Johannesburg vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Johannesburg Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$908
$1375
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2207
$3148
🏠 One person rent
$403
$807
🏘️ Family rent
$738
$1414
🍽️ Food expenses
$254
$396
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$61.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1428
$2188
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
72
44
😀 Quality of life
61
70
🏙️ Population
4.43M
157K

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 34% less expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 5921st and 3950th ($908 vs $1375) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 1.6 months in Manama. Johannesburg ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 5184th and 3031st among best cities to live in the world.

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Johannesburg Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.41
$8.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.4
$54.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.44
$7.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.09
$11.4
☕ Cappuccino
$1.82
$5.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.98
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$350
$798
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$277
$612
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$667
$1690
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$564
$1068
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.1
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$183
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.6
$38.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.12%
7.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$840
$2294
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$689
$1484
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.78
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$66
$37.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.26
$25.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$0.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$1.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.11
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.94
$8.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$7.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.88
$9.47
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.33
$21.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$3.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.88
$8.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.76
$5.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.7
$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.91
$2.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.11
$4.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.4
$74.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.28
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.3
$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$45
$54.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.7
$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$232
$404
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4829
$10676

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Sandton
$889
13 km or 8 mi Randburg
$776
19 km or 12 mi Soweto
$875
28 km or 17 mi Benoni
$741
40 km or 25 mi Springs
$631
41 km or 25 mi Centurion
$755
53 km or 33 mi Pretoria
$783
53 km or 33 mi Vereeniging
$637
59 km or 36 mi Vanderbijlpark
$698
71 km or 44 mi Brits
$751
101 km or 62 mi Rustenburg
$845
109 km or 68 mi Potchefstroom
$625
143 km or 89 mi Bethal
$746
152 km or 94 mi Middelburg
$866
155 km or 97 mi Klerksdorp
$621
179 km or 111 mi Kroonstad
$701
237 km or 147 mi Welkom
$682
244 km or 152 mi Mmabatho
$719
262 km or 163 mi Lobatse
$631
275 km or 171 mi Gaborone
$656
287 km or 179 mi Butha-Buthe
$511
302 km or 188 mi Kanye
$633
311 km or 193 mi Mbabane
$558
323 km or 201 mi Vryheid
$739
325 km or 202 mi Molepolole
$603
329 km or 204 mi Teyateyaneng
$511
333 km or 207 mi Manzini
$447
350 km or 217 mi Maseru
$535
366 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$605
369 km or 229 mi Bloemfontein
$601
409 km or 254 mi Mafeteng
$511
417 km or 259 mi Palapye
$511
429 km or 267 mi Kimberley
$753
442 km or 275 mi Pietermaritzburg
$609
443 km or 275 mi Matola
$978
446 km or 277 mi Serowe
$554
454 km or 282 mi Maputo
$1084
501 km or 311 mi Durban
$780
562 km or 349 mi Francistown
$550
577 km or 358 mi Xai-Xai
$952

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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