Cairo vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$417
$1280
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1080
$3260
🏠 One person rent
$154
$675
🏘️ Family rent
$315
$1427
🍽️ Food expenses
$166
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$38
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$165
$2298
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
83
46
😀 Quality of life
58
74
🏙️ Population
9.61M
298K

The cost of living in Cairo is 67% less expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 8923rd and 4263rd ($417 vs $1280) 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 1.8 months in Manama. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 5545th and 1311th 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
$3.9
$6.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.6
$57
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.73
$7.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$9.31
☕ Cappuccino
$1.5
$5.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.34
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$185
$715
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$113
$512
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$386
$1691
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$253
$1155
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.8
$80.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.8
$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.1
$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.49%
8.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$690
$2589
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$453
$2299
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.68
$34.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.17
$36.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.29
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.51
$2.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$9.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$7.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.58
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$2.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.72
$2.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.33
$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$3.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.84
$6.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.46
$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.31
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.87
$2.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$3.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.3
$78.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.97
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$39.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.86
$4.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$37
$43.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$90
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$90.2
$377
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1985
$9896

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$318
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$365
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$335
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$300
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$305
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$307
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$288
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$325
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$269
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$319
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$301
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$295
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$272
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$268
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$289
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$298
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$276
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$316
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$339
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$290
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$640
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1684
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$1742
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1732
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$381
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1577
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1511
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1471
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1686
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$809
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$1837
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$1757
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$1716
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$336
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1809
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$464
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$1884
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$360
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$813
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$1811

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Isa Town
$1243
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1223
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$1068
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$1056
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$897
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$1709
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$901
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$1779
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$551
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$546
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1210
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$547
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$557
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$589
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1637
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$1828
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$548
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1393
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$563
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$736
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2379
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$536
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1494
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$740
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$2240
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$548
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1196
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$529
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$547
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$544
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$723
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$904
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1540
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1844
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$634
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1239
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$597
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$514