Edinburgh vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edinburgh Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2331
$1309
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5693
$3020
🏠 One person rent
$1375
$724
🏘️ Family rent
$2392
$1242
🍽️ Food expenses
$609
$382
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3706
$2278
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
88
45
😀 Quality of life
93
76
🏙️ Population
488K
298K

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 78% more expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 1221st and 4555th ($2331 vs $1309) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 37th and 1st in the United Kingdom and Bahrain, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Bahrain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Edinburgh compared to 1.7 months in Manama. Edinburgh ranked 8th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 77th and 1317th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edinburgh vs Manama

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Edinburgh Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$22.7
$6.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$91.7
$52.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$7.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.38
$8.02
☕ Cappuccino
$5.19
$5.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.84
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1465
$789
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1087
$548
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2613
$1454
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1964
$971
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$170
$89.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$256
$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.9
$38.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.92%
7.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6800
$2606
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4921
$2317
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.01
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$96.6
$36.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.5
$32.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.36
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.76
$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$7.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$6.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$8.34
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$2.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.33
$2.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.6
$19.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.73
$3.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$21.3
$5.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$5.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.83
$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.28
$2.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$3.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50
$67.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$114
$40.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.3
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$105
$51.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$88.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1708
$350
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26404
$10032

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Cities near Edinburgh

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1821
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1784
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1782
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1862
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1652
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1852
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1656
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1854
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1585
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1902
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$2121
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1906
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1568
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1645
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1707
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1490
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1588
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1655
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$2012
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1848
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1975
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1803
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1827
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1784
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1784
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1771
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1573
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$1964
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1755
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$2053
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1415
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1540
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1430
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1450
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1727
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1873
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1496
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1819
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$2265
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1892

Cities near Manama

Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Isa Town
$1192
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1109
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$931
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$1037
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$823
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$1923
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$928
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$2014
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$465
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$489
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$545
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$523
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$565
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1632
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$541
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1461
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$547
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$707
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2420
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$492
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1473
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$711
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$2183
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$487
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$556
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$551
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$698
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$861
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1457
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1214
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$571
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$545