Islamabad vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Islamabad Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$442
$1280
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1170
$3260
🏠 One person rent
$199
$675
🏘️ Family rent
$457
$1427
🍽️ Food expenses
$156
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$34.9
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$261
$2298
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
69
46
😀 Quality of life
49
74
🏙️ Population
1.01M
298K

The cost of living in Islamabad is 65% less expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 8870th and 4263rd ($442 vs $1280) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Pakistan and Bahrain, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Bahrain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Islamabad compared to 1.8 months in Manama. Islamabad ranked 2nd best city to live in Pakistan vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 6313th and 1311th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Islamabad vs Manama infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Islamabad vs Manama

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

Islamabad Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.13
$6.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.7
$57
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.22
$7.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$9.31
☕ Cappuccino
$2.08
$5.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$173
$715
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$94.4
$512
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$514
$1691
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$283
$1155
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.9
$80.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.9
$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.86%
8.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1142
$2589
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$682
$2299
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.78
$34.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.25
$36.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.67
$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.28
$2.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.57
$9.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$7.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$2.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.8
$2.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.56
$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.59
$3.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.13
$6.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.9
$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.59
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.1
$2.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$3.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.2
$78.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.31
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$39.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.71
$4.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.4
$43.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.1
$90
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$64.6
$377
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2961
$9896

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Islamabad

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Rawalpindi
$401
33 km or 20 mi Wah
$382
91 km or 57 mi Mirpur
$354
108 km or 67 mi Mardan
$366
131 km or 82 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$355
132 km or 82 mi Baramulla
$273
135 km or 84 mi Mingora
$364
146 km or 91 mi Peshawar
$346
148 km or 92 mi Kohat
$379
158 km or 98 mi Gujrat
$373
169 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$354
183 km or 114 mi Sargodha
$458
191 km or 119 mi Hafizabad
$380
193 km or 120 mi Sialkot
$281
200 km or 124 mi Jammu
$287
203 km or 126 mi Gujranwala
$308
220 km or 137 mi Chiniot
$389
222 km or 138 mi Kamoke
$321
239 km or 148 mi Sheikhupura
$374
252 km or 156 mi Jalalabad
$303
254 km or 158 mi Faisalabad
$306
268 km or 167 mi Lahore
$411
279 km or 173 mi Jhang
$292
285 km or 177 mi Gojra
$342
287 km or 178 mi Amritsar
$383
287 km or 179 mi Sahiwal
$305
291 km or 181 mi Pathankot
$355
292 km or 182 mi Khost
$366
324 km or 201 mi Okara
$300
353 km or 219 mi Gardez
$386
356 km or 221 mi Jalandhar
$358
368 km or 229 mi Kabul
$474
392 km or 244 mi Khanewal
$361
396 km or 246 mi Burewala
$356
408 km or 253 mi Ludhiana
$441
418 km or 260 mi Multan
$392
427 km or 266 mi Ghazni
$389
465 km or 289 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$297
468 km or 291 mi Puli Khumri
$381
483 km or 300 mi Chandigarh
$369

Cities near Manama

Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Isa Town
$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