Karachi vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$417
$1375
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$995
$3148
🏠 One person rent
$174
$807
🏘️ Family rent
$312
$1414
🍽️ Food expenses
$142
$396
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.5
$61.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$184
$2188
😷 Air quality
Bad
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
63
44
😀 Quality of life
53
70
🏙️ Population
14.9M
157K

The cost of living in Karachi is 70% less expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 8902nd and 3950th ($417 vs $1375) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Pakistan and Bahrain, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Bahrain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 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 6078th and 3031st among best cities to live in the world.

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Karachi Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.9
$8.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.5
$54.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4
$7.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$11.4
 Cappuccino
$1.9
$5.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.31
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$798
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$93.1
$612
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$316
$1690
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$179
$1068
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.2
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.9
$183
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11
$38.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.14%
7.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$584
$2294
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$336
$1484
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.2
$37.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.45
$25.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$0.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.18
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$8.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$7.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$9.47
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.32
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.76
$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.22
$21.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$3.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.03
$8.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.92
$5.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.36
$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$2.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.07
$4.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.5
$74.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.05
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.9
$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.64
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.3
$54.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.2
$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$46.7
$404
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1093
$10676

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Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$297
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$292
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$326
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$301
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$308
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$293
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$289
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$358
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$353
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$377
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$313
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$505
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$339
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$296
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$360
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$336
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$396
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$779
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$338
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$242
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$267
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$672
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$399
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$385
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$291
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$809
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$307
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$301
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$513
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$338
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$328
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$336
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$484
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$822
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$338
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$323
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$315
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1126
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$375
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$546

Cities near Manama

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