning, there is something different in their use. Let me do something Allow me to do something

"Allow me" is often much more formal than "let me," but in most contexts, these two terms are interchangeable.