Almaty vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$884
$1237
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2122
$2873
🏠 One person rent
$477
$660
🏘️ Family rent
$829
$1136
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.2
$99.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$656
$1982
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
52
46
😀 Quality of life
70
77
🏙️ Population
2.23M
298K

The cost of living in Almaty is 29% less expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 6307th and 4625th ($884 vs $1237) 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 4103rd and 1191st among best cities to live in the world.

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Almaty Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.77
$6.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.1
$52.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.23
$7.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$8.04
☕ Cappuccino
$2.3
$5.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$588
$740
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$384
$492
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1004
$1322
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$696
$892
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.8
$77.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.3
$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.6
$40.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.26%
8.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1678
$2794
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1048
$2737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.3
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.35
$33.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.49
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.6
$6.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$7.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.57
$9.31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.44
$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.36
$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.77
$6.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.52
$5.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.36
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$2.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$3.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.3
$71
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.87
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$39.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.27
$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.6
$48.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.1
$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$265
$304
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9881
$8943

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$787
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$629
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$762
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$613
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$501
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$743
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$573
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$678
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$615
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$625
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$559
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$532
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$639
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$585
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$618
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$651
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$445
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$544
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$549
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$451
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$614
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$562
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$648
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$680
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$525
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$626
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$754
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$525
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$577
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$583
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$844
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$620
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$468
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$600
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$472
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$650
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$603
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$480
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$649
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$680

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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