Almaty vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1051
$1375
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2650
$3148
🏠 One person rent
$585
$807
🏘️ Family rent
$1164
$1414
🍽️ Food expenses
$308
$396
🚐 Transport expenses
$54.2
$61.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$713
$2188
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
50
44
😀 Quality of life
64
70
🏙️ Population
1.92M
157K

The cost of living in Almaty is 24% less expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 4975th and 3950th ($1051 vs $1375) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Kazakhstan and Bahrain, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs Bahrain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Almaty compared to 1.6 months in Manama. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 4635th and 3031st among best cities to live in the world.

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Almaty Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.87
$8.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.2
$54.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.26
$7.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$11.4
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$5.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$697
$798
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$612
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1466
$1690
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$992
$1068
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.1
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.4
$183
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$38.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.17%
7.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2027
$2294
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1411
$1484
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.9
$37.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.35
$25.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.51
$0.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$1.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$8.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.42
$7.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.48
$9.47
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.59
$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.61
$21.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$3.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.77
$8.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$5.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4
$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.61
$2.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.91
$4.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.9
$74.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.51
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.1
$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.01
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.9
$54.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$124
$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$289
$404
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10418
$10676

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23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$935
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$488
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$878
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$398
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$560
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$653
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$504
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$593
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$529
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$633
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$738
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$532
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$658
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$515
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$641
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$671
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$479
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$641
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$475
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$434
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$623
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$558
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$479
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$488
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$651
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$674
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$416
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$651
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$673
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$669
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$785
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$682
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$564
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$680
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$667
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$682
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$692
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$582
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$664
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$735

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$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