Lagos vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1102
$1237
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2443
$2873
🏠 One person rent
$618
$660
🏘️ Family rent
$1083
$1136
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$172
$99.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$87.1
$1982
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
47
46
😀 Quality of life
41
77
🏙️ Population
15.1M
298K

The cost of living in Lagos is 11% less expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 4957th and 4625th ($1102 vs $1237) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 Lagos compared to 1.6 months in Manama. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 7632nd and 1191st among best cities to live in the world.

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Lagos Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.01
$6.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.2
$52.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.99
$7.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$8.04
☕ Cappuccino
$2.34
$5.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$800
$740
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$499
$492
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1460
$1322
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$899
$892
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.8
$77.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39
$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.2
$40.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.6%
8.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1908
$2794
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1618
$2737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.6
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.6
$33.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.76
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.71
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.9
$6.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.13
$7.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$9.31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.63
$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.96
$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.66
$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.29
$6.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.5
$5.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.18
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.69
$2.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.01
$3.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.2
$71
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.83
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$39.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.42
$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.3
$48.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.1
$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$78.8
$304
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2304
$8943

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$1013
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$743
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$793
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$752
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$664
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$778
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$598
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$705
203 km or 126 mi Save
$646
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$644
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$835
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$632
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$664
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$526
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$699
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$926
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$684
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$417
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$652
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$703
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$1051
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$705
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$600
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$630
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$878
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$668
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$822
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$1774
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$712
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$676
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$563
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$961
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$674
495 km or 307 mi Minna
$852
536 km or 333 mi Abuja
$1514
555 km or 345 mi Kumasi
$532
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$631
570 km or 354 mi Calabar
$397
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$576

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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
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$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