Cairo vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$506
$1309
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1241
$3020
🏠 One person rent
$201
$724
🏘️ Family rent
$352
$1242
🍽️ Food expenses
$196
$382
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.7
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$199
$2278
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
83
45
😀 Quality of life
63
76
🏙️ Population
9.8M
298K

The cost of living in Cairo is 61% less expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 8680th and 4555th ($506 vs $1309) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Egypt and Bahrain, respectively. Check Egypt vs Bahrain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Cairo compared to 1.7 months in Manama. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 5610th and 1317th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs Manama

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Cairo Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.85
$6.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.7
$52.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.71
$7.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$8.02
☕ Cappuccino
$1.87
$5.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$221
$789
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$159
$548
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$1454
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$292
$971
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.2
$89.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.8
$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.1
$38.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.83%
7.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$918
$2606
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$518
$2317
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.22
$36.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.65
$32.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.4
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$2.36
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$7.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$6.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.6
$8.34
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$1.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.81
$2.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.35
$19.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$3.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$5.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.08
$5.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.25
$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.9
$2.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.03
$3.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.8
$67.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.03
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$40.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.83
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$51.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$121
$88.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$111
$350
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2645
$10032

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$394
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$443
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$402
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$343
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$361
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$351
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$294
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$340
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$343
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$297
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$335
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$300
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$288
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$282
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$341
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$323
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$319
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$400
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$356
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$283
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$776
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1936
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$2022
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1993
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$479
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1853
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1761
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1700
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1962
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$800
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$2145
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$2079
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$2002
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$360
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2105
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$598
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$2172
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$415
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$1062
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$2066

Cities near Manama

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