Calgary vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Calgary Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2113
$1375
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4833
$3148
🏠 One person rent
$1211
$807
🏘️ Family rent
$1953
$1414
🍽️ Food expenses
$578
$396
🚐 Transport expenses
$189
$61.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3532
$2188
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
53
44
😀 Quality of life
92
70
🏙️ Population
1.31M
157K

The cost of living in Calgary is 54% more expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 1526th and 3950th ($2113 vs $1375) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 1st in Canada and Bahrain, respectively. Check Canada vs Bahrain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Calgary compared to 1.6 months in Manama. Calgary ranked 6th best city to live in Canada vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 66th and 3031st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Manama

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Calgary Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16
$8.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64
$54.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$7.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.56
$11.4
 Cappuccino
$3.87
$5.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.12
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1165
$798
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$944
$612
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1993
$1690
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1559
$1068
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$241
$183
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.7
$38.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.41%
7.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3410
$2294
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3182
$1484
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.69
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$82.1
$37.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.3
$25.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$0.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.15
$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.46
$1.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.83
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$8.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$7.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$9.47
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$21.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.76
$3.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.5
$8.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.57
$5.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.91
$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.19
$2.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.52
$4.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.1
$74.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.2
$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.9
$54.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.8
$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$904
$404
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21983
$10676

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Cities near Calgary

Distance City Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi Banff
$1860
137 km or 85 mi Red Deer
$1688
174 km or 108 mi Lethbridge
$1675
248 km or 154 mi Leduc
$1694
265 km or 165 mi Medicine Hat
$1510
278 km or 173 mi Spruce Grove
$1711
279 km or 173 mi Edmonton
$1732
357 km or 222 mi Sandpoint
$2798
402 km or 250 mi Kelowna
$1696
422 km or 262 mi Coeur d'Alene
$2269
426 km or 265 mi Post Falls
$2276
429 km or 266 mi Penticton
$1718
440 km or 273 mi Spokane Valley
$2061
442 km or 275 mi Kamloops
$1835
443 km or 275 mi Great Falls
$2484
452 km or 281 mi Spokane
$2022
466 km or 289 mi Missoula
$1795
517 km or 322 mi Helena
$2023
524 km or 325 mi Saskatoon
$1858
526 km or 327 mi Moscow
$1526
531 km or 330 mi Pullman
$1568
556 km or 345 mi Grande Prairie
$1789
560 km or 348 mi Lewiston
$1731
572 km or 355 mi Butte
$1585
579 km or 360 mi Moses Lake
$1908
600 km or 373 mi Chilliwack
$1760
603 km or 375 mi Moose Jaw
$1613
607 km or 377 mi Wenatchee
$2358
616 km or 382 mi Prince Albert
$1629
630 km or 391 mi Abbotsford
$1990
636 km or 395 mi Whistler
$2445
637 km or 396 mi Walla Walla
$2064
638 km or 396 mi Bozeman
$2269
641 km or 398 mi Maple Ridge
$2218
650 km or 404 mi Langley
$2034
650 km or 404 mi Pasco
$2098
651 km or 405 mi Coquitlam
$2595
654 km or 406 mi Bellingham
$2251
654 km or 406 mi Richland
$1896
655 km or 407 mi Fort McMurray
$1722

Cities near Manama

Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Isa Town
$1327
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1285
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$959
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$1005
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$868
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$1810
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$910
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$1872
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$646
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$621
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$798
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$606
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$606
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1642
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$890
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1424
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$604
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$710
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2229
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$541
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1612
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$708
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$1841
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$561
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$543
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$540
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$698
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$875
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1132
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1191
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$559
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$604