Lome vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lome Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$802
$1309
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1899
$3020
🏠 One person rent
$293
$724
🏘️ Family rent
$474
$1242
🍽️ Food expenses
$307
$382
🚐 Transport expenses
$139
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$116
$2278
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
16
45
😀 Quality of life
27
76
🏙️ Population
2.19M
298K

The cost of living in Lome is 39% less expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 6752nd and 4555th ($802 vs $1309) 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 0.1 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 8925th and 1317th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lome vs Manama

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Lome Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.61
$6.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.4
$52.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.42
$7.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$8.02
☕ Cappuccino
$3.95
$5.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.87
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$254
$789
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$548
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$457
$1454
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$266
$971
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80
$89.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.6
$38.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.27%
7.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1446
$2606
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$541
$2317
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64.5
$36.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.3
$32.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.24
$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.36
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.02
$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$7.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.32
$6.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.34
$8.34
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$2.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.84
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.54
$2.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.99
$19.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$3.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.52
$5.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.27
$5.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.31
$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.69
$2.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.08
$3.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.8
$67.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.21
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.9
$40.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.24
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$51.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.4
$88.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$108
$350
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3590
$10032

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$454
109 km or 68 mi Kpalime
$678
135 km or 84 mi Cotonou
$796
140 km or 87 mi Hohoe
$683
145 km or 90 mi Abomey
$612
147 km or 91 mi Tema
$607
147 km or 91 mi Ashaiman
$654
155 km or 97 mi Atakpame
$673
159 km or 99 mi Porto-Novo
$741
165 km or 102 mi Koforidua
$703
167 km or 104 mi Accra
$861
243 km or 151 mi Lagos
$1022
253 km or 157 mi Save
$650
261 km or 162 mi Abeokuta
$1017
272 km or 169 mi Sotouboua
$673
317 km or 197 mi Sokode
$675
320 km or 199 mi Kumasi
$562
321 km or 200 mi Obuasi
$664
329 km or 204 mi Ibadan
$759
354 km or 220 mi Oyo
$665
357 km or 222 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$684
380 km or 236 mi Kara
$682
398 km or 247 mi Ife
$775
411 km or 256 mi Osogbo
$659
430 km or 267 mi Tamale
$612
452 km or 281 mi Ilorin
$538
456 km or 283 mi Akure
$578
471 km or 293 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
486 km or 302 mi Benin
$655
496 km or 308 mi Owo
$594
505 km or 314 mi Warri
$878
526 km or 327 mi Abengourou
$1075
558 km or 347 mi Grand-Bassam
$1062
587 km or 365 mi Abidjan
$1198
602 km or 374 mi Agboville
$1066
615 km or 382 mi Onitsha
$922
626 km or 389 mi Dabou
$1063
646 km or 401 mi Awka
$785
647 km or 402 mi Owerri
$1555
658 km or 409 mi Port Harcourt
$618

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Isa Town
$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