Harare vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$992
$1280
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2589
$3260
🏠 One person rent
$411
$675
🏘️ Family rent
$862
$1427
🍽️ Food expenses
$345
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$415
$2298
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
37
46
😀 Quality of life
45
74
🏙️ Population
2.15M
298K

The cost of living in Harare is 23% less expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 5540th and 4263rd ($992 vs $1280) 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 1.8 months in Manama. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 6578th and 1311th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Harare vs Manama

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Harare Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10
$6.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50
$57
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.03
$7.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$9.31
☕ Cappuccino
$3.07
$5.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.69
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$341
$715
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$243
$512
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$919
$1691
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$638
$1155
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.5
$80.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.7
$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$113
$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.13%
8.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1327
$2589
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$547
$2299
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.1
$34.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.1
$36.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.58
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.21
$2.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$9.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.69
$7.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.57
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.26
$2.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.02
$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$3.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.21
$6.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.94
$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.01
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.7
$2.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$3.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.1
$78.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.98
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37
$39.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.13
$4.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.5
$43.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$35.2
$90
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$247
$377
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6241
$9896

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Chitungwiza
$873
66 km or 41 mi Marondera
$794
105 km or 65 mi Chinhoyi
$646
133 km or 83 mi Kadoma
$723
165 km or 103 mi Kwekwe
$730
213 km or 132 mi Mutare
$752
223 km or 138 mi Gweru
$597
251 km or 156 mi Masvingo
$854
291 km or 181 mi Chimoio
$947
328 km or 204 mi Tete
$825
369 km or 229 mi Bulawayo
$766
399 km or 248 mi Lusaka
$738
447 km or 278 mi Choma
$700
458 km or 284 mi Beira
$1003
478 km or 297 mi Blantyre
$507
498 km or 309 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$687
510 km or 317 mi Ntcheu
$492
514 km or 319 mi Mulanje
$461
518 km or 322 mi Lilongwe
$587
525 km or 326 mi Francistown
$624
531 km or 330 mi Zomba
$457
549 km or 341 mi Livingstone
$688
584 km or 363 mi Mangochi
$493
588 km or 365 mi Monkey Bay
$518
599 km or 372 mi Ndola
$541
618 km or 384 mi Quelimane
$675
635 km or 394 mi Kitwe
$917
659 km or 409 mi Mufulira
$1018
665 km or 413 mi Palapye
$540
679 km or 422 mi Serowe
$583
680 km or 422 mi Chingola
$875
714 km or 444 mi Mzimba
$566
734 km or 456 mi Mahalapye
$631
775 km or 482 mi Mansa
$776
778 km or 484 mi Mzuzu
$525
786 km or 489 mi Lubumbashi
$1050
847 km or 526 mi Xai-Xai
$1003
847 km or 526 mi Kasama
$748
892 km or 554 mi Likasi
$961
898 km or 558 mi Middelburg
$795

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