Edinburgh vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edinburgh Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2140
$1280
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5387
$3260
🏠 One person rent
$1269
$675
🏘️ Family rent
$2336
$1427
🍽️ Food expenses
$530
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3522
$2298
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
88
46
😀 Quality of life
94
74
🏙️ Population
488K
298K

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 67% more expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 1491st and 4263rd ($2140 vs $1280) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 36th 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 1.8 months in Manama. Edinburgh ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 34th and 1311th 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
$17.4
$6.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.9
$57
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.21
$7.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.09
$9.31
☕ Cappuccino
$4.64
$5.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.55
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1331
$715
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$970
$512
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2573
$1691
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1865
$1155
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$188
$80.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$291
$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.4
$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.75%
8.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6219
$2589
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4199
$2299
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.54
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$83
$34.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.8
$36.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.69
$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.14
$2.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$9.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.87
$7.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.07
$2.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.31
$3.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.9
$6.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.9
$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.45
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.07
$2.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.53
$3.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.2
$78.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$106
$39.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.5
$4.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$111
$43.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$90
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1772
$377
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21911
$9896

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Cities near Edinburgh

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1610
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1608
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1692
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1649
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1475
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1604
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1500
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1699
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1482
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1763
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$2011
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1765
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1480
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1601
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1551
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1246
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1404
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1567
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1726
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1614
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1705
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1638
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1651
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1628
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1637
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1732
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1510
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$1707
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1592
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$1722
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1328
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1393
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1288
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1377
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1500
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1714
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1382
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1629
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$1968
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1692

Cities near Manama

Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Isa Town
$1243
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1223
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$1068
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$1056
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$897
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$1709
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$901
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$1779
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$551
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$546
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1210
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$547
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$557
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$589
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1637
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$1828
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$548
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1393
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$563
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$736
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2379
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$536
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1494
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$740
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$2240
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$548
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1196
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$529
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$547
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$544
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$723
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$904
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1540
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1844
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$634
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1239
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$597
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$514