Johannesburg vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Johannesburg Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1079
$1267
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2553
$3247
🏠 One person rent
$487
$655
🏘️ Family rent
$837
$1366
🍽️ Food expenses
$302
$375
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1695
$2207
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
72
44
😀 Quality of life
58
72
🏙️ Population
4.43M
298K

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 15% less expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 5069th and 4400th ($1079 vs $1267) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in South Africa and Bahrain, respectively. Check South Africa vs Bahrain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Johannesburg compared to 1.7 months in Manama. Johannesburg ranked 2nd best city to live in South Africa vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 5446th and 1915th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Johannesburg vs Manama

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Johannesburg Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.91
$6.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.5
$52.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.08
$7.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.31
$7.93
☕ Cappuccino
$2.04
$5.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.01
$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$405
$706
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$361
$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$781
$1650
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$657
$1097
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.2
$76.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44.3
$40.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.54%
7.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1096
$2471
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$753
$1550
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.89
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$81.8
$34.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.6
$47.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.66
$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$7.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.16
$6.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.49
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.14
$19.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.19
$6.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.05
$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.18
$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2
$2.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.53
$3.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.1
$73.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.67
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.8
$40.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.42
$4.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.5
$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.2
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$241
$436
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5865
$10026

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Sandton
$997
13 km or 8 mi Randburg
$874
19 km or 12 mi Soweto
$971
28 km or 17 mi Benoni
$822
40 km or 25 mi Springs
$696
41 km or 25 mi Centurion
$838
53 km or 33 mi Pretoria
$909
53 km or 33 mi Vereeniging
$717
59 km or 36 mi Vanderbijlpark
$768
71 km or 44 mi Brits
$848
101 km or 62 mi Rustenburg
$943
109 km or 68 mi Potchefstroom
$717
143 km or 89 mi Bethal
$819
152 km or 94 mi Middelburg
$841
155 km or 97 mi Klerksdorp
$689
179 km or 111 mi Kroonstad
$788
237 km or 147 mi Welkom
$774
244 km or 152 mi Mmabatho
$809
262 km or 163 mi Lobatse
$692
275 km or 171 mi Gaborone
$718
287 km or 179 mi Butha-Buthe
$559
302 km or 188 mi Kanye
$690
311 km or 193 mi Mbabane
$623
323 km or 201 mi Vryheid
$791
325 km or 202 mi Molepolole
$654
329 km or 204 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
333 km or 207 mi Manzini
$459
350 km or 217 mi Maseru
$627
366 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$663
369 km or 229 mi Bloemfontein
$696
409 km or 254 mi Mafeteng
$581
417 km or 259 mi Palapye
$554
429 km or 267 mi Kimberley
$859
442 km or 275 mi Pietermaritzburg
$674
443 km or 275 mi Matola
$1003
446 km or 277 mi Serowe
$600
454 km or 282 mi Maputo
$1116
501 km or 311 mi Durban
$834
562 km or 349 mi Francistown
$585
577 km or 358 mi Xai-Xai
$1045

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Isa Town
$1226
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1218
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$870
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$989
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$878
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$1719
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$928
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$1810
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$548
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$541
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$561
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$537
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$558
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1586
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$556
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1457
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$546
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$713
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2309
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$507
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1503
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$716
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$2084
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$489
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$557
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$552
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$705
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$879
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1050
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1232
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$588
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$520