Lome vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lome Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$835
$1237
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1928
$2873
🏠 One person rent
$320
$660
🏘️ Family rent
$486
$1136
🍽️ Food expenses
$316
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$137
$99.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$129
$1982
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
16
46
😀 Quality of life
23
77
🏙️ Population
2.19M
298K

The cost of living in Lome is 33% less expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 6522nd and 4625th ($835 vs $1237) 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 0.2 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 9029th and 1191st among best cities to live in the world.

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Lome Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.28
$6.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.8
$52.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.35
$7.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$8.04
☕ Cappuccino
$4.52
$5.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.39
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$301
$740
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$169
$492
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$544
$1322
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$262
$892
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.7
$77.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46
$40.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.99%
8.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1269
$2794
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$473
$2737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.4
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12
$33.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.24
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.04
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.03
$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$6.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.67
$7.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$9.31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.45
$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.5
$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.06
$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.5
$6.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.15
$5.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.22
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.65
$2.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$3.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.6
$71
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.44
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.8
$39.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.21
$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.7
$48.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50.7
$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$93.1
$304
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3507
$8943

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$417
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$684
135 km or 84 mi Cotonou
$793
140 km or 87 mi Hohoe
$652
145 km or 90 mi Abomey
$598
147 km or 91 mi Tema
$600
147 km or 91 mi Ashaiman
$630
155 km or 97 mi Atakpame
$699
159 km or 99 mi Porto-Novo
$743
165 km or 102 mi Koforidua
$668
167 km or 104 mi Accra
$822
243 km or 151 mi Lagos
$1102
253 km or 157 mi Save
$646
261 km or 162 mi Abeokuta
$1013
272 km or 169 mi Sotouboua
$703
317 km or 197 mi Sokode
$705
320 km or 199 mi Kumasi
$532
321 km or 200 mi Obuasi
$631
329 km or 204 mi Ibadan
$752
354 km or 220 mi Oyo
$664
357 km or 222 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$649
380 km or 236 mi Kara
$712
398 km or 247 mi Ife
$778
411 km or 256 mi Osogbo
$705
430 km or 267 mi Tamale
$576
452 km or 281 mi Ilorin
$526
456 km or 283 mi Akure
$644
471 km or 293 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
486 km or 302 mi Benin
$632
496 km or 308 mi Owo
$664
505 km or 314 mi Warri
$926
526 km or 327 mi Abengourou
$1066
558 km or 347 mi Grand-Bassam
$1059
587 km or 365 mi Abidjan
$1224
602 km or 374 mi Agboville
$1057
615 km or 382 mi Onitsha
$1051
626 km or 389 mi Dabou
$1057
646 km or 401 mi Awka
$878
647 km or 402 mi Owerri
$1774
658 km or 409 mi Port Harcourt
$676

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$1230
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1201
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$908
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$1008
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$873
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$1770
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$930
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$1849
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$453
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$477
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1283
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$530
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$503
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$553
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1627
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$529
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1454
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$530
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$730
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2514
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$483
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1419
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$726
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$2521
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$463
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$549
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$542
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$719
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$889
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1449
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1228
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$571
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$534