Bucharest vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1138
$1309
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2971
$3020
🏠 One person rent
$535
$724
🏘️ Family rent
$931
$1242
🍽️ Food expenses
$389
$382
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.2
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1467
$2278
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
78
45
😀 Quality of life
84
76
🏙️ Population
1.72M
298K

The cost of living in Bucharest is 13% less expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 4935th and 4555th ($1138 vs $1309) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Romania and Bahrain, respectively. Check Romania vs Bahrain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Bucharest compared to 1.7 months in Manama. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 508th and 1317th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bucharest vs Manama

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Bucharest Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.9
$6.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.2
$52.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.13
$7.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.53
$8.02
☕ Cappuccino
$3.56
$5.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.41
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$586
$789
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$548
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1055
$1454
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$699
$971
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.4
$89.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.4
$38.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.13%
7.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4123
$2606
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2286
$2317
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.9
$36.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.84
$32.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.76
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.36
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.75
$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$7.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$6.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$8.34
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$2.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.33
$2.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.76
$19.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$3.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.73
$5.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.02
$5.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.79
$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.77
$2.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.11
$3.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.8
$67.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.67
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.3
$40.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.8
$51.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$88.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$769
$350
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16525
$10032

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Voluntari
$999
56 km or 35 mi Giurgiu
$956
60 km or 37 mi Ploiesti
$926
62 km or 39 mi Ruse
$784
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$800
77 km or 48 mi Alexandria
$724
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$831
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$758
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$777
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$970
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$695
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$666
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$1150
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$759
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$826
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$704
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$732
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$805
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$910
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$871
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$983
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$665
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$950
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$607
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$1099
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$1062
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$1132
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$644
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$840
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$716
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$916
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$844
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$864
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$841
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$738
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$872
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$763
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$773
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$683
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$795

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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