Cairo vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Cairo | Manama | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Cairo is 67% less expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 8926th and 4400th ($424 vs $1267) 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 5583rd and 1915th 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 | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 5.9 km or 3.6 mi |  Giza | |
| 8.1 km or 5 mi | Shubra El Kheima | |
| 26 km or 16 mi | Helwan | |
| 46 km or 28 mi | Benha | |
| 60 km or 37 mi | Shibin El Kom | |
| 62 km or 39 mi | Zagazig | |
| 84 km or 52 mi | Tanta | |
| 93 km or 58 mi | Faiyum | |
| 101 km or 63 mi | El Mahalla El Kubra | |
| 111 km or 69 mi | Beni Suef | |
| 111 km or 69 mi | Mansoura | |
| 115 km or 71 mi | Ismailia | |
| 125 km or 78 mi | Suez | |
| 133 km or 83 mi | Damanhur | |
| 161 km or 100 mi | Kafr El Dawwar | |
| 161 km or 100 mi | Damietta | |
| 166 km or 103 mi | Port Said | |
| 179 km or 111 mi | Alexandria | |
| 224 km or 139 mi | Minya | |
| 319 km or 198 mi | Asyut | |
| 347 km or 216 mi |  Gaza | |
| 351 km or 218 mi |  Ofakim | |
| 354 km or 220 mi | Netivot | |
| 360 km or 223 mi | Sderot | |
| 361 km or 224 mi | Dahab | |
| 362 km or 225 mi | Eilat | |
| 365 km or 226 mi | Ashkelon | |
| 366 km or 227 mi | Beersheba | |
| 367 km or 228 mi | Rahat | |
| 368 km or 229 mi |  Aqaba | |
| 379 km or 235 mi | Ashdod | |
| 379 km or 235 mi | Kiryat Gat | |
| 380 km or 236 mi | Dimona | |
| 381 km or 236 mi | El Gouna | |
| 383 km or 238 mi | Kiryat Malakhi | |
| 384 km or 239 mi | Sharm El Sheikh | |
| 390 km or 242 mi | Yavne | |
| 391 km or 243 mi | Sohag | |
| 396 km or 246 mi | Dura | |
| 397 km or 246 mi | Rehovot |
Cities near Manama
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 5.9 km or 3.7 mi |  Isa Town | |
| 10 km or 6.2 mi | Riffa | |
| 44 km or 27 mi |  Dhahran | |
| 54 km or 33 mi | Dammam | |
| 98 km or 61 mi | Qatif | |
| 110 km or 68 mi |  Al Khor | |
| 126 km or 78 mi | Al-Mubarraz | |
| 126 km or 78 mi | Jubail | |
| 139 km or 87 mi | Doha | |
| 307 km or 191 mi |  Bushehr | |
| 345 km or 214 mi | Borazjan | |
| 376 km or 233 mi |  Al Wafrah | |
| 388 km or 241 mi | Jahrom | |
| 392 km or 244 mi | Kazerun | |
| 421 km or 262 mi |  Madinat Zayed | |
| 424 km or 263 mi | Shiraz | |
| 426 km or 265 mi | Riyadh | |
| 427 km or 265 mi | Abu Dhabi | |
| 428 km or 266 mi | Fasa | |
| 435 km or 270 mi | Kuwait City | |
| 461 km or 287 mi | Marvdasht | |
| 467 km or 290 mi |  Al-Faw | |
| 485 km or 301 mi | Dubai | |
| 488 km or 303 mi | Behbahan | |
| 491 km or 305 mi | Sharjah | |
| 498 km or 309 mi | Umm Qasr | |
| 498 km or 310 mi | Ajman | |
| 501 km or 312 mi | Bandar-e Mahshahr | |
| 503 km or 312 mi | Umm al-Quwain | |
| 504 km or 313 mi | Yasuj | |
| 510 km or 317 mi | Abadan | |
| 524 km or 326 mi | Khorramshahr | |
| 543 km or 337 mi | Az Zubayr | |
| 547 km or 340 mi | Basra | |
| 555 km or 345 mi | Ras al-Khaimah | |
| 565 km or 351 mi | Al Ain | |
| 573 km or 356 mi | Bandar Abbas | |
| 589 km or 366 mi | Fujairah | |
| 597 km or 371 mi | Ahvaz | |
| 617 km or 383 mi | Sirjan |