Lagos vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$946
$1340
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2140
$3091
🏠 One person rent
$490
$765
🏘️ Family rent
$834
$1313
🍽️ Food expenses
$251
$372
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$59
$2321
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
48
45
😀 Quality of life
43
76
🏙️ Population
15.1M
298K

The cost of living in Lagos is 29% less expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 5960th and 4453rd ($946 vs $1340) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 1.7 months in Manama. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 7444th and 1297th 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
$3.44
$6.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50
$52.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.53
$7.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$6.74
☕ Cappuccino
$2.82
$4.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$648
$904
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$374
$568
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1145
$1636
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$657
$1009
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$94.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.7
$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27
$35.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.16%
6.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2563
$2618
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1609
$1965
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.62
$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.6
$37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.2
$33.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$0.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.1
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.95
$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.3
$8.65
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$6.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$8.69
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.6
$18.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.57
$3.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.47
$5.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.85
$5.42
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.46
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.85
$2.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$3.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.5
$63.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.97
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14
$39.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.9
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.5
$51.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.8
$88.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$104
$403
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2984
$10985

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$995
87 km or 54 mi Porto-Novo
$768
109 km or 68 mi Cotonou
$830
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$658
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$639
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$670
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$596
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$575
203 km or 126 mi Save
$654
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$488
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$759
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$627
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$531
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$518
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$657
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$786
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$665
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$500
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$727
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$656
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$795
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$656
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$583
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$697
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$693
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$762
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$927
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$1364
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$661
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$559
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$564
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$773
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$591
495 km or 307 mi Minna
$692
536 km or 333 mi Abuja
$1375
555 km or 345 mi Kumasi
$606
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$714
570 km or 354 mi Calabar
$373
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$666

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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