Addis Ababa vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1269
$1309
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3044
$3020
🏠 One person rent
$758
$724
🏘️ Family rent
$1254
$1242
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$382
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.1
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$172
$2278
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
34
45
😀 Quality of life
45
76
🏙️ Population
5.7M
298K

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 3% less expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 4635th and 4555th ($1269 vs $1309) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ethiopia and Bahrain, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs Bahrain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Addis Ababa compared to 1.7 months in Manama. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 7273rd and 1317th among best cities to live in the world.

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Addis Ababa Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.01
$6.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.2
$52.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.52
$7.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$8.02
☕ Cappuccino
$0.97
$5.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$720
$789
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$503
$548
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1317
$1454
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$909
$971
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.7
$89.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$111
$38.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.68%
7.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$2606
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1437
$2317
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$36.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.64
$32.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.36
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.51
$7.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$6.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$8.34
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.97
$2.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.62
$2.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.29
$19.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$3.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.08
$5.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.38
$5.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.4
$2.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.57
$3.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.4
$67.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.76
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$153
$40.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.11
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.2
$51.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.2
$88.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$110
$350
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30264
$10032

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$996
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$1022
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$775
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$863
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$1156
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$1153
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$1017
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$1152
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$572
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$570
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$509
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$810
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$601
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$771
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$712
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$571
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$498
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$858
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$531
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$497
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$498
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$931
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$491
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$514
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$510
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$526
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$800
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$504
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$522
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$743
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$494
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$492
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$528
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$551
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$819
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$832
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$627
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$542
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$848

Cities near Manama

Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Isa Town
$1192
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1109
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$931
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$1037
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$823
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$1923
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$928
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$2014
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$465
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$489
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$545
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$523
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$565
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1632
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$541
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1461
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$547
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$707
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2420
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$492
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1473
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$711
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$2183
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$487
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$556
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$551
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$698
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$861
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1457
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1214
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$571
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$545