Brisbane vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2065
$1237
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4896
$2873
🏠 One person rent
$1253
$660
🏘️ Family rent
$2149
$1136
🍽️ Food expenses
$525
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$99.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3956
$1982
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
66
46
😀 Quality of life
98
77
🏙️ Population
2.71M
298K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 67% more expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 1813th and 4625th ($2065 vs $1237) 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 1.6 months in Manama. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 9th and 1191st 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
$14.4
$6.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$62.7
$52.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$7.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7
$8.04
☕ Cappuccino
$3.66
$5.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.65
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1514
$740
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1022
$492
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2603
$1322
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1816
$892
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.2
$77.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$125
$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.5
$40.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.15%
8.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8291
$2794
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6020
$2737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.8
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.6
$33.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.41
$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.11
$6.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.8
$7.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$9.31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.48
$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.9
$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.28
$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$24.1
$6.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.9
$5.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.91
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.28
$2.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.35
$3.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.9
$71
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.3
$39.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.2
$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.5
$48.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1795
$304
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11423
$8943

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Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Ipswich
$1662
45 km or 28 mi Caboolture
$1798
66 km or 41 mi Southport
$2140
71 km or 44 mi Gold Coast
$2297
75 km or 47 mi Caloundra
$1710
91 km or 57 mi Sunshine Coast
$1697
107 km or 66 mi Toowoomba
$1639
143 km or 89 mi Byron Bay
$2471
243 km or 151 mi Hervey Bay
$1712
299 km or 186 mi Bundaberg
$1595
315 km or 196 mi Coffs Harbour
$1988
362 km or 225 mi Armidale
$1184
441 km or 274 mi Gladstone
$1503
441 km or 274 mi Port Macquarie
$1633
520 km or 323 mi Rockhampton
$1482
618 km or 384 mi Newcastle
$1839
682 km or 424 mi Dubbo
$1747
719 km or 447 mi Dee Why
$2181
722 km or 449 mi Kellyville
$1888
730 km or 453 mi Blacktown
$1599
732 km or 455 mi Parramatta
$2292
733 km or 455 mi Sydney
$2640
740 km or 460 mi Bathurst
$1568
748 km or 465 mi Orange
$1364
801 km or 498 mi Wollongong
$1580
869 km or 540 mi Goulburn
$1678
945 km or 587 mi Canberra
$2019
1006 km or 625 mi Wagga Wagga
$1458
1009 km or 627 mi Griffith
$1667
1111 km or 690 mi Townsville
$1683
1224 km or 761 mi Shepparton
$1662
1278 km or 794 mi Mildura
$1771
1320 km or 820 mi Bendigo
$1362
1337 km or 831 mi Traralgon
$1813
1367 km or 849 mi Sunbury
$1768
1372 km or 853 mi Pakenham
$1725
1375 km or 855 mi Melbourne
$2308
1376 km or 855 mi Berwick
$1706
1376 km or 855 mi South Yarra
$1681
1377 km or 856 mi Dandenong
$1736

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Isa Town
$1230
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1201
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$908
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$1008
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$873
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$1770
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$930
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$1849
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$453
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$477
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1283
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$530
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$503
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$553
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1627
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$529
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1454
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$530
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$730
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2514
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$483
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1419
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$726
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$2521
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$463
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$549
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$542
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$719
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$889
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1449
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1228
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$571
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$534