Lagos vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Lagos | Manama | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
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The cost of living in Lagos is 67% less expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 8781st and 3950th ($448 vs $1375) 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 0.2 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 7384th and 3031st among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Lagos vs Manama
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| Lagos | Manama | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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|---|---|---|
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| 254 km or 158 mi | Owo | |
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| 278 km or 173 mi | Atakpame | |
| 280 km or 174 mi | Warri | |
| 310 km or 193 mi | Kpalime | |
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| 332 km or 206 mi | Hohoe | |
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| 408 km or 253 mi | Accra | |
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 5.9 km or 3.7 mi |  Isa Town | |
| 10 km or 6.2 mi | Riffa | |
| 44 km or 27 mi |  Dhahran | |
| 54 km or 33 mi | Dammam | |
| 98 km or 61 mi | Qatif | |
| 110 km or 68 mi |  Al Khor | |
| 126 km or 78 mi | Al-Mubarraz | |
| 126 km or 78 mi | Jubail | |
| 139 km or 87 mi | Doha | |
| 307 km or 191 mi |  Bushehr | |
| 345 km or 214 mi | Borazjan | |
| 376 km or 233 mi |  Al Wafrah | |
| 388 km or 241 mi | Jahrom | |
| 392 km or 244 mi | Kazerun | |
| 421 km or 262 mi |  Madinat Zayed | |
| 424 km or 263 mi | Shiraz | |
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| 491 km or 305 mi | Sharjah | |
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| 498 km or 310 mi | Ajman | |
| 501 km or 312 mi | Bandar-e Mahshahr | |
| 503 km or 312 mi | Umm al-Quwain | |
| 504 km or 313 mi | Yasuj | |
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