Lagos vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1133
$1267
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2969
$3247
🏠 One person rent
$607
$655
🏘️ Family rent
$1499
$1366
🍽️ Food expenses
$285
$375
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$180
$2207
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
46
44
😀 Quality of life
41
72
🏙️ Population
15.1M
298K

The cost of living in Lagos is 11% less expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 4791st and 4400th ($1133 vs $1267) 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 1.7 months in Manama. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 6804th and 1915th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lagos Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.98
$6.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.7
$52.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.78
$7.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$7.93
☕ Cappuccino
$2.55
$5.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$810
$706
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$476
$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2211
$1650
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1225
$1097
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.3
$76.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.4
$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$40.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.26%
7.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1328
$2471
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$253
$1550
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.5
$34.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.9
$47.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.71
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.95
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.46
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$2.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.07
$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.65
$7.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.98
$6.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.29
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.5
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.01
$19.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.28
$6.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.31
$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.03
$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.42
$2.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.45
$3.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.4
$73.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.4
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.95
$40.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.06
$4.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.6
$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.5
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$82
$436
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2307
$10026

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$1019
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$710
109 km or 68 mi Cotonou
$755
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$759
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$699
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$774
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$617
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$704
203 km or 126 mi Save
$644
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$635
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$711
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$537
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$658
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$526
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$655
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$886
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$656
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$345
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$570
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$652
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$1036
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$652
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$368
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$546
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$846
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$585
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$747
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$1686
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$656
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$651
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$469
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$906
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$638
495 km or 307 mi Minna
$787
536 km or 333 mi Abuja
$1262
555 km or 345 mi Kumasi
$412
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$546
570 km or 354 mi Calabar
$374
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$492

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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