Karachi vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$430
$1237
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1029
$2873
🏠 One person rent
$168
$660
🏘️ Family rent
$274
$1136
🍽️ Food expenses
$146
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.4
$99.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$132
$1982
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
63
46
😀 Quality of life
54
77
🏙️ Population
14.9M
298K

The cost of living in Karachi is 65% less expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 8915th and 4625th ($430 vs $1237) 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 0.3 months in Karachi compared to 1.6 months in Manama. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 6371st and 1191st among best cities to live in the world.

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Karachi Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.75
$6.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.3
$52.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.41
$7.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$8.04
☕ Cappuccino
$2.05
$5.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$115
$740
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.8
$492
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$204
$1322
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$133
$892
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.2
$77.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.1
$40.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.46%
8.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$579
$2794
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$371
$2737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.76
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.37
$33.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.13
$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.72
$6.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$7.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.37
$9.31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.24
$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.1
$6.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.76
$5.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.17
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$2.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$3.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.4
$71
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.27
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.9
$39.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.95
$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.6
$48.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.1
$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$67.6
$304
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1491
$8943

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Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$382
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$324
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$395
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$336
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$290
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$340
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$322
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$330
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$324
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$382
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$291
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$442
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$407
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$291
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$322
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$305
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$375
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$573
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$315
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$254
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$301
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$624
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$374
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$366
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$290
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$705
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$403
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$278
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$436
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$328
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$362
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$274
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$439
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$808
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$347
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$303
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$267
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1081
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$335
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$558

Cities near Manama

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