Brussels vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Brussels	Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1958	$1267
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4780	$3247
🏠 One person rent	$1120	$655
🏘️ Family rent	$1989	$1366
🍽️ Food expenses	$598	$375
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.6	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3047	$2207
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	96	44
😀 Quality of life	89	72
🏙️ Population	196K	298K

The cost of living in Brussels is 55% more expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 1988th and 4400th ($1958 vs $1267) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Belgium and Bahrain, respectively. Check Belgium vs Bahrain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Brussels compared to 1.7 months in Manama. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 173rd and 1915th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Manama

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	Brussels	Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.8	$6.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76	$52.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$7.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.51	$7.93
☕ Cappuccino	$4.14	$5.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.03	$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1032	$706
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$881	$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2055	$1650
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1606	$1097
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$76.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$40.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.71%	7.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4722	$2471
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4382	$1550
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.69	$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.1	$34.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.1	$47.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.64	$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$2.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.46	$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$7.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$6.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.59	$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.86	$19.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$6.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.87	$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.03	$2.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.98	$3.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.6	$73.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$40.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.5	$4.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$117	$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1059	$436
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23380	$10026

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1752
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1633
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1734
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1712
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1657
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1691
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1715
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1738
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1675
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1799
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1723
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$1911
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1701
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1636
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1702
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1708
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1619
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1696
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1691
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1661
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1693
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1660
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1779
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1761
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1592
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1595
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1630
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1616
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1555
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1593
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1611
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1514
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1598
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1616
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1545
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1592
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1667
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1709
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1560
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1762

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