Giza vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Giza Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$318
$1280
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$842
$3260
🏠 One person rent
$90.3
$675
🏘️ Family rent
$183
$1427
🍽️ Food expenses
$154
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$23.7
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$138
$2298
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
83
46
😀 Quality of life
56
74
🏙️ Population
5.6M
298K

The cost of living in Giza is 75% less expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 9160th and 4263rd ($318 vs $1280) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 1st in Egypt and Bahrain, respectively. Check Egypt vs Bahrain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Giza compared to 1.8 months in Manama. Giza ranked 2nd best city to live in Egypt vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 5740th and 1311th among best cities to live in the world.

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Giza Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.13
$6.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.7
$57
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.95
$7.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.58
$9.31
☕ Cappuccino
$1.08
$5.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.33
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$97.8
$715
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$66.3
$512
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$279
$1691
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$131
$1155
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$9.12
$80.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$14.1
$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.6
$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.86%
8.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$603
$2589
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$314
$2299
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$1.96
$34.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.39
$36.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.28
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.54
$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.45
$2.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$9.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.26
$7.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.97
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$2.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.27
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.26
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.11
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.71
$2.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.96
$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$3.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$6.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.57
$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.59
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.82
$2.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.5
$3.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12
$78.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.68
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$39.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.01
$4.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$13.4
$43.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.6
$90
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$49.6
$377
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1943
$9896

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Cairo
$417
14 km or 8.4 mi Shubra El Kheima
$365
22 km or 14 mi Helwan
$335
50 km or 31 mi Benha
$300
63 km or 39 mi Shibin El Kom
$305
68 km or 42 mi Zagazig
$307
87 km or 54 mi Faiyum
$325
88 km or 55 mi Tanta
$288
106 km or 66 mi Beni Suef
$319
106 km or 66 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$269
117 km or 73 mi Mansoura
$301
120 km or 74 mi Ismailia
$295
128 km or 79 mi Suez
$272
136 km or 84 mi Damanhur
$268
163 km or 101 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$289
167 km or 104 mi Damietta
$298
172 km or 107 mi Port Said
$276
181 km or 113 mi Alexandria
$316
219 km or 136 mi Minya
$339
314 km or 195 mi Asyut
$290
352 km or 219 mi Gaza
$640
355 km or 221 mi Ofakim
$1684
358 km or 223 mi Netivot
$1742
361 km or 225 mi Dahab
$381
365 km or 227 mi Eilat
$1577
365 km or 227 mi Sderot
$1732
370 km or 230 mi Ashkelon
$1511
370 km or 230 mi Aqaba
$809
370 km or 230 mi Beersheba
$1471
372 km or 231 mi Rahat
$1686
378 km or 235 mi El Gouna
$336
383 km or 238 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$464
384 km or 238 mi Kiryat Gat
$1757
384 km or 238 mi Ashdod
$1837
384 km or 239 mi Dimona
$1716
386 km or 240 mi Sohag
$360
388 km or 241 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1809
395 km or 246 mi Yavne
$1884
398 km or 247 mi Hurghada
$342
401 km or 249 mi Dura
$813

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