Hanoi vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$652
$1237
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1681
$2873
🏠 One person rent
$302
$660
🏘️ Family rent
$530
$1136
🍽️ Food expenses
$208
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.4
$99.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$371
$1982
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
72
46
😀 Quality of life
65
77
🏙️ Population
8.44M
298K

The cost of living in Hanoi is 47% less expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 7418th and 4625th ($652 vs $1237) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Vietnam and Bahrain, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Bahrain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Hanoi compared to 1.6 months in Manama. Hanoi ranked 2nd best city to live in Vietnam vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 5259th and 1191st among best cities to live in the world.

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Hanoi Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.9
$6.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.7
$52.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.49
$7.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$8.04
☕ Cappuccino
$1.81
$5.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$740
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$233
$492
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$583
$1322
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$422
$892
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.6
$77.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.2
$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.69
$40.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.3%
8.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3417
$2794
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2001
$2737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.52
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.6
$33.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.89
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.51
$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.83
$6.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$7.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$9.31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.33
$6.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.72
$5.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.05
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$2.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.99
$3.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.2
$71
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.8
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.2
$39.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.27
$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.7
$48.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$253
$304
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11154
$8943

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Bac Ninh
$558
52 km or 32 mi Hai Duong
$558
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$569
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$461
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$570
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$556
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$562
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$559
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$568
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$551
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$568
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$529
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$560
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$579
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$539
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$590
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$563
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$552
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$571
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$652
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$483
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$1261
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$1139
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1181
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$693
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$598
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$560
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$574
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$790
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$726
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$677
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$1152
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$758
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$586
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$578
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$574
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$780
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$773
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$577
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$372

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