Glasgow vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Glasgow Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2011
$1280
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4929
$3260
🏠 One person rent
$1155
$675
🏘️ Family rent
$2177
$1427
🍽️ Food expenses
$524
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$165
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3222
$2298
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
94
46
😀 Quality of life
95
74
🏙️ Population
626K
298K

The cost of living in Glasgow is 57% more expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 1806th and 4263rd ($2011 vs $1280) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 64th 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 Glasgow compared to 1.8 months in Manama. Glasgow ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 24th and 1311th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Glasgow vs Manama

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Glasgow Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.9
$6.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$89.1
$57
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.4
$7.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.25
$9.31
☕ Cappuccino
$4.45
$5.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.06
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1168
$715
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$840
$512
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2489
$1691
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1650
$1155
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$80.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$320
$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.3
$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.41%
8.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3920
$2589
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2776
$2299
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.71
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$78.7
$34.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.4
$36.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.72
$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.63
$2.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.64
$9.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.33
$7.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.84
$2.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.1
$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.68
$3.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.9
$6.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.83
$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.37
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.87
$2.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.34
$3.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.7
$78.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.3
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$80.9
$39.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$4.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$115
$43.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$90
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1078
$377
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15092
$9896

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GlasgowManama

Cost of living

$349

$907

$6.64K

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Cities near Glasgow

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi East Kilbride
$1763
11 km or 7.1 mi Paisley
$1765
16 km or 10 mi Hamilton
$1699
19 km or 12 mi Cumbernauld
$1475
32 km or 20 mi Kilmarnock
$1480
34 km or 21 mi Greenock
$1601
35 km or 21 mi Stirling
$1604
37 km or 23 mi Irvine
$1551
40 km or 25 mi Alloa
$1649
46 km or 29 mi Livingston
$1608
50 km or 31 mi Ayr
$1404
54 km or 34 mi Dunfermline
$1692
66 km or 41 mi Edinburgh
$2140
73 km or 45 mi Kirkcaldy
$1610
78 km or 49 mi Perth
$1500
97 km or 60 mi Dumfries
$1246
104 km or 65 mi Dundee
$1482
136 km or 85 mi Carlisle
$1567
152 km or 94 mi Whitehaven
$1732
161 km or 100 mi Bangor
$1382
170 km or 106 mi Newtownabbey
$1692
176 km or 110 mi Belfast
$1755
181 km or 112 mi Inverness
$1722
187 km or 116 mi Lisburn
$1713
191 km or 119 mi Douglas
$1968
193 km or 120 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1726
195 km or 121 mi Aberdeen
$1614
196 km or 121 mi Gateshead
$1705
200 km or 124 mi Jarrow
$1651
201 km or 125 mi Tynemouth
$1638
202 km or 126 mi South Shields
$1628
203 km or 126 mi Washington
$1637
207 km or 128 mi Elgin
$1393
208 km or 129 mi Durham
$1707
210 km or 131 mi Sunderland
$1510
211 km or 131 mi Bishop Auckland
$1592
218 km or 135 mi Derry
$1390
219 km or 136 mi Morecambe
$1714
222 km or 138 mi Lancaster
$1629
227 km or 141 mi Darlington
$1288

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