Dhaka vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Dhaka	Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person	$456	$1375
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1241	$3148
🏠 One person rent	$106	$807
🏘️ Family rent	$258	$1414
🍽️ Food expenses	$220	$396
🚐 Transport expenses	$89	$61.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$309	$2188
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	72	44
😀 Quality of life	57	70
🏙️ Population	16.8M	157K

The cost of living in Dhaka is 67% less expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 8745th and 3950th ($456 vs $1375) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Bangladesh and Bahrain, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Bahrain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Dhaka compared to 1.6 months in Manama. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 5727th and 3031st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dhaka vs Manama

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	Dhaka	Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.5	$8.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.76	$54.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.21	$7.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.46	$11.4
☕ Cappuccino	$2.19	$5.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.35	$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$106	$798
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$62.5	$612
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$343	$1690
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$178	$1068
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.3	$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.9	$183
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16	$38.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.78%	7.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1103	$2294
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$577	$1484
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.2	$37.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.98	$25.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$0.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.69	$1.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.36	$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.9	$8.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$7.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$9.47
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.4	$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.21	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.82	$21.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.65	$3.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.91	$8.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$5.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.97	$2.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.19	$4.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.3	$74.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.53	$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.9	$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.22	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.1	$54.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$45.3	$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$57.9	$404
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1449	$10676

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$446
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$303
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$342
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$387
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$324
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$290
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$342
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$310
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$315
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$293
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$287
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$312
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$304
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$362
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$338
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$311
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$347
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$336
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$339
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$356
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$346
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$341
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$348
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$319
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$343
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$520
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$351
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$349
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$355
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$364
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$346
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$342
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$346
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$354
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$399
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$361
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$325
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$360
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$357
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$323

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