Addis Ababa vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$923
$1375
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2499
$3148
🏠 One person rent
$407
$807
🏘️ Family rent
$978
$1414
🍽️ Food expenses
$367
$396
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$61.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$195
$2188
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
32
44
😀 Quality of life
40
70
🏙️ Population
3.04M
157K

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 33% less expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 5819th and 3950th ($923 vs $1375) 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 0.2 months in Addis Ababa compared to 1.6 months in Manama. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 7141st and 3031st among best cities to live in the world.

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Addis Ababa Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.72
$8.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.1
$54.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.24
$7.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$11.4
☕ Cappuccino
$0.91
$5.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$798
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$612
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1412
$1690
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$656
$1068
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$183
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$38.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.83%
7.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2118
$2294
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1370
$1484
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10
$37.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.26
$25.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$1.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.64
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$8.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.93
$7.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$9.47
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.09
$21.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$3.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.01
$8.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$18.5
$5.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$11
$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.68
$2.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$4.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.5
$74.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.41
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.1
$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.6
$54.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$79.6
$404
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3122
$10676

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$840
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$820
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$871
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$883
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$705
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$676
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$885
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$702
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$524
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$602
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$800
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$551
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$857
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$815
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$522
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$466
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$959
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$498
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$467
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$466
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$1061
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$466
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$490
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$479
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$486
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$881
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$481
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$489
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$805
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$470
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$467
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$498
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$523
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$899
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$901
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$556
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$486
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$936

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Isa Town
$1327
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1285
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$959
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$1005
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$868
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$1810
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$910
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$1872
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$646
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$621
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$798
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$606
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$606
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1642
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$890
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1424
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$604
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$710
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2229
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$541
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1612
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$708
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$1841
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$561
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$543
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$540
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$698
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$875
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1132
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1191
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$559
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$604