Brisbane vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2269
$1309
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5424
$3020
🏠 One person rent
$1398
$724
🏘️ Family rent
$2462
$1242
🍽️ Food expenses
$574
$382
🚐 Transport expenses
$151
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4258
$2278
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
66
45
😀 Quality of life
98
76
🏙️ Population
2.71M
298K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 73% more expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 1349th and 4555th ($2269 vs $1309) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 1st in Australia and Bahrain, respectively. Check Australia vs Bahrain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Brisbane compared to 1.7 months in Manama. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 3rd and 1317th 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
$15.5
$6.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.3
$52.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.8
$7.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.04
$8.02
☕ Cappuccino
$4.09
$5.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.89
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1660
$789
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1147
$548
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3002
$1454
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2079
$971
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.2
$89.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.2
$38.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.78%
7.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7935
$2606
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5145
$2317
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.8
$36.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19
$32.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.28
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.36
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.95
$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.35
$7.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.06
$6.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$8.34
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$2.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.91
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.83
$2.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14
$19.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.89
$3.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$24.1
$5.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.94
$5.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.16
$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.47
$2.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.57
$3.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48
$67.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.1
$40.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.5
$51.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$88.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1949
$350
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12459
$10032

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Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Ipswich
$1813
45 km or 28 mi Caboolture
$1988
66 km or 41 mi Southport
$2352
71 km or 44 mi Gold Coast
$2528
75 km or 47 mi Caloundra
$1864
91 km or 57 mi Sunshine Coast
$1835
107 km or 66 mi Toowoomba
$1766
143 km or 89 mi Byron Bay
$2703
243 km or 151 mi Hervey Bay
$1864
299 km or 186 mi Bundaberg
$1727
315 km or 196 mi Coffs Harbour
$2172
362 km or 225 mi Armidale
$1288
441 km or 274 mi Gladstone
$1640
441 km or 274 mi Port Macquarie
$1796
520 km or 323 mi Rockhampton
$1635
618 km or 384 mi Newcastle
$1997
682 km or 424 mi Dubbo
$1867
719 km or 447 mi Dee Why
$2379
722 km or 449 mi Kellyville
$2050
730 km or 453 mi Blacktown
$1710
732 km or 455 mi Parramatta
$2482
733 km or 455 mi Sydney
$2844
740 km or 460 mi Bathurst
$1699
748 km or 465 mi Orange
$1477
801 km or 498 mi Wollongong
$1695
869 km or 540 mi Goulburn
$1821
945 km or 587 mi Canberra
$2223
1006 km or 625 mi Wagga Wagga
$1583
1009 km or 627 mi Griffith
$1824
1111 km or 690 mi Townsville
$1839
1224 km or 761 mi Shepparton
$1815
1278 km or 794 mi Mildura
$1904
1320 km or 820 mi Bendigo
$1487
1337 km or 831 mi Traralgon
$1979
1367 km or 849 mi Sunbury
$1928
1372 km or 853 mi Pakenham
$1896
1375 km or 855 mi Melbourne
$2496
1376 km or 855 mi Berwick
$1860
1376 km or 855 mi South Yarra
$1829
1377 km or 856 mi Dandenong
$1894

Cities near Manama

Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Isa Town
$1192
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1109
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$931
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$1037
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$823
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$1923
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$928
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$2014
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$465
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$489
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$545
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$523
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$565
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1632
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$541
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1461
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$547
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$707
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2420
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$492
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1473
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$711
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$2183
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$487
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$556
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$551
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$698
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$861
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1457
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1214
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$571
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$545