Cairo vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$473
$1237
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1152
$2873
🏠 One person rent
$189
$660
🏘️ Family rent
$325
$1136
🍽️ Food expenses
$182
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.5
$99.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$185
$1982
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
84
46
😀 Quality of life
60
77
🏙️ Population
9.61M
298K

The cost of living in Cairo is 62% less expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 8802nd and 4625th ($473 vs $1237) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 1.6 months in Manama. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 5895th and 1191st 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
$4.18
$6.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$52.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.93
$7.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$8.04
☕ Cappuccino
$1.7
$5.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$740
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$492
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$394
$1322
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$259
$892
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.3
$77.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.7
$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$40.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.17%
8.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$869
$2794
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$517
$2737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.95
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.61
$33.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.36
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.63
$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$6.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$7.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.2
$9.31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.79
$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.92
$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.05
$6.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.14
$5.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.21
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$2.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.97
$3.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19
$71
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.64
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.9
$39.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.77
$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.1
$48.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$96.5
$304
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2311
$8943

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$410
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$422
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$395
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$336
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$354
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$345
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$287
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$334
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$356
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$288
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$326
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$295
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$276
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$274
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$330
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$331
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$306
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$384
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$348
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$271
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$695
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1867
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$1951
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1957
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$517
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1734
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1850
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1645
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1879
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$782
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$1993
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$2032
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$1910
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$354
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2027
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$589
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$2064
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$398
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$1021
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$1947

Cities near Manama

Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Isa Town
$1230
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1201
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$908
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$1008
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$873
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$1770
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$930
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$1849
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$453
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$477
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1283
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$530
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$503
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$553
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1627
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$529
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1454
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$530
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$730
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2514
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$483
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1419
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$726
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$2521
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$463
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$549
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$542
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$719
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$889
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1449
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1228
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$571
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$534