Almaty vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Almaty	Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person	$881	$1280
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2223	$3260
🏠 One person rent	$464	$675
🏘️ Family rent	$873	$1427
🍽️ Food expenses	$270	$394
🚐 Transport expenses	$56.5	$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$673	$2298
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	51	46
😀 Quality of life	66	74
🏙️ Population	2.23M	298K

The cost of living in Almaty is 31% less expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 6143rd and 4263rd ($881 vs $1280) 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 0.8 months in Almaty compared to 1.8 months in Manama. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 4016th and 1311th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Almaty vs Manama

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	Almaty	Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.16	$6.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.7	$57
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.69	$7.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$9.31
☕ Cappuccino	$2.5	$5.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.95	$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$570	$715
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$375	$512
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1064	$1691
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$737	$1155
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.8	$80.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.1	$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.12%	8.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1799	$2589
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1128	$2299
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.24	$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.1	$34.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.77	$36.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.59	$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.79	$2.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.88	$9.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.82	$7.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$2.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.4	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.52	$2.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.12	$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$3.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.74	$6.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.87	$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.59	$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.49	$2.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.72	$3.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.7	$78.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.81	$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.2	$39.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.03	$4.78
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.3	$43.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.9	$90
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$265	$377
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12609	$9896

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Almaty

Distance	City	Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi	Kaskelen	$785
68 km or 42 mi	Cholpon-Ata	$652
72 km or 45 mi	Kapchagay	$749
139 km or 86 mi	Tokmok	$667
171 km or 107 mi	Kant	$674
194 km or 121 mi	Bishkek	$713
215 km or 134 mi	Naryn	$637
229 km or 142 mi	Taldiqorgan	$553
357 km or 222 mi	Toktogul	$607
360 km or 224 mi	Aksu	$610
363 km or 226 mi	Yining	$543
389 km or 242 mi	Talas	$623
398 km or 247 mi	Artux	$619
413 km or 256 mi	Jalal-Abad	$538
427 km or 265 mi	Balkhash	$624
429 km or 267 mi	Kashgar	$634
451 km or 280 mi	Taraz	$441
452 km or 281 mi	Bole	$531
455 km or 283 mi	Osh	$477
471 km or 293 mi	Andijan	$430
472 km or 293 mi	Aral	$601
499 km or 310 mi	Namangan	$538
529 km or 329 mi	Margilan	$591
530 km or 329 mi	Fergana	$626
605 km or 376 mi	Shymkent	$569
631 km or 392 mi	Konibodom	$613
633 km or 393 mi	Chirchiq	$444
633 km or 393 mi	Tacheng	$512
637 km or 396 mi	Wusu	$562
655 km or 407 mi	Kuytun	$571
664 km or 413 mi	Tashkent	$853
670 km or 417 mi	Istiklol	$613
679 km or 422 mi	Kentau	$501
683 km or 424 mi	Ghafurov	$614
684 km or 425 mi	Karamay	$460
685 km or 425 mi	Buston	$615
688 km or 427 mi	Khujand	$623
701 km or 435 mi	Turkistan	$512
731 km or 454 mi	Hotan	$627
742 km or 461 mi	Shihezi	$662

Cities near Manama

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi	Isa Town	$1243
10 km or 6.2 mi	Riffa	$1223
44 km or 27 mi	Dhahran	$1068
54 km or 33 mi	Dammam	$1056
98 km or 61 mi	Qatif	$897
110 km or 68 mi	Al Khor	$1709
126 km or 78 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
126 km or 78 mi	Jubail	$901
139 km or 87 mi	Doha	$1779
307 km or 191 mi	Bushehr	$551
345 km or 214 mi	Borazjan	$546
376 km or 233 mi	Al Wafrah	$1210
388 km or 241 mi	Jahrom	$547
392 km or 244 mi	Kazerun	$557
421 km or 262 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
424 km or 263 mi	Shiraz	$589
426 km or 265 mi	Riyadh	$1637
427 km or 265 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
428 km or 266 mi	Fasa	$548
435 km or 270 mi	Kuwait City	$1393
461 km or 287 mi	Marvdasht	$563
467 km or 290 mi	Al-Faw	$736
485 km or 301 mi	Dubai	$2379
488 km or 303 mi	Behbahan	$536
491 km or 305 mi	Sharjah	$1494
498 km or 309 mi	Umm Qasr	$740
498 km or 310 mi	Ajman	$2240
501 km or 312 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$548
503 km or 312 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
504 km or 313 mi	Yasuj	$529
510 km or 317 mi	Abadan	$547
524 km or 326 mi	Khorramshahr	$544
543 km or 337 mi	Az Zubayr	$723
547 km or 340 mi	Basra	$904
555 km or 345 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
565 km or 351 mi	Al Ain	$1844
573 km or 356 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
589 km or 366 mi	Fujairah	$1239
597 km or 371 mi	Ahvaz	$597
617 km or 383 mi	Sirjan	$514