Abuja vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1262
$1267
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3168
$3247
🏠 One person rent
$953
$655
🏘️ Family rent
$2270
$1366
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$375
🚐 Transport expenses
$48.7
$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$277
$2207
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
37
44
😀 Quality of life
19
72
🏙️ Population
1.57M
298K

The cost of living in Abuja is 0.4% less expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 4418th and 4400th ($1262 vs $1267) 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 0.2 months in Abuja compared to 1.7 months in Manama. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 8886th and 1915th among best cities to live in the world.

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Abuja Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.91
$6.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.7
$52.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.49
$7.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$7.93
 Cappuccino
$1.32
$5.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1599
$706
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$736
$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3692
$1650
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1850
$1097
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$14.8
$76.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.1
$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.7
$40.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.42%
7.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1394
$2471
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1120
$1550
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.93
$34.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.01
$47.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.59
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.14
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$7.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$6.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.21
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.55
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.43
$19.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.02
$6.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.88
$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.73
$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.33
$2.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.55
$3.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.2
$73.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.21
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.9
$40.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.58
$4.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.6
$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.4
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$134
$436
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1984
$10026

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$787
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$377
181 km or 113 mi Jos
$757
225 km or 140 mi Zaria
$621
291 km or 181 mi Enugu
$469
293 km or 182 mi Bauchi
$735
296 km or 184 mi Owo
$658
297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
321 km or 199 mi Awka
$846
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$635
329 km or 204 mi Ilorin
$526
331 km or 205 mi Onitsha
$1036
346 km or 215 mi Kano
$583
352 km or 219 mi Osogbo
$704
357 km or 222 mi Gusau
$605
367 km or 228 mi Ife
$774
368 km or 229 mi Benin
$537
392 km or 243 mi Umuahia
$906
400 km or 249 mi Owerri
$1686
414 km or 257 mi Oyo
$699
434 km or 270 mi Ibadan
$759
438 km or 272 mi Katsina
$596
438 km or 272 mi Warri
$886
438 km or 272 mi Aba
$638
456 km or 283 mi Bamenda
$714
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$374
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$651
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$1042
503 km or 312 mi Abeokuta
$1019
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$453
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$794
536 km or 333 mi Lagos
$1133
537 km or 334 mi Kumba
$933
552 km or 343 mi Zinder
$1037
562 km or 349 mi Save
$644
574 km or 357 mi Damaturu
$545
577 km or 358 mi Buea
$655
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$710
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$812
608 km or 378 mi Douala
$1368

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Isa Town
$1226
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1218
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$870
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$989
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$878
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$1719
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$928
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$1810
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$548
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$541
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$561
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$537
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$558
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1586
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$556
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1457
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$546
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$713
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2309
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$507
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1503
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$716
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$2084
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$489
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$557
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$552
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$705
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$879
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1050
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1232
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$588
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$520