Giza vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Giza Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$410
$1237
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1005
$2873
🏠 One person rent
$157
$660
🏘️ Family rent
$259
$1136
🍽️ Food expenses
$167
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$29.6
$99.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$140
$1982
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
83
46
😀 Quality of life
58
77
🏙️ Population
5.6M
298K

The cost of living in Giza is 67% less expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 8955th and 4625th ($410 vs $1237) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in Egypt and Bahrain, respectively. Check Egypt vs Bahrain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Giza compared to 1.6 months in Manama. Giza ranked 2nd best city to live in Egypt vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 6081st and 1191st among best cities to live in the world.

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Giza Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.19
$6.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.8
$52.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$7.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$8.04
☕ Cappuccino
$1.37
$5.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$188
$740
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$108
$492
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$335
$1322
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$190
$892
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12
$77.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.6
$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.9
$40.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
23.46%
8.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$858
$2794
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1319
$2737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$2.1
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.05
$33.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.34
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$6.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$7.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.64
$9.31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.37
$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.51
$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.69
$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.52
$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.04
$6.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.68
$5.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.7
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.86
$2.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.54
$3.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.9
$71
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.32
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.9
$39.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.14
$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$18
$48.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.6
$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$101
$304
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2777
$8943

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Cairo
$473
14 km or 8.4 mi Shubra El Kheima
$422
22 km or 14 mi Helwan
$395
50 km or 31 mi Benha
$336
63 km or 39 mi Shibin El Kom
$354
68 km or 42 mi Zagazig
$345
87 km or 54 mi Faiyum
$334
88 km or 55 mi Tanta
$287
106 km or 66 mi Beni Suef
$288
106 km or 66 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$356
117 km or 73 mi Mansoura
$326
120 km or 74 mi Ismailia
$295
128 km or 79 mi Suez
$276
136 km or 84 mi Damanhur
$274
163 km or 101 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$330
167 km or 104 mi Damietta
$331
172 km or 107 mi Port Said
$306
181 km or 113 mi Alexandria
$384
219 km or 136 mi Minya
$348
314 km or 195 mi Asyut
$271
352 km or 219 mi Gaza
$695
355 km or 221 mi Ofakim
$1867
358 km or 223 mi Netivot
$1951
361 km or 225 mi Dahab
$517
365 km or 227 mi Eilat
$1734
365 km or 227 mi Sderot
$1957
370 km or 230 mi Ashkelon
$1850
370 km or 230 mi Aqaba
$782
370 km or 230 mi Beersheba
$1645
372 km or 231 mi Rahat
$1879
378 km or 235 mi El Gouna
$354
383 km or 238 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$589
384 km or 238 mi Kiryat Gat
$2032
384 km or 238 mi Ashdod
$1993
384 km or 239 mi Dimona
$1910
386 km or 240 mi Sohag
$398
388 km or 241 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2027
395 km or 246 mi Yavne
$2064
398 km or 247 mi Hurghada
$346
401 km or 249 mi Dura
$1021

Cities near Manama

Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Isa Town
$1230
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1201
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$908
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$1008
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$873
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$1770
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$930
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$1849
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$453
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$477
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1283
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$530
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$503
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$553
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1627
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$529
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1454
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$530
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$730
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2514
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$483
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1419
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$726
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$2521
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$463
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$549
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$542
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$719
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$889
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1449
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1228
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$571
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$534