Almaty vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$941
$1267
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2404
$3247
🏠 One person rent
$499
$655
🏘️ Family rent
$985
$1366
🍽️ Food expenses
$286
$375
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.7
$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$687
$2207
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
50
44
😀 Quality of life
65
72
🏙️ Population
1.92M
298K

The cost of living in Almaty is 26% less expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 6015th and 4400th ($941 vs $1267) 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 1.7 months in Manama. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 4176th and 1915th among best cities to live in the world.

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Almaty Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.28
$6.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.3
$52.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.31
$7.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$7.93
☕ Cappuccino
$2.44
$5.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$706
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$408
$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1259
$1650
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$823
$1097
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.6
$76.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.9
$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.2
$40.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.72%
7.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1875
$2471
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1258
$1550
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$34.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.51
$47.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.51
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.46
$7.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.08
$6.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.27
$19.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.83
$6.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$2.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$3.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.3
$73.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.27
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$40.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$4.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.8
$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$279
$436
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11033
$10026

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$838
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$666
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$791
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$673
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$681
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$710
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$661
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$570
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$645
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$630
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$735
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$653
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$639
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$614
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$628
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$654
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$461
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$599
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$567
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$419
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$617
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$527
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$473
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$469
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$596
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$663
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$429
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$595
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$624
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$626
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$816
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$660
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$519
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$666
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$622
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$671
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$658
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$532
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$649
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$687

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Isa Town
$1226
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1218
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$870
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$989
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$878
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$1719
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$928
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$1810
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$548
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$541
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$561
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$537
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$558
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1586
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$556
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1457
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$546
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$713
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2309
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$507
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1503
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$716
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$2084
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$489
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$557
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$552
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$705
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$879
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1050
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1232
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$588
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$520