Alexandria vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Alexandria Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$400
$1309
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1034
$3020
🏠 One person rent
$103
$724
🏘️ Family rent
$176
$1242
🍽️ Food expenses
$175
$382
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.3
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$139
$2278
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
36 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
51
45
😀 Quality of life
56
76
🏙️ Population
5.36M
298K

The cost of living in Alexandria is 69% less expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 8976th and 4555th ($400 vs $1309) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 1st in Egypt and Bahrain, respectively. Check Egypt vs Bahrain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Alexandria compared to 1.7 months in Manama. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 6248th and 1317th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Alexandria vs Manama

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Alexandria Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.25
$6.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.3
$52.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.38
$7.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$8.02
☕ Cappuccino
$1.48
$5.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.34
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$130
$789
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.1
$548
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$240
$1454
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$128
$971
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.92
$89.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.8
$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.6
$38.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.1%
7.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$728
$2606
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$494
$2317
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$36.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.5
$32.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$2.36
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.43
$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$7.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$6.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.94
$8.34
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.37
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$1.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.14
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.7
$2.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.42
$19.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$3.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.12
$5.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.45
$5.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.02
$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$2.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.75
$3.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$14.6
$67.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.21
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.06
$40.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.7
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.4
$51.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$139
$88.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$89.4
$350
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2136
$10032

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$341
55 km or 34 mi Damanhur
$282
113 km or 70 mi Tanta
$294
122 km or 76 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$343
126 km or 78 mi Shibin El Kom
$361
141 km or 87 mi Mansoura
$335
146 km or 91 mi Benha
$343
167 km or 104 mi Zagazig
$351
174 km or 108 mi Shubra El Kheima
$443
179 km or 111 mi Cairo
$506
181 km or 113 mi Giza
$394
182 km or 113 mi Damietta
$323
203 km or 126 mi Helwan
$402
225 km or 140 mi Port Said
$319
229 km or 142 mi Faiyum
$340
234 km or 146 mi Ismailia
$300
262 km or 163 mi Beni Suef
$297
286 km or 177 mi Suez
$288
356 km or 221 mi Minya
$356
432 km or 268 mi Gaza
$776
444 km or 276 mi Netivot
$2022
444 km or 276 mi Ashkelon
$1761
446 km or 277 mi Sderot
$1993
447 km or 278 mi Ofakim
$1936
454 km or 282 mi Ashdod
$2145
460 km or 286 mi Rahat
$1962
461 km or 287 mi Paphos
$1831
462 km or 287 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2105
463 km or 287 mi Asyut
$283
463 km or 288 mi Yavne
$2172
463 km or 288 mi Kiryat Gat
$2079
464 km or 288 mi Beersheba
$1700
467 km or 290 mi Bat Yam
$2147
468 km or 291 mi Holon
$2031
470 km or 292 mi Ness Ziona
$2298
470 km or 292 mi Rehovot
$2066
470 km or 292 mi Rishon LeZion
$2403
473 km or 294 mi Tel Aviv
$2702
473 km or 294 mi Givatayim
$2449
474 km or 295 mi Ramat Gan
$2451

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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