Harare vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$957
$1375
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2551
$3148
🏠 One person rent
$422
$807
🏘️ Family rent
$917
$1414
🍽️ Food expenses
$294
$396
🚐 Transport expenses
$164
$61.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$440
$2188
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
37
44
😀 Quality of life
47
70
🏙️ Population
2.15M
157K

The cost of living in Harare is 30% less expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 5620th and 3950th ($957 vs $1375) 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 0.5 months in Harare compared to 1.6 months in Manama. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 6463rd and 3031st among best cities to live in the world.

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Harare Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.43
$8.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.6
$54.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.97
$7.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$11.4
☕ Cappuccino
$2.9
$5.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.59
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$303
$798
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$261
$612
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$938
$1690
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$698
$1068
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.3
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.5
$183
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$117
$38.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.57%
7.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1378
$2294
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1341
$1484
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.9
$37.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.2
$25.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.65
$0.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.02
$1.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$8.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$7.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.8
$9.47
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.27
$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.96
$21.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$3.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$8.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.88
$5.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.06
$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.69
$2.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$4.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.5
$74.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.2
$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.3
$54.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$38.5
$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$291
$404
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7309
$10676

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Chitungwiza
$852
66 km or 41 mi Marondera
$761
105 km or 65 mi Chinhoyi
$784
133 km or 83 mi Kadoma
$689
165 km or 103 mi Kwekwe
$691
213 km or 132 mi Mutare
$645
223 km or 138 mi Gweru
$722
251 km or 156 mi Masvingo
$837
291 km or 181 mi Chimoio
$993
328 km or 204 mi Tete
$970
369 km or 229 mi Bulawayo
$777
399 km or 248 mi Lusaka
$777
447 km or 278 mi Choma
$795
458 km or 284 mi Beira
$1014
478 km or 297 mi Blantyre
$363
498 km or 309 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$968
510 km or 317 mi Ntcheu
$332
514 km or 319 mi Mulanje
$327
518 km or 322 mi Lilongwe
$367
525 km or 326 mi Francistown
$550
531 km or 330 mi Zomba
$326
549 km or 341 mi Livingstone
$734
584 km or 363 mi Mangochi
$332
588 km or 365 mi Monkey Bay
$335
599 km or 372 mi Ndola
$1210
618 km or 384 mi Quelimane
$992
635 km or 394 mi Kitwe
$1238
659 km or 409 mi Mufulira
$1236
665 km or 413 mi Palapye
$511
679 km or 422 mi Serowe
$554
680 km or 422 mi Chingola
$1107
714 km or 444 mi Mzimba
$337
734 km or 456 mi Mahalapye
$605
775 km or 482 mi Mansa
$1121
778 km or 484 mi Mzuzu
$338
786 km or 489 mi Lubumbashi
$1025
847 km or 526 mi Xai-Xai
$952
847 km or 526 mi Kasama
$1176
892 km or 554 mi Likasi
$953
898 km or 558 mi Middelburg
$866

Cities near Manama

Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Isa Town
$1327
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1285
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$959
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$1005
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$868
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$1810
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$910
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$1872
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$646
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$621
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$798
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$606
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$606
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1642
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$890
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1424
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$604
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$710
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2229
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$541
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1612
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$708
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$1841
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$561
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$543
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$540
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$698
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$875
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1132
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1191
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$559
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$604