Hanoi vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$702
$1309
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1807
$3020
🏠 One person rent
$342
$724
🏘️ Family rent
$601
$1242
🍽️ Food expenses
$219
$382
🚐 Transport expenses
$63
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$369
$2278
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
72
45
😀 Quality of life
65
76
🏙️ Population
8.72M
298K

The cost of living in Hanoi is 46% less expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 7229th and 4555th ($702 vs $1309) 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 0.5 months in Hanoi compared to 1.7 months in Manama. Hanoi ranked 3rd best city to live in Vietnam vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 5251st and 1317th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hanoi vs Manama

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Hanoi Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.02
$6.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.5
$52.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.59
$7.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$8.02
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$5.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$367
$789
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$268
$548
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$674
$1454
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$484
$971
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.5
$89.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.9
$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.3
$38.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.28%
7.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3941
$2606
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2307
$2317
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.39
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.68
$36.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.52
$32.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.88
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$2.36
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$7.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$6.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$8.34
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$2.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.97
$2.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.4
$19.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$3.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.4
$5.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.77
$5.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.09
$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$2.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1
$3.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.2
$67.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.96
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.1
$40.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.38
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.8
$51.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.8
$88.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$294
$350
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12836
$10032

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Bac Ninh
$597
52 km or 32 mi Hai Duong
$587
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$590
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$476
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$602
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$587
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$571
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$585
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$601
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$577
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$580
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$563
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$590
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$592
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$567
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$605
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$575
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$564
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$578
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$664
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$496
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$1269
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$1038
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1082
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$699
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$608
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$574
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$584
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$805
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$738
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$694
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$1056
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$774
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$600
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$581
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$587
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$790
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$789
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$590
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$380

Cities near Manama

Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Isa Town
$1192
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1109
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$931
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$1037
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$823
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$1923
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$928
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$2014
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$465
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$489
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$545
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$523
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$565
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1632
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$541
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1461
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$547
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$707
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2420
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$492
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1473
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$711
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$2183
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$487
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$556
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$551
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$698
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$861
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1457
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1214
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$571
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$545