Lome vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lome Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$759
$1340
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1804
$3091
🏠 One person rent
$267
$765
🏘️ Family rent
$420
$1313
🍽️ Food expenses
$297
$372
🚐 Transport expenses
$129
$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$147
$2321
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
16
45
😀 Quality of life
28
76
🏙️ Population
2.19M
298K

The cost of living in Lome is 43% less expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 6976th and 4453rd ($759 vs $1340) 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 1.7 months in Manama. Lome ranked 1st best city to live in Togo vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 8853rd and 1297th 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
$3.29
$6.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.6
$52.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.36
$7.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$6.74
☕ Cappuccino
$3.86
$4.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.21
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$213
$904
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$124
$568
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$389
$1636
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$219
$1009
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79
$94.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46
$35.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.76%
6.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1549
$2618
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$619
$1965
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$62.5
$37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.8
$33.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$0.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.2
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.09
$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.24
$8.65
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.01
$6.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.85
$8.69
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.82
$18.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$3.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.49
$5.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.15
$5.42
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.28
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.64
$2.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.06
$3.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.1
$63.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.13
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22
$39.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.2
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$39
$51.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.2
$88.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$125
$403
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3512
$10985

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Distance City Cost of living
99 km or 61 mi Ho
$500
109 km or 68 mi Kpalime
$665
135 km or 84 mi Cotonou
$830
140 km or 87 mi Hohoe
$727
145 km or 90 mi Abomey
$596
147 km or 91 mi Tema
$583
147 km or 91 mi Ashaiman
$697
155 km or 97 mi Atakpame
$657
159 km or 99 mi Porto-Novo
$768
165 km or 102 mi Koforidua
$762
167 km or 104 mi Accra
$927
243 km or 151 mi Lagos
$946
253 km or 157 mi Save
$654
261 km or 162 mi Abeokuta
$995
272 km or 169 mi Sotouboua
$656
317 km or 197 mi Sokode
$656
320 km or 199 mi Kumasi
$606
321 km or 200 mi Obuasi
$714
329 km or 204 mi Ibadan
$658
354 km or 220 mi Oyo
$639
357 km or 222 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$745
380 km or 236 mi Kara
$661
398 km or 247 mi Ife
$670
411 km or 256 mi Osogbo
$575
430 km or 267 mi Tamale
$666
452 km or 281 mi Ilorin
$518
456 km or 283 mi Akure
$488
471 km or 293 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
486 km or 302 mi Benin
$627
496 km or 308 mi Owo
$531
505 km or 314 mi Warri
$786
526 km or 327 mi Abengourou
$1049
558 km or 347 mi Grand-Bassam
$1037
587 km or 365 mi Abidjan
$1185
602 km or 374 mi Agboville
$1043
615 km or 382 mi Onitsha
$795
626 km or 389 mi Dabou
$1044
646 km or 401 mi Awka
$693
647 km or 402 mi Owerri
$1364
658 km or 409 mi Port Harcourt
$559

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Isa Town
$1218
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1062
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$965
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$1059
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$778
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$2015
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$917
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$2100
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$454
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$457
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$494
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$471
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$505
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1628
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$497
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1437
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$485
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$703
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2470
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$469
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1543
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$708
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$2356
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$459
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$522
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$509
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$694
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$861
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1455
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1173
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$548
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$521