Accra vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$747
$1267
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2010
$3247
🏠 One person rent
$278
$655
🏘️ Family rent
$646
$1366
🍽️ Food expenses
$294
$375
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$179
$2207
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
50
44
😀 Quality of life
53
72
🏙️ Population
2.39M
298K

The cost of living in Accra is 41% less expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 6680th and 4400th ($747 vs $1267) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ghana and Bahrain, respectively. Check Ghana vs Bahrain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Accra compared to 1.7 months in Manama. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 6041st and 1915th among best cities to live in the world.

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Accra Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4
$6.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.9
$52.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.89
$7.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$7.93
☕ Cappuccino
$2.63
$5.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.68
$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$568
$706
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$105
$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1439
$1650
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$324
$1097
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.3
$76.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50
$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$48.5
$40.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
24.39%
7.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1620
$2471
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$934
$1550
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.7
$34.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.5
$47.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.93
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.9
$7.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$6.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.3
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.47
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.18
$19.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.58
$6.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.75
$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.97
$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.39
$2.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.99
$3.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.8
$73.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.01
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.9
$40.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.42
$4.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.3
$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$33.7
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$57.3
$436
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6479
$10026

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Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Ashaiman
$546
20 km or 12 mi Tema
$368
56 km or 35 mi Koforidua
$585
134 km or 83 mi Ho
$345
167 km or 104 mi Lome
$711
171 km or 106 mi Kpalime
$656
178 km or 111 mi Obuasi
$546
187 km or 116 mi Hohoe
$570
191 km or 119 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$548
198 km or 123 mi Kumasi
$412
258 km or 161 mi Atakpame
$655
298 km or 185 mi Abomey
$617
300 km or 187 mi Cotonou
$755
325 km or 202 mi Porto-Novo
$710
354 km or 220 mi Sotouboua
$652
387 km or 240 mi Abengourou
$1015
395 km or 246 mi Grand-Bassam
$1014
400 km or 249 mi Save
$644
403 km or 250 mi Sokode
$652
408 km or 253 mi Lagos
$1133
426 km or 265 mi Abidjan
$1164
427 km or 265 mi Abeokuta
$1019
429 km or 267 mi Tamale
$492
447 km or 278 mi Agboville
$1012
464 km or 288 mi Kara
$656
465 km or 289 mi Dabou
$1011
495 km or 308 mi Ibadan
$759
518 km or 322 mi Oyo
$699
565 km or 351 mi Ife
$774
573 km or 356 mi Divo
$1034
577 km or 359 mi Osogbo
$704
579 km or 359 mi Yamoussoukro
$1021
583 km or 362 mi Bouake
$1071
614 km or 381 mi Ilorin
$526
622 km or 387 mi Akure
$635
637 km or 396 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
638 km or 397 mi Gagnoa
$1035
646 km or 402 mi Leo
$751
646 km or 402 mi Benin
$537
657 km or 408 mi Warri
$886

Cities near Manama

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