Addis Ababa vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1289
$1237
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3111
$2873
🏠 One person rent
$739
$660
🏘️ Family rent
$1202
$1136
🍽️ Food expenses
$334
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.2
$99.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$202
$1982
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
33
46
😀 Quality of life
46
77
🏙️ Population
5.7M
298K

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 4% more expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 4519th and 4625th ($1289 vs $1237) 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 7005th and 1191st among best cities to live in the world.

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Addis Ababa Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.52
$6.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40
$52.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.5
$7.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$8.04
☕ Cappuccino
$1.08
$5.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$733
$740
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$457
$492
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1328
$1322
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$823
$892
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.5
$77.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$129
$40.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.11%
8.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2572
$2794
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1694
$2737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.94
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.63
$33.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.71
$6.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$7.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$9.31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.78
$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.64
$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.51
$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.05
$6.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.54
$5.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.04
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.42
$2.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.6
$3.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.1
$71
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.72
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$182
$39.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.82
$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.5
$48.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.7
$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94.8
$304
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30210
$8943

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$1031
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$1039
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$802
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$864
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$1175
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$1175
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$1016
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$1169
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$559
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$557
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$502
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$826
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$586
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$829
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$694
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$560
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$498
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$925
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$533
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$499
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$500
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$971
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$499
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$522
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$508
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$522
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$517
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$857
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$512
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$519
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$724
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$500
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$498
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$527
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$560
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$879
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$896
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$627
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$549
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$910

Cities near Manama

Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Isa Town
$1230
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1201
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$908
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$1008
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$873
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$1770
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$930
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$1849
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$453
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$477
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1283
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$530
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$503
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$553
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1627
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$529
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1454
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$530
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$730
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2514
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$483
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1419
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$726
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$2521
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$463
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$549
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$542
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$719
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$889
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1449
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1228
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$571
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$534