Calgary vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

Calgary Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1928
$1277
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4591
$2767
🏠 One person rent
$1089
$777
🏘️ Family rent
$1958
$1224
🍽️ Food expenses
$543
$347
🚐 Transport expenses
$171
$54.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3636
$2094
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
54
44
😀 Quality of life
92
71
🏙️ Population
1.31M
157K

The cost of living in Calgary is 51% more expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 1896th and 3961st ($1928 vs $1277) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 2nd in Canada and Bahrain, respectively. Check Canada vs Bahrain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Calgary compared to 1.6 months in Manama. Calgary ranked 10th best city to live in Canada vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 67th and 2230th 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
$16.5
$6.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.8
$48
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.89
$7.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.23
$8.06
☕ Cappuccino
$3.86
$5.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.79
$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1030
$808
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$863
$587
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2100
$1305
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1594
$946
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$62.2
$35.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.63%
5.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4035
$1541
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2923
$1298
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.68
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$83.9
$33.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.4
$21.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$0.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.23
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.12
$2.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$6.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$7.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.85
$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$1.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$0.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.88
$2.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.9
$17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.66
$2.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.4
$5.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$5.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.33
$5.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.17
$3.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.29
$3.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.7
$65.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$9.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$59.3
$39.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$19
$4.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.9
$48.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.7
$94.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$857
$398
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15623
$8626

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Distance City Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi Banff
$2462
137 km or 85 mi Red Deer
$1741
174 km or 108 mi Lethbridge
$1619
248 km or 154 mi Leduc
$1681
265 km or 165 mi Medicine Hat
$1380
278 km or 173 mi Spruce Grove
$1702
279 km or 173 mi Edmonton
$1660
357 km or 222 mi Sandpoint
$1542
402 km or 250 mi Kelowna
$1727
422 km or 262 mi Coeur d'Alene
$2149
426 km or 265 mi Post Falls
$2022
429 km or 266 mi Penticton
$1678
440 km or 273 mi Spokane Valley
$2026
442 km or 275 mi Kamloops
$1502
443 km or 275 mi Great Falls
$1833
452 km or 281 mi Spokane
$1980
466 km or 289 mi Missoula
$1789
517 km or 322 mi Helena
$1994
524 km or 325 mi Saskatoon
$1577
526 km or 327 mi Moscow
$1471
531 km or 330 mi Pullman
$1665
556 km or 345 mi Grande Prairie
$1668
560 km or 348 mi Lewiston
$1866
572 km or 355 mi Butte
$1359
579 km or 360 mi Moses Lake
$1922
600 km or 373 mi Chilliwack
$1802
603 km or 375 mi Moose Jaw
$1570
607 km or 377 mi Wenatchee
$2275
616 km or 382 mi Prince Albert
$1625
630 km or 391 mi Abbotsford
$1482
636 km or 395 mi Whistler
$2424
637 km or 396 mi Walla Walla
$1891
638 km or 396 mi Bozeman
$2006
641 km or 398 mi Maple Ridge
$1819
650 km or 404 mi Langley
$1801
650 km or 404 mi Pasco
$1628
651 km or 405 mi Coquitlam
$1966
654 km or 406 mi Bellingham
$1805
654 km or 406 mi Richland
$1880
655 km or 407 mi Fort McMurray
$1778

Cities near Manama

Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Isa Town
$1277
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1245
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$952
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$987
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$880
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$1797
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$705
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$907
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$1964
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$785
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$686
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$960
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$688
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$687
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1261
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$947
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1278
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$1967
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$968
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1384
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$690
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$543
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$1924
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$686
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1343
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$555
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$1129
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$688
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1020
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$650
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$634
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$687
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$553
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$815
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1362
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1449
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$707
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1096
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$542
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$693