Lagos vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1022
$1309
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2296
$3020
🏠 One person rent
$536
$724
🏘️ Family rent
$917
$1242
🍽️ Food expenses
$254
$382
🚐 Transport expenses
$182
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$75
$2278
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
48
45
😀 Quality of life
42
76
🏙️ Population
15.1M
298K

The cost of living in Lagos is 22% less expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 5500th and 4555th ($1022 vs $1309) 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 1.7 months in Manama. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 7677th and 1317th 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
$3.02
$6.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.1
$52.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.71
$7.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$8.02
☕ Cappuccino
$2.46
$5.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$677
$789
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$548
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1214
$1454
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$747
$971
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.8
$89.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.6
$38.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.98%
7.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2211
$2606
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1788
$2317
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.1
$36.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.9
$32.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.64
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.73
$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.36
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$7.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$6.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$8.34
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$2.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.72
$2.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.09
$19.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.66
$3.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.27
$5.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.61
$5.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.26
$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$2.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.15
$3.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.2
$67.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.79
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$40.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.64
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$18
$51.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.8
$88.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$90.8
$350
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2622
$10032

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$1017
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$741
109 km or 68 mi Cotonou
$796
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$759
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$665
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$775
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$612
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$659
203 km or 126 mi Save
$650
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$578
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$802
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$655
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$594
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$538
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$673
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$878
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$678
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$454
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$683
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$673
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$922
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$675
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$607
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$654
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$785
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$703
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$861
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$1555
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$682
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$618
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$587
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$849
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$601
495 km or 307 mi Minna
$785
536 km or 333 mi Abuja
$1551
555 km or 345 mi Kumasi
$562
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$664
570 km or 354 mi Calabar
$386
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$612

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1192
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1109
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$931
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$1037
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$823
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$1923
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$928
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$2014
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$465
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$489
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$545
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$523
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$565
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1632
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$541
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1461
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$547
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$707
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2420
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$492
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1473
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$711
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$2183
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$487
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$556
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$551
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$698
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$861
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1457
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1214
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$571
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$545