Boston vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3680
$1340
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$8143
$3091
🏠 One person rent
$2555
$765
🏘️ Family rent
$4103
$1313
🍽️ Food expenses
$749
$372
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6248
$2321
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
100
45
😀 Quality of life
91
76
🏙️ Population
676K
298K

The cost of living in Boston is 175% more expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 27th and 4453rd ($3680 vs $1340) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 1st in the United States and Bahrain, respectively. Check the United States vs Bahrain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Boston compared to 1.7 months in Manama. Boston ranked 20th best city to live in the United States vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 105th and 1297th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Boston vs Manama

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Boston Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$24.8
$6.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$102
$52.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$7.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.02
$6.74
 Cappuccino
$5.38
$4.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2870
$904
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2200
$568
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5120
$1636
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3473
$1009
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$94.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$224
$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$77.3
$35.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.34%
6.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12808
$2618
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6220
$1965
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.39
$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.7
$37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$33.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$0.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.58
$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.77
$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$8.65
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$6.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$8.69
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.92
$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$1.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.94
$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.6
$18.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.98
$3.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13
$5.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.53
$5.42
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.96
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4
$2.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.99
$3.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$89.6
$63.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$192
$39.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.8
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.4
$51.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$88.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2859
$403
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26444
$10985

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Cities near Boston

Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3862
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3168
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3685
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$3012
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3170
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$3028
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$3009
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2712
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$3028
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$2977
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$3000
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2914
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$3038
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2866
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2910
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2866
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3232
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2845
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2886
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$2783
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2759
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2959
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2901
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2794
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2851
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$3007
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$3005
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2796
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2963
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2420
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2828
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2906
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2867
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2923
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$3022
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2636
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2855
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2900
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2890
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2890

Cities near Manama

Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Isa Town
$1218
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1062
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$965
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$1059
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$778
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$2015
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$917
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$2100
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$454
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$457
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$494
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$471
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$505
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1628
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$497
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1437
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$485
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$703
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2470
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$469
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1543
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$708
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$2356
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$459
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$522
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$509
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$694
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$861
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1455
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1173
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$548
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$521