Isfahan vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Isfahan Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$523
$1280
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1618
$3260
🏠 One person rent
$211
$675
🏘️ Family rent
$639
$1427
🍽️ Food expenses
$170
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$41.9
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$240
$2298
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
66
46
😀 Quality of life
48
74
🏙️ Population
1.96M
298K

The cost of living in Isfahan is 59% less expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 8454th and 4263rd ($523 vs $1280) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 72nd and 1st in Iran and Bahrain, respectively. Check Iran vs Bahrain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Isfahan compared to 1.8 months in Manama. Isfahan ranked 5th best city to live in Iran vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 6375th and 1311th among best cities to live in the world.

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Isfahan Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.39
$6.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.5
$57
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.01
$7.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$9.31
☕ Cappuccino
$0.88
$5.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$257
$715
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$175
$512
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$898
$1691
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$545
$1155
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$9.25
$80.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$14.1
$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.95
$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
26.5%
8.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1187
$2589
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$676
$2299
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.2
$34.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.88
$36.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.44
$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.11
$2.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$9.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$7.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.27
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$5.99
$2.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.9
$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.48
$3.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.09
$6.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.79
$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$15.9
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$2.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.5
$3.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.7
$78.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.1
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$115
$39.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.35
$4.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.2
$43.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.2
$90
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$77.2
$377
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$594
$9896

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$510
27 km or 17 mi Shahin Shahr
$507
28 km or 18 mi Najafabad
$502
73 km or 45 mi Shahreza
$502
83 km or 52 mi Shahr-e Kord
$397
150 km or 93 mi Kashan
$562
191 km or 119 mi Izeh
$525
220 km or 137 mi Yasuj
$529
234 km or 146 mi Qom
$488
236 km or 147 mi Masjed Soleyman
$552
243 km or 151 mi Arak
$455
259 km or 161 mi Dorud
$513
265 km or 165 mi Behbahan
$536
267 km or 166 mi Yazd
$573
272 km or 169 mi Shushtar
$562
291 km or 181 mi Saveh
$574
292 km or 181 mi Varamin
$651
305 km or 189 mi Borujerd
$505
307 km or 191 mi Dezful
$583
311 km or 193 mi Qarchak
$681
312 km or 194 mi Andimeshk
$577
315 km or 196 mi Pakdasht
$680
319 km or 198 mi Ahvaz
$597
320 km or 199 mi Robat Karim
$675
322 km or 200 mi Malayer
$469
322 km or 200 mi Khorramabad
$554
324 km or 201 mi Eslamshahr
$700
326 km or 203 mi Marvdasht
$563
328 km or 204 mi Nasimshahr
$697
328 km or 204 mi Ray
$710
329 km or 205 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$548
337 km or 209 mi Kazerun
$557
340 km or 211 mi Shahriar
$698
341 km or 212 mi Tehran
$788
342 km or 212 mi Malard
$693
344 km or 214 mi Pardis
$665
345 km or 215 mi Andisheh
$684
346 km or 215 mi Qods
$698
348 km or 216 mi Shiraz
$589
348 km or 216 mi Fardis
$688

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$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