Brisbane vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2491
$1267
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5397
$3247
🏠 One person rent
$1506
$655
🏘️ Family rent
$2275
$1366
🍽️ Food expenses
$562
$375
🚐 Transport expenses
$280
$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4184
$2207
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
66
44
😀 Quality of life
97
72
🏙️ Population
2.36M
298K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 97% more expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 781st and 4400th ($2491 vs $1267) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Australia and Bahrain, respectively. Check Australia vs Bahrain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Brisbane compared to 1.7 months in Manama. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 15th and 1915th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Manama

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Brisbane Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14
$6.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$83.5
$52.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$7.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.26
$7.93
 Cappuccino
$3.81
$5.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.77
$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1542
$706
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1283
$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2771
$1650
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1860
$1097
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$76.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$178
$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$40.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.33%
7.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7907
$2471
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5572
$1550
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.99
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$145
$34.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.4
$47.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.42
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.52
$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.96
$7.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.74
$6.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.95
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$19.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.61
$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$27.8
$6.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.28
$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.28
$2.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.33
$3.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.1
$73.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.4
$40.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.3
$4.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$74.3
$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1752
$436
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9531
$10026

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Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Ipswich
$1877
45 km or 28 mi Caboolture
$1925
66 km or 41 mi Southport
$2141
71 km or 44 mi Gold Coast
$2300
75 km or 47 mi Caloundra
$1754
91 km or 57 mi Sunshine Coast
$1733
107 km or 66 mi Toowoomba
$1635
143 km or 89 mi Byron Bay
$1958
243 km or 151 mi Hervey Bay
$1835
299 km or 186 mi Bundaberg
$1689
315 km or 196 mi Coffs Harbour
$1913
362 km or 225 mi Armidale
$1289
441 km or 274 mi Gladstone
$1615
441 km or 274 mi Port Macquarie
$1661
520 km or 323 mi Rockhampton
$1514
618 km or 384 mi Newcastle
$1833
682 km or 424 mi Dubbo
$1815
719 km or 447 mi Dee Why
$2286
722 km or 449 mi Kellyville
$1997
730 km or 453 mi Blacktown
$1732
732 km or 455 mi Parramatta
$2472
733 km or 455 mi Sydney
$2801
740 km or 460 mi Bathurst
$1674
748 km or 465 mi Orange
$1500
801 km or 498 mi Wollongong
$1532
869 km or 540 mi Goulburn
$1748
945 km or 587 mi Canberra
$2393
1006 km or 625 mi Wagga Wagga
$1628
1009 km or 627 mi Griffith
$1746
1111 km or 690 mi Townsville
$1303
1224 km or 761 mi Shepparton
$1717
1278 km or 794 mi Mildura
$1816
1320 km or 820 mi Bendigo
$1397
1337 km or 831 mi Traralgon
$1829
1367 km or 849 mi Sunbury
$1822
1372 km or 853 mi Pakenham
$1805
1375 km or 855 mi Melbourne
$2397
1376 km or 855 mi Berwick
$1800
1376 km or 855 mi South Yarra
$1758
1377 km or 856 mi Dandenong
$1876

Cities near Manama

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