Addis Ababa vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1148
$1340
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2790
$3091
🏠 One person rent
$674
$765
🏘️ Family rent
$1109
$1313
🍽️ Food expenses
$297
$372
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.2
$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$184
$2321
😷 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 14% less expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 4878th and 4453rd ($1148 vs $1340) 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 1.7 months in Manama. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 7160th and 1297th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Addis Ababa vs Manama

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Addis Ababa Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.98
$6.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.1
$52.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.55
$7.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.82
$6.74
☕ Cappuccino
$0.93
$4.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$632
$904
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$431
$568
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1134
$1636
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$774
$1009
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$94.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$167
$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$95.7
$35.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.33%
6.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1943
$2618
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1220
$1965
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.48
$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.3
$37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.81
$33.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$0.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.2
$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.42
$8.65
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$6.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.38
$8.69
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.35
$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.55
$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.58
$18.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.71
$3.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.83
$5.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.32
$5.42
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.94
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.38
$2.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.55
$3.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$63.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.76
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$128
$39.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.44
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.8
$51.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.5
$88.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$127
$403
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30429
$10985

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$910
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$931
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$746
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$800
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$1050
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$1050
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$923
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$1045
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$563
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$561
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$521
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$748
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$590
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$753
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$682
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$564
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$481
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$872
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$513
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$484
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$483
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$947
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$476
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$497
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$494
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$499
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$509
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$788
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$488
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$505
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$745
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$478
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$476
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$513
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$532
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$803
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$809
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$591
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$543
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$834

Cities near Manama

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