Lome vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lome Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$711
$1267
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1810
$3247
🏠 One person rent
$267
$655
🏘️ Family rent
$556
$1366
🍽️ Food expenses
$300
$375
🚐 Transport expenses
$90.9
$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$565
$2207
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
16
44
😀 Quality of life
40
72
🏙️ Population
2.19M
298K

The cost of living in Lome is 44% less expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 6859th and 4400th ($711 vs $1267) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Togo and Bahrain, respectively. Check Togo vs Bahrain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Lome compared to 1.7 months in Manama. Lome ranked 1st best city to live in Togo vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 6954th and 1915th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lome Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.02
$6.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.7
$52.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.2
$7.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$7.93
☕ Cappuccino
$3.92
$5.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.26
$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$244
$706
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$93.7
$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$474
$1650
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$339
$1097
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.9
$76.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.8
$40.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.94%
7.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1221
$2471
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$448
$1550
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$50.5
$34.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.3
$47.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.04
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.59
$7.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.78
$6.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.39
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.44
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.72
$19.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.95
$6.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.89
$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.1
$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.58
$2.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.95
$3.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.7
$73.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.45
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.9
$40.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.06
$4.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.2
$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$32.1
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$110
$436
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4929
$10026

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$345
109 km or 68 mi Kpalime
$656
135 km or 84 mi Cotonou
$755
140 km or 87 mi Hohoe
$570
145 km or 90 mi Abomey
$617
147 km or 91 mi Tema
$368
147 km or 91 mi Ashaiman
$546
155 km or 97 mi Atakpame
$655
159 km or 99 mi Porto-Novo
$710
165 km or 102 mi Koforidua
$585
167 km or 104 mi Accra
$747
243 km or 151 mi Lagos
$1133
253 km or 157 mi Save
$644
261 km or 162 mi Abeokuta
$1019
272 km or 169 mi Sotouboua
$652
317 km or 197 mi Sokode
$652
320 km or 199 mi Kumasi
$412
321 km or 200 mi Obuasi
$546
329 km or 204 mi Ibadan
$759
354 km or 220 mi Oyo
$699
357 km or 222 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$548
380 km or 236 mi Kara
$656
398 km or 247 mi Ife
$774
411 km or 256 mi Osogbo
$704
430 km or 267 mi Tamale
$492
452 km or 281 mi Ilorin
$526
456 km or 283 mi Akure
$635
471 km or 293 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
486 km or 302 mi Benin
$537
496 km or 308 mi Owo
$658
505 km or 314 mi Warri
$886
526 km or 327 mi Abengourou
$1015
558 km or 347 mi Grand-Bassam
$1014
587 km or 365 mi Abidjan
$1164
602 km or 374 mi Agboville
$1012
615 km or 382 mi Onitsha
$1036
626 km or 389 mi Dabou
$1011
646 km or 401 mi Awka
$846
647 km or 402 mi Owerri
$1686
658 km or 409 mi Port Harcourt
$651

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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