Abuja vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1375
$1340
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2817
$3091
🏠 One person rent
$1017
$765
🏘️ Family rent
$1803
$1313
🍽️ Food expenses
$235
$372
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.9
$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$63.7
$2321
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
39
45
😀 Quality of life
23
76
🏙️ Population
1.69M
298K

The cost of living in Abuja is 3% more expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 4364th and 4453rd ($1375 vs $1340) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 months in Abuja compared to 1.7 months in Manama. Abuja ranked 13th best city to live in Nigeria vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 9006th and 1297th 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
$2.62
$6.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$52.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.85
$7.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$6.74
☕ Cappuccino
$2.4
$4.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1589
$904
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$763
$568
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2890
$1636
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1382
$1009
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.8
$94.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.5
$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.5
$35.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.38%
6.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1280
$2618
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$955
$1965
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.8
$37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.31
$33.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.7
$0.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.08
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.12
$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.01
$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$8.65
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.48
$6.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.46
$8.69
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.68
$18.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$3.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$5.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.06
$5.42
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.9
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.38
$2.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$3.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.3
$63.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.28
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$39.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.41
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.8
$51.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.8
$88.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$115
$403
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2528
$10985

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$692
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$323
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$760
225 km or 140 mi Zaria
$517
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$564
293 km or 182 mi Bauchi
$672
296 km or 184 mi Owo
$531
297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
321 km or 199 mi Awka
$693
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$488
329 km or 204 mi Ilorin
$518
331 km or 205 mi Onitsha
$795
346 km or 215 mi Kano
$491
352 km or 219 mi Osogbo
$575
357 km or 222 mi Gusau
$516
367 km or 228 mi Ife
$670
368 km or 229 mi Benin
$627
392 km or 243 mi Umuahia
$773
400 km or 249 mi Owerri
$1364
414 km or 257 mi Oyo
$639
434 km or 270 mi Ibadan
$658
438 km or 272 mi Katsina
$503
438 km or 272 mi Warri
$786
438 km or 272 mi Aba
$591
456 km or 283 mi Bamenda
$699
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$373
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$559
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$1118
503 km or 312 mi Abeokuta
$995
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$372
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$759
536 km or 333 mi Lagos
$946
537 km or 334 mi Kumba
$821
552 km or 343 mi Zinder
$1119
562 km or 349 mi Save
$654
574 km or 357 mi Damaturu
$476
577 km or 358 mi Buea
$627
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$738
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$1272
608 km or 378 mi Douala
$1156

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Isa Town
$1218
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1062
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$965
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$1059
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$778
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$2015
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$917
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$2100
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$454
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$457
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$494
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$471
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$505
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1628
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$497
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1437
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$485
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$703
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2470
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$469
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1543
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$708
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$2356
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$459
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$522
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$509
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$694
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$861
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1455
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1173
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$548
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$521