Abuja vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1514
$1237
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3085
$2873
🏠 One person rent
$1149
$660
🏘️ Family rent
$2051
$1136
🍽️ Food expenses
$240
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$73.1
$99.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$98.5
$1982
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
39
46
😀 Quality of life
22
77
🏙️ Population
1.69M
298K

The cost of living in Abuja is 22% more expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 3914th and 4625th ($1514 vs $1237) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Nigeria and Bahrain, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Bahrain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Abuja compared to 1.6 months in Manama. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 9057th and 1191st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abuja vs Manama

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Abuja Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.06
$6.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.7
$52.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.02
$7.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$8.04
☕ Cappuccino
$1.8
$5.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1821
$740
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$878
$492
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3290
$1322
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1607
$892
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.1
$77.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.3
$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.5
$40.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.52%
8.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1121
$2794
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1130
$2737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.2
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.18
$33.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.25
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.27
$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.52
$6.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$7.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$9.31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.49
$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.76
$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.99
$6.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.99
$5.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.82
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.19
$2.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.66
$3.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.9
$71
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.28
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$39.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.79
$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.3
$48.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.6
$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$135
$304
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1948
$8943

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$852
163 km or 101 mi Kaduna
$393
181 km or 113 mi Jos
$810
225 km or 140 mi Zaria
$652
291 km or 181 mi Enugu
$563
293 km or 182 mi Bauchi
$781
296 km or 184 mi Owo
$664
297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
321 km or 199 mi Awka
$878
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$644
329 km or 204 mi Ilorin
$526
331 km or 205 mi Onitsha
$1051
346 km or 215 mi Kano
$563
352 km or 219 mi Osogbo
$705
357 km or 222 mi Gusau
$638
367 km or 228 mi Ife
$778
368 km or 229 mi Benin
$632
392 km or 243 mi Umuahia
$961
400 km or 249 mi Owerri
$1774
414 km or 257 mi Oyo
$664
434 km or 270 mi Ibadan
$752
438 km or 272 mi Katsina
$618
438 km or 272 mi Warri
$926
438 km or 272 mi Aba
$674
456 km or 283 mi Bamenda
$698
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$397
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$676
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$1131
503 km or 312 mi Abeokuta
$1013
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$466
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$793
536 km or 333 mi Lagos
$1102
537 km or 334 mi Kumba
$849
552 km or 343 mi Zinder
$1131
562 km or 349 mi Save
$646
574 km or 357 mi Damaturu
$555
577 km or 358 mi Buea
$665
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$755
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$1413
608 km or 378 mi Douala
$1363

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Isa Town
$1230
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1201
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$908
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$1008
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$873
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$1770
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$930
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$1849
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$453
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$477
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1283
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$530
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$503
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$553
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1627
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$529
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1454
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$530
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$730
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2514
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$483
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1419
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$726
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$2521
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$463
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$549
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$542
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$719
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$889
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1449
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1228
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$571
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$534