Bucharest vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1036
$1267
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2606
$3247
🏠 One person rent
$496
$655
🏘️ Family rent
$863
$1366
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$375
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.4
$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1242
$2207
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
76
44
😀 Quality of life
78
72
🏙️ Population
1.72M
298K

The cost of living in Bucharest is 18% less expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 5404th and 4400th ($1036 vs $1267) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 1.7 months in Manama. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 642nd and 1915th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bucharest Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.6
$6.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47
$52.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.53
$7.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.06
$7.93
 Cappuccino
$3.18
$5.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.11
$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$545
$706
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$348
$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$948
$1650
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$640
$1097
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99
$76.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.34
$40.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.21%
7.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2831
$2471
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1759
$1550
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.6
$34.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.92
$47.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.64
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.32
$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.2
$7.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.76
$6.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.93
$19.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.06
$6.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.85
$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.36
$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$2.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.29
$3.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.3
$73.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.19
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55
$40.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$4.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$78.8
$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.9
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$532
$436
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10286
$10026

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Voluntari
$900
56 km or 35 mi Giurgiu
$852
60 km or 37 mi Ploiesti
$786
62 km or 39 mi Ruse
$668
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$757
77 km or 48 mi Alexandria
$663
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$795
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$727
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$759
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$772
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$631
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$644
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$955
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$793
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$688
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$684
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$751
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$755
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$751
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$721
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$744
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$589
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$831
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$624
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$931
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$961
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$1035
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$561
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$837
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$693
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$832
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$761
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$846
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$759
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$584
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$573
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$876
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$735
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$640
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$721

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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