Incheon vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Incheon Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1020
$1375
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3111
$3148
🏠 One person rent
$405
$807
🏘️ Family rent
$1198
$1414
🍽️ Food expenses
$430
$396
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.5
$61.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2196
$2188
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
91
44
😀 Quality of life
94
70
🏙️ Population
2.94M
157K

The cost of living in Incheon is 26% less expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 5173rd and 3950th ($1020 vs $1375) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 42nd and 1st in South Korea and Bahrain, respectively. Check South Korea vs Bahrain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Incheon compared to 1.6 months in Manama. Incheon ranked 2nd best city to live in South Korea vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 46th and 3031st among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Incheon vs Manama infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Incheon vs Manama

Prices for goods and services in Incheon and Manama are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Incheon Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.77
$8.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$36.7
$54.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.66
$7.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.01
$11.4
 Cappuccino
$3.51
$5.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.51
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$357
$798
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$255
$612
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1436
$1690
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$903
$1068
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$167
$183
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.9
$38.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.58%
7.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8575
$2294
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6680
$1484
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.04
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25
$37.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.18
$25.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$0.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.21
$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.03
$1.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.38
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$8.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.27
$7.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$9.47
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.73
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.99
$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.04
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.6
$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17
$21.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.24
$3.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.39
$8.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.31
$5.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.66
$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.18
$2.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.08
$4.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.2
$74.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.3
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.61
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.7
$54.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.6
$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$226
$404
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19813
$10676

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Incheon

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.8 mi Bucheon
$1152
19 km or 12 mi Gimpo
$1124
19 km or 12 mi Gwangmyeong
$1087
22 km or 14 mi Ansan
$1127
26 km or 16 mi Anyang
$1097
27 km or 17 mi Goyang
$1144
28 km or 18 mi Gunpo
$1120
30 km or 19 mi Gwacheon
$1056
31 km or 19 mi Hwaseong
$1088
31 km or 19 mi Uiwang
$1054
34 km or 21 mi Seoul
$1444
38 km or 23 mi Suwon
$987
42 km or 26 mi Siheung
$1081
43 km or 27 mi Seongnam
$1121
44 km or 27 mi Paju
$1072
46 km or 29 mi Guri
$1101
47 km or 29 mi Uijeongbu
$986
50 km or 31 mi Yangju
$983
51 km or 31 mi Hanam
$1069
51 km or 32 mi Osan
$1024
53 km or 33 mi Namyangju
$1106
54 km or 34 mi Gwangju
$1063
55 km or 34 mi Yongin
$1256
57 km or 35 mi Kaesong
$1542
62 km or 38 mi Dongducheon
$1077
63 km or 39 mi Dangjin
$1002
65 km or 40 mi Pyeongtaek
$924
68 km or 42 mi Pocheon
$1041
73 km or 45 mi Icheon
$949
75 km or 47 mi Anseong
$986
78 km or 48 mi Seosan
$1005
86 km or 53 mi Cheonan
$940
89 km or 56 mi Yeoju
$973
104 km or 64 mi Haeju
$1560
106 km or 66 mi Chuncheon
$911
113 km or 70 mi Wonju
$880
118 km or 74 mi Cheongju
$903
120 km or 74 mi Gongju
$949
122 km or 76 mi Sejong
$963
126 km or 78 mi Boryeong
$1084

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