Abuja vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$288
$1375
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$561
$3148
🏠 One person rent
$165
$807
🏘️ Family rent
$217
$1414
🍽️ Food expenses
$83.8
$396
🚐 Transport expenses
$20.9
$61.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$143
$2188
😷 Air quality
Bad
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
37
44
😀 Quality of life
21
70
🏙️ Population
1.57M
157K

The cost of living in Abuja is 79% less expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 9247th and 3950th ($288 vs $1375) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 1st in Nigeria and Bahrain, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Bahrain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 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 8926th and 3031st among best cities to live in the world.

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Abuja Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.42
$8.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$4.27
$54.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$1.6
$7.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.33
$11.4
 Cappuccino
$0.74
$5.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.18
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$195
$798
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$612
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$275
$1690
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$183
$1068
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$7.95
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.2
$183
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$3.86
$38.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.31%
7.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$568
$2294
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$319
$1484
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.94
$37.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.41
$25.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.1
$0.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.44
$1.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.59
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$8.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$7.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$9.47
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.58
$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.56
$21.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$3.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.87
$8.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.91
$5.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.75
$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.34
$2.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.54
$4.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$8.83
$74.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.24
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.79
$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.63
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.1
$54.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.4
$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$26.9
$404
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$717
$10676

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$313
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$210
181 km or 113 mi Jos
$269
225 km or 140 mi Zaria
$265
291 km or 181 mi Enugu
$290
293 km or 182 mi Bauchi
$272
296 km or 184 mi Owo
$272
297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
321 km or 199 mi Awka
$325
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$243
329 km or 204 mi Ilorin
$314
331 km or 205 mi Onitsha
$354
346 km or 215 mi Kano
$210
352 km or 219 mi Osogbo
$310
357 km or 222 mi Gusau
$249
367 km or 228 mi Ife
$250
368 km or 229 mi Benin
$315
392 km or 243 mi Umuahia
$330
400 km or 249 mi Owerri
$507
414 km or 257 mi Oyo
$407
434 km or 270 mi Ibadan
$262
438 km or 272 mi Katsina
$233
438 km or 272 mi Warri
$351
438 km or 272 mi Aba
$233
456 km or 283 mi Bamenda
$436
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$237
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$327
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$978
503 km or 312 mi Abeokuta
$826
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$219
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$761
536 km or 333 mi Lagos
$448
537 km or 334 mi Kumba
$860
552 km or 343 mi Zinder
$976
562 km or 349 mi Save
$676
574 km or 357 mi Damaturu
$241
577 km or 358 mi Buea
$587
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$683
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$990
608 km or 378 mi Douala
$1300

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Isa Town
$1327
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1285
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$959
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$1005
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$868
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$1810
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$910
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$1872
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$646
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$621
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$798
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$606
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$606
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1642
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$890
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1424
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$604
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$710
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2229
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$541
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1612
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$708
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$1841
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$561
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$543
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$540
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$698
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$875
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1132
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1191
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$559
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$604