Edinburgh vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edinburgh Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2043
$1375
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5104
$3148
🏠 One person rent
$1223
$807
🏘️ Family rent
$2302
$1414
🍽️ Food expenses
$520
$396
🚐 Transport expenses
$135
$61.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3083
$2188
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
88
44
😀 Quality of life
93
70
🏙️ Population
488K
157K

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 49% more expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 1692nd and 3950th ($2043 vs $1375) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 46th 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 1.5 months in Edinburgh compared to 1.6 months in Manama. Edinburgh ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 64th and 3031st 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
$17.3
$8.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$78.6
$54.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.63
$7.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.5
$11.4
☕ Cappuccino
$4.24
$5.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.32
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1312
$798
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$928
$612
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2456
$1690
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1867
$1068
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$279
$183
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.4
$38.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.07%
7.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6453
$2294
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4477
$1484
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.53
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$78.8
$37.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.4
$25.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$0.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$1.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.98
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$8.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$7.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$9.47
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.94
$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$21.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.28
$3.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$17
$8.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.55
$5.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.86
$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.04
$2.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$4.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.4
$74.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$106
$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$21
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$101
$54.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.1
$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1620
$404
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14724
$10676

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Cities near Edinburgh

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1800
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1651
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1693
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1670
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1803
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1659
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1537
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1731
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1527
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1748
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$1884
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1734
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1399
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1524
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1514
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1723
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1520
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1632
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1910
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1681
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1833
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1673
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1702
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1661
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1644
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1706
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1430
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$1630
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1566
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$1629
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1657
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1554
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1251
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1321
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1411
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1568
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1305
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1532
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$1719
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1666

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