Harare vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1015
$1340
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2515
$3091
🏠 One person rent
$415
$765
🏘️ Family rent
$700
$1313
🍽️ Food expenses
$338
$372
🚐 Transport expenses
$187
$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$223
$2321
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
38
45
😀 Quality of life
48
76
🏙️ Population
2.15M
298K

The cost of living in Harare is 24% less expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 5463rd and 4453rd ($1015 vs $1340) 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 0.2 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 6892nd and 1297th 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
$9.57
$6.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.6
$52.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.99
$7.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$6.74
☕ Cappuccino
$3.02
$4.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$398
$904
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$292
$568
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$731
$1636
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$540
$1009
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.6
$94.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.1
$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.8
$35.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.63%
6.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$909
$2618
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$415
$1965
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.01
$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.8
$37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.9
$33.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.67
$0.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.93
$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$8.65
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.63
$6.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.38
$8.69
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.68
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.25
$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.01
$18.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$3.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.79
$5.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.1
$5.42
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.66
$2.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$3.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.1
$63.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.94
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.1
$39.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.14
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.5
$51.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$37.3
$88.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$337
$403
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8948
$10985

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Chitungwiza
$780
66 km or 41 mi Marondera
$755
105 km or 65 mi Chinhoyi
$629
133 km or 83 mi Kadoma
$727
165 km or 103 mi Kwekwe
$677
213 km or 132 mi Mutare
$754
223 km or 138 mi Gweru
$565
251 km or 156 mi Masvingo
$840
291 km or 181 mi Chimoio
$875
328 km or 204 mi Tete
$792
369 km or 229 mi Bulawayo
$632
399 km or 248 mi Lusaka
$777
447 km or 278 mi Choma
$849
458 km or 284 mi Beira
$952
478 km or 297 mi Blantyre
$495
498 km or 309 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$925
510 km or 317 mi Ntcheu
$489
514 km or 319 mi Mulanje
$456
518 km or 322 mi Lilongwe
$587
525 km or 326 mi Francistown
$632
531 km or 330 mi Zomba
$452
549 km or 341 mi Livingstone
$813
584 km or 363 mi Mangochi
$494
588 km or 365 mi Monkey Bay
$516
599 km or 372 mi Ndola
$692
618 km or 384 mi Quelimane
$691
635 km or 394 mi Kitwe
$1304
659 km or 409 mi Mufulira
$1602
665 km or 413 mi Palapye
$549
679 km or 422 mi Serowe
$590
680 km or 422 mi Chingola
$1378
714 km or 444 mi Mzimba
$559
734 km or 456 mi Mahalapye
$615
775 km or 482 mi Mansa
$1166
778 km or 484 mi Mzuzu
$522
786 km or 489 mi Lubumbashi
$1125
847 km or 526 mi Xai-Xai
$965
847 km or 526 mi Kasama
$1132
892 km or 554 mi Likasi
$1029
898 km or 558 mi Middelburg
$875

Cities near Manama

Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Isa Town
$1218
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1062
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$965
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$1059
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$778
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$2015
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$917
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$2100
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$454
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$457
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$494
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$471
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$505
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1628
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$497
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1437
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$485
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$703
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2470
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$469
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1543
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$708
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$2356
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$459
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$522
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$509
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$694
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$861
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1455
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1173
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$548
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$521