Glasgow vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Glasgow Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2013
$1267
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4848
$3247
🏠 One person rent
$1146
$655
🏘️ Family rent
$2071
$1366
🍽️ Food expenses
$540
$375
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3562
$2207
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
94
44
😀 Quality of life
96
72
🏙️ Population
626K
298K

The cost of living in Glasgow is 59% more expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 1833rd and 4400th ($2013 vs $1267) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 97th 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 1.8 months in Glasgow compared to 1.7 months in Manama. Glasgow ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 19th and 1915th 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
$20.1
$6.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90.4
$52.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.22
$7.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.44
$7.93
☕ Cappuccino
$4.55
$5.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.26
$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1254
$706
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$882
$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2451
$1650
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1640
$1097
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$76.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$227
$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.7
$40.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.48%
7.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3909
$2471
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3280
$1550
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.79
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.9
$34.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.4
$47.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.95
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.67
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.73
$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$7.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.01
$6.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.71
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$19.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.71
$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$19.6
$6.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.01
$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.62
$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.03
$2.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.52
$3.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.3
$73.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.4
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$85.3
$40.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.6
$4.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.3
$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$121
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1167
$436
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12979
$10026

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Cities near Glasgow

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi East Kilbride
$1818
11 km or 7.1 mi Paisley
$1793
16 km or 10 mi Hamilton
$1793
19 km or 12 mi Cumbernauld
$1767
32 km or 20 mi Kilmarnock
$1470
34 km or 21 mi Greenock
$1599
35 km or 21 mi Stirling
$1625
37 km or 23 mi Irvine
$1573
40 km or 25 mi Alloa
$1710
46 km or 29 mi Livingston
$1744
50 km or 31 mi Ayr
$1420
54 km or 34 mi Dunfermline
$1724
66 km or 41 mi Edinburgh
$2246
73 km or 45 mi Kirkcaldy
$1704
78 km or 49 mi Perth
$1647
97 km or 60 mi Dumfries
$1390
104 km or 65 mi Dundee
$1545
136 km or 85 mi Carlisle
$1732
152 km or 94 mi Whitehaven
$1828
161 km or 100 mi Bangor
$1467
170 km or 106 mi Newtownabbey
$1767
176 km or 110 mi Belfast
$1830
181 km or 112 mi Inverness
$1830
187 km or 116 mi Lisburn
$1805
191 km or 119 mi Douglas
$1989
193 km or 120 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1847
195 km or 121 mi Aberdeen
$1701
196 km or 121 mi Gateshead
$1800
200 km or 124 mi Jarrow
$1734
201 km or 125 mi Tynemouth
$1712
202 km or 126 mi South Shields
$1706
203 km or 126 mi Washington
$1688
207 km or 128 mi Elgin
$1459
208 km or 129 mi Durham
$1602
210 km or 131 mi Sunderland
$1571
211 km or 131 mi Bishop Auckland
$1640
218 km or 135 mi Derry
$1491
219 km or 136 mi Morecambe
$1783
222 km or 138 mi Lancaster
$1763
227 km or 141 mi Darlington
$1364

Cities near Manama

Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Isa Town
$1226
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1218
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$870
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$989
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$878
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$1719
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$928
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$1810
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$548
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$541
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$561
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$537
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$558
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1586
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$556
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1457
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$546
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$713
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2309
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$507
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1503
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$716
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$2084
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$489
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$557
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$552
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$705
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$879
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1050
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1232
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$588
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$520