Bucharest vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1116
$1237
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2864
$2873
🏠 One person rent
$525
$660
🏘️ Family rent
$907
$1136
🍽️ Food expenses
$389
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$80
$99.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1391
$1982
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
77
46
😀 Quality of life
81
77
🏙️ Population
1.72M
298K

The cost of living in Bucharest is 10% less expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 4913th and 4625th ($1116 vs $1237) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Romania and Bahrain, respectively. Check Romania vs Bahrain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Bucharest compared to 1.6 months in Manama. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 646th and 1191st among best cities to live in the world.

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Bucharest Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.7
$6.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.8
$52.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.27
$7.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.41
$8.04
☕ Cappuccino
$3.45
$5.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.33
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$576
$740
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$376
$492
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1044
$1322
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$667
$892
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.4
$77.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$40.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.28%
8.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3651
$2794
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2102
$2737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.15
$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.3
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.02
$33.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.68
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.16
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.41
$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.89
$6.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.34
$7.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$9.31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.07
$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.39
$6.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.09
$5.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.47
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.81
$2.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.18
$3.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.8
$71
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.84
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.8
$39.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.4
$48.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.7
$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$664
$304
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14350
$8943

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$970
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$910
60 km or 37 mi Ploiesti
$885
62 km or 39 mi Ruse
$777
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$802
77 km or 48 mi Alexandria
$692
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$857
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$775
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$762
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$873
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$675
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$681
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$1056
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$752
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$835
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$667
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$712
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$789
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$898
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$871
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$909
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$643
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$895
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$591
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$1039
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$1024
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$1103
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$618
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$805
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$703
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$854
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$832
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$926
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$797
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$706
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$848
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$766
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$724
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$668
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$749

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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