Manama vs Onitsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manama Onitsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1267
$1036
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3247
$2173
🏠 One person rent
$655
$648
🏘️ Family rent
$1366
$1067
🍽️ Food expenses
$375
$245
🚐 Transport expenses
$134
$79.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2207
$101
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
44
36
😀 Quality of life
72
12
🏙️ Population
298K
1.48M

The cost of living in Manama is 22% more expensive than in Onitsha. Cities ranked 4400th and 5406th ($1267 vs $1036) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Bahrain and Nigeria, respectively. Check Bahrain vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Manama compared to 0.1 months in Onitsha. Manama ranked 1st best city to live in Bahrain vs Onitsha ranked 15th in Nigeria, while ranked 1915th and 9136th among best cities to live in the world.

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Manama Onitsha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.61
$3.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.9
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.11
$4.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.93
$0.96
☕ Cappuccino
$5.22
$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.84
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$715
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$497
$535
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1650
$1975
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1097
$727
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.2
$24.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$118
$36.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.4
$52.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.41%
17.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2471
$592
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1550
$908
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.86
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.8
$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$47.3
$12.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$1.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.66
$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$3.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.84
$6.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$6.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$3.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$2.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$2.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$0.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.4
$2.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.37
$1.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.49
$3.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.01
$1.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.81
$0.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.42
$0.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.2
$105
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$7.85
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.1
$7.55
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.83
$1.46
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.9
$18.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.5
$56.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$436
$210
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10026
$1688

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

Cities near Onitsha

Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Awka
$846
81 km or 50 mi Owerri
$1686
84 km or 52 mi Enugu
$469
105 km or 65 mi Umuahia
$906
130 km or 81 mi Benin
$537
133 km or 83 mi Aba
$638
135 km or 84 mi Warri
$886
159 km or 99 mi Port Harcourt
$651
174 km or 108 mi Owo
$658
213 km or 132 mi Akure
$635
218 km or 135 mi Calabar
$374
236 km or 147 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
284 km or 177 mi Ife
$774
303 km or 188 mi Osogbo
$704
331 km or 205 mi Abuja
$1262
341 km or 212 mi Kumba
$933
345 km or 214 mi Ibadan
$759
347 km or 216 mi Malabo
$812
351 km or 218 mi Buea
$655
358 km or 222 mi Ilorin
$526
360 km or 224 mi Limbe
$710
365 km or 227 mi Oyo
$699
375 km or 233 mi Bamenda
$714
375 km or 233 mi Lagos
$1133
384 km or 239 mi Minna
$787
395 km or 245 mi Abeokuta
$1019
400 km or 248 mi Douala
$1368
409 km or 254 mi Bafoussam
$794
462 km or 287 mi Porto-Novo
$710
478 km or 297 mi Jos
$757
483 km or 300 mi Cotonou
$755
490 km or 304 mi Kaduna
$377
518 km or 322 mi Save
$644
541 km or 336 mi Abomey
$617
554 km or 344 mi Zaria
$621
571 km or 355 mi Bauchi
$735
582 km or 362 mi Bata
$1201
584 km or 363 mi Yaounde
$764
615 km or 382 mi Lome
$711
643 km or 399 mi Atakpame
$655