Harare vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1021
$1237
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2475
$2873
🏠 One person rent
$408
$660
🏘️ Family rent
$649
$1136
🍽️ Food expenses
$352
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$188
$99.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$230
$1982
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
37
46
😀 Quality of life
49
77
🏙️ Population
2.15M
298K

The cost of living in Harare is 18% less expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 5412th and 4625th ($1021 vs $1237) 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 1.6 months in Manama. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 6721st and 1191st among best cities to live in the world.

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Harare Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.1
$6.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.6
$52.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.96
$7.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$8.04
☕ Cappuccino
$2.93
$5.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.69
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$740
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$257
$492
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$1322
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$459
$892
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$77.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56
$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$93.2
$40.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.05%
8.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1147
$2794
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$587
$2737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$54.9
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.1
$33.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.58
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.13
$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$6.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.83
$7.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.92
$9.31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.68
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.26
$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.03
$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.34
$6.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.09
$5.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.99
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.67
$2.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$3.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.7
$71
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.7
$39.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.17
$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.3
$48.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$34.3
$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$258
$304
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8872
$8943

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Chitungwiza
$751
66 km or 41 mi Marondera
$779
105 km or 65 mi Chinhoyi
$650
133 km or 83 mi Kadoma
$761
165 km or 103 mi Kwekwe
$716
213 km or 132 mi Mutare
$755
223 km or 138 mi Gweru
$587
251 km or 156 mi Masvingo
$873
291 km or 181 mi Chimoio
$916
328 km or 204 mi Tete
$820
369 km or 229 mi Bulawayo
$658
399 km or 248 mi Lusaka
$655
447 km or 278 mi Choma
$687
458 km or 284 mi Beira
$996
478 km or 297 mi Blantyre
$506
498 km or 309 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$748
510 km or 317 mi Ntcheu
$493
514 km or 319 mi Mulanje
$461
518 km or 322 mi Lilongwe
$592
525 km or 326 mi Francistown
$587
531 km or 330 mi Zomba
$458
549 km or 341 mi Livingstone
$653
584 km or 363 mi Mangochi
$496
588 km or 365 mi Monkey Bay
$519
599 km or 372 mi Ndola
$577
618 km or 384 mi Quelimane
$692
635 km or 394 mi Kitwe
$1062
659 km or 409 mi Mufulira
$1278
665 km or 413 mi Palapye
$514
679 km or 422 mi Serowe
$536
680 km or 422 mi Chingola
$1069
714 km or 444 mi Mzimba
$565
734 km or 456 mi Mahalapye
$577
775 km or 482 mi Mansa
$912
778 km or 484 mi Mzuzu
$527
786 km or 489 mi Lubumbashi
$1124
847 km or 526 mi Xai-Xai
$915
847 km or 526 mi Kasama
$888
892 km or 554 mi Likasi
$1032
898 km or 558 mi Middelburg
$830

Cities near Manama

Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Isa Town
$1230
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1201
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$908
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$1008
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$873
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$1770
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$930
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$1849
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$453
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$477
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1283
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$530
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$503
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$553
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1627
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$529
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1454
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$530
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$730
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2514
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$483
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1419
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$726
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$2521
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$463
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$549
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$542
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$719
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$889
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1449
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1228
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$571
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$534