Harare vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1012
$1267
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2579
$3247
🏠 One person rent
$427
$655
🏘️ Family rent
$819
$1366
🍽️ Food expenses
$336
$375
🚐 Transport expenses
$175
$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$381
$2207
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
37
44
😀 Quality of life
43
72
🏙️ Population
2.15M
298K

The cost of living in Harare is 20% less expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 5611th and 4400th ($1012 vs $1267) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Zimbabwe and Bahrain, respectively. Check Zimbabwe vs Bahrain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Harare compared to 1.7 months in Manama. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 6695th and 1915th among best cities to live in the world.

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Harare Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.03
$6.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.8
$52.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.5
$7.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$7.93
 Cappuccino
$3.09
$5.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$326
$706
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$254
$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$900
$1650
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$576
$1097
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.3
$76.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.3
$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$124
$40.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.99%
7.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1328
$2471
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1332
$1550
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.5
$34.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.2
$47.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.61
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.1
$7.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.13
$6.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.44
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.23
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7
$19.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.24
$6.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.93
$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6
$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.67
$2.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$3.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61.9
$73.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.2
$40.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.18
$4.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.2
$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$34.9
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$249
$436
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8755
$10026

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Chitungwiza
$890
66 km or 41 mi Marondera
$810
105 km or 65 mi Chinhoyi
$830
133 km or 83 mi Kadoma
$729
165 km or 103 mi Kwekwe
$731
213 km or 132 mi Mutare
$662
223 km or 138 mi Gweru
$761
251 km or 156 mi Masvingo
$871
291 km or 181 mi Chimoio
$953
328 km or 204 mi Tete
$834
369 km or 229 mi Bulawayo
$756
399 km or 248 mi Lusaka
$685
447 km or 278 mi Choma
$725
458 km or 284 mi Beira
$1000
478 km or 297 mi Blantyre
$591
498 km or 309 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$894
510 km or 317 mi Ntcheu
$515
514 km or 319 mi Mulanje
$500
518 km or 322 mi Lilongwe
$582
525 km or 326 mi Francistown
$585
531 km or 330 mi Zomba
$498
549 km or 341 mi Livingstone
$670
584 km or 363 mi Mangochi
$516
588 km or 365 mi Monkey Bay
$526
599 km or 372 mi Ndola
$1139
618 km or 384 mi Quelimane
$670
635 km or 394 mi Kitwe
$1116
659 km or 409 mi Mufulira
$1090
665 km or 413 mi Palapye
$554
679 km or 422 mi Serowe
$600
680 km or 422 mi Chingola
$1028
714 km or 444 mi Mzimba
$574
734 km or 456 mi Mahalapye
$663
775 km or 482 mi Mansa
$1017
778 km or 484 mi Mzuzu
$534
786 km or 489 mi Lubumbashi
$1007
847 km or 526 mi Xai-Xai
$1045
847 km or 526 mi Kasama
$1079
892 km or 554 mi Likasi
$939
898 km or 558 mi Middelburg
$841

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