Lome vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lome Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$678
$1375
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1768
$3148
🏠 One person rent
$250
$807
🏘️ Family rent
$540
$1414
🍽️ Food expenses
$287
$396
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.4
$61.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$545
$2188
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
16
44
😀 Quality of life
40
70
🏙️ Population
2.19M
157K

The cost of living in Lome is 51% less expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 6964th and 3950th ($678 vs $1375) 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 1.6 months in Manama. Lome ranked 1st best city to live in Togo vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 7143rd and 3031st among best cities to live in the world.

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Lome Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.06
$8.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$54.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.3
$7.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.81
$11.4
☕ Cappuccino
$3.82
$5.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.47
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$241
$798
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$90.4
$612
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$499
$1690
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$340
$1068
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.8
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$183
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$58.1
$38.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.93%
7.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1203
$2294
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$433
$1484
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.58
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.4
$37.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.21
$25.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.87
$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.74
$1.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.71
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$8.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.01
$7.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.94
$9.47
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.23
$21.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$3.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.63
$8.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.75
$5.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.95
$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.52
$2.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.91
$4.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.9
$74.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.25
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.1
$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.96
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$21
$54.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$31.6
$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$108
$404
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6625
$10676

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Distance City Cost of living
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$353
109 km or 68 mi Kpalime
$616
135 km or 84 mi Cotonou
$732
140 km or 87 mi Hohoe
$482
145 km or 90 mi Abomey
$677
147 km or 91 mi Tema
$446
147 km or 91 mi Ashaiman
$512
155 km or 97 mi Atakpame
$617
159 km or 99 mi Porto-Novo
$697
165 km or 102 mi Koforidua
$497
167 km or 104 mi Accra
$582
243 km or 151 mi Lagos
$448
253 km or 157 mi Save
$676
261 km or 162 mi Abeokuta
$826
272 km or 169 mi Sotouboua
$616
317 km or 197 mi Sokode
$617
320 km or 199 mi Kumasi
$416
321 km or 200 mi Obuasi
$459
329 km or 204 mi Ibadan
$262
354 km or 220 mi Oyo
$407
357 km or 222 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$476
380 km or 236 mi Kara
$620
398 km or 247 mi Ife
$250
411 km or 256 mi Osogbo
$310
430 km or 267 mi Tamale
$443
452 km or 281 mi Ilorin
$314
456 km or 283 mi Akure
$243
471 km or 293 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
486 km or 302 mi Benin
$315
496 km or 308 mi Owo
$272
505 km or 314 mi Warri
$351
526 km or 327 mi Abengourou
$874
558 km or 347 mi Grand-Bassam
$693
587 km or 365 mi Abidjan
$1114
602 km or 374 mi Agboville
$892
615 km or 382 mi Onitsha
$354
626 km or 389 mi Dabou
$916
646 km or 401 mi Awka
$325
647 km or 402 mi Owerri
$507
658 km or 409 mi Port Harcourt
$327

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Isa Town
$1327
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1285
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$959
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$1005
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$868
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$1810
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$910
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$1872
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$646
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$621
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$798
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$606
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$606
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1642
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$890
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1424
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$604
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$710
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2229
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$541
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1612
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$708
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$1841
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$561
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$543
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$540
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$698
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$875
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1132
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1191
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$559
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$604