Isfahan vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Isfahan Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$501
$1237
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1279
$2873
🏠 One person rent
$206
$660
🏘️ Family rent
$364
$1136
🍽️ Food expenses
$164
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$42
$99.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$230
$1982
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
65
46
😀 Quality of life
55
77
🏙️ Population
1.96M
298K

The cost of living in Isfahan is 59% less expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 8682nd and 4625th ($501 vs $1237) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 69th 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 1.6 months in Manama. Isfahan ranked 5th best city to live in Iran vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 6324th and 1191st among best cities to live in the world.

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Isfahan Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3
$6.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.7
$52.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.99
$7.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$8.04
☕ Cappuccino
$0.75
$5.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$740
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$173
$492
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$460
$1322
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$313
$892
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$9.15
$77.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$14.2
$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.52
$40.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
26.93%
8.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1116
$2794
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$610
$2737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.92
$33.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.44
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.49
$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$6.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$7.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$9.31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$5.98
$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.88
$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.52
$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.11
$6.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.79
$5.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$15.9
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.62
$2.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$3.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.5
$71
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.09
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$92.8
$39.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.35
$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.4
$48.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.6
$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$71.7
$304
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$589
$8943

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$488
27 km or 17 mi Shahin Shahr
$484
28 km or 18 mi Najafabad
$476
73 km or 45 mi Shahreza
$470
83 km or 52 mi Shahr-e Kord
$352
150 km or 93 mi Kashan
$515
191 km or 119 mi Izeh
$459
220 km or 137 mi Yasuj
$463
234 km or 146 mi Qom
$448
236 km or 147 mi Masjed Soleyman
$517
243 km or 151 mi Arak
$538
259 km or 161 mi Dorud
$508
265 km or 165 mi Behbahan
$483
267 km or 166 mi Yazd
$545
272 km or 169 mi Shushtar
$530
291 km or 181 mi Saveh
$503
292 km or 181 mi Varamin
$588
305 km or 189 mi Borujerd
$494
307 km or 191 mi Dezful
$566
311 km or 193 mi Qarchak
$607
312 km or 194 mi Andimeshk
$560
315 km or 196 mi Pakdasht
$604
319 km or 198 mi Ahvaz
$571
320 km or 199 mi Robat Karim
$611
322 km or 200 mi Malayer
$457
322 km or 200 mi Khorramabad
$540
324 km or 201 mi Eslamshahr
$623
326 km or 203 mi Marvdasht
$530
328 km or 204 mi Nasimshahr
$624
328 km or 204 mi Ray
$622
329 km or 205 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
337 km or 209 mi Kazerun
$503
340 km or 211 mi Shahriar
$635
341 km or 212 mi Tehran
$684
342 km or 212 mi Malard
$641
344 km or 214 mi Pardis
$598
345 km or 215 mi Andisheh
$637
346 km or 215 mi Qods
$638
348 km or 216 mi Shiraz
$553
348 km or 216 mi Fardis
$640

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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