Manama vs Owerri - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Manama Owerri
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1267
$1686
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3247
$2321
🏠 One person rent
$655
$1411
🏘️ Family rent
$1366
$1516
🍽️ Food expenses
$375
$201
🚐 Transport expenses
$134
$48.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2207
$84.7
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
44
41
😀 Quality of life
72
11
🏙️ Population
298K
908K

The cost of living in Manama is 25% less expensive than in Owerri. Cities ranked 4400th and 2936th ($1267 vs $1686) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 Owerri. Manama ranked 1st best city to live in Bahrain vs Owerri ranked 19th in Nigeria, while ranked 1915th and 9173rd among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Manama vs Owerri infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Manama vs Owerri

Prices for goods and services in Manama and Owerri are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Manama Owerri
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.61
$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.9
$13
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.11
$4.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.93
$0.97
 Cappuccino
$5.22
$1.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.84
$0.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$462
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$497
$1610
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1650
$2296
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1097
$1273
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.2
$15.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$118
$23.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.4
$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.41%
17.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2471
$498
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1550
$896
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.86
$0.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.8
$15.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$47.3
$8.24
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$0.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$0.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.66
$0.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$2.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.84
$4.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$5.62
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$2.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$0.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.4
$9.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$0.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.37
$1.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.49
$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.01
$2.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.81
$0.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.42
$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.2
$7.13
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$2.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.1
$8.94
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.83
$1.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.9
$12.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.5
$30
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$436
$118
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10026
$1444

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Manama

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 Owerri

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Umuahia
$906
55 km or 34 mi Aba
$638
80 km or 50 mi Awka
$846
81 km or 50 mi Onitsha
$1036
82 km or 51 mi Port Harcourt
$651
118 km or 73 mi Enugu
$469
142 km or 88 mi Warri
$886
155 km or 96 mi Calabar
$374
182 km or 113 mi Benin
$537
248 km or 154 mi Owo
$658
273 km or 169 mi Malabo
$812
283 km or 176 mi Akure
$635
284 km or 176 mi Kumba
$933
284 km or 177 mi Buea
$655
292 km or 181 mi Limbe
$710
311 km or 193 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
336 km or 209 mi Douala
$1368
350 km or 218 mi Bamenda
$714
351 km or 218 mi Ife
$774
372 km or 231 mi Osogbo
$704
374 km or 233 mi Bafoussam
$794
400 km or 249 mi Abuja
$1262
405 km or 252 mi Ibadan
$759
416 km or 258 mi Lagos
$1133
431 km or 268 mi Oyo
$699
433 km or 269 mi Ilorin
$526
447 km or 278 mi Abeokuta
$1019
462 km or 287 mi Minna
$787
501 km or 311 mi Porto-Novo
$710
504 km or 313 mi Bata
$1201
520 km or 323 mi Cotonou
$755
529 km or 329 mi Yaounde
$764
535 km or 333 mi Jos
$757
562 km or 349 mi Kaduna
$377
574 km or 356 mi Sao Tome
$878
577 km or 358 mi Save
$644
578 km or 359 mi Trindade
$879
588 km or 366 mi Abomey
$617
620 km or 385 mi Bauchi
$735
625 km or 388 mi Zaria
$621