Karachi vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$434
$1309
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1045
$3020
🏠 One person rent
$163
$724
🏘️ Family rent
$267
$1242
🍽️ Food expenses
$154
$382
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.8
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$152
$2278
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
63
45
😀 Quality of life
54
76
🏙️ Population
14.9M
298K

The cost of living in Karachi is 67% less expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 8914th and 4555th ($434 vs $1309) 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 0.4 months in Karachi compared to 1.7 months in Manama. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 6414th and 1317th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Karachi vs Manama

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Karachi Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.8
$6.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.5
$52.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.1
$7.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$8.02
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$5.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$122
$789
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.5
$548
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$224
$1454
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$129
$971
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.7
$89.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.6
$38.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.94%
7.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$659
$2606
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$422
$2317
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.03
$36.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.48
$32.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.36
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.21
$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7
$7.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$6.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.73
$8.34
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$1.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$2.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.25
$19.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$3.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.13
$5.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.78
$5.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.24
$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$2.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$3.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.6
$67.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.26
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$40.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.99
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.6
$51.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.6
$88.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$58.1
$350
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1646
$10032

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Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$365
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$326
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$392
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$337
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$284
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$343
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$327
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$324
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$310
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$378
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$298
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$437
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$401
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$287
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$330
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$317
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$373
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$575
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$326
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$257
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$298
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$627
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$382
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$366
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$289
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$693
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$417
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$286
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$463
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$331
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$382
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$269
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$467
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$813
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$351
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$297
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$294
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1135
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$325
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$561

Cities near Manama

Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Isa Town
$1192
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1109
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$931
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$1037
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$823
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$1923
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$928
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$2014
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$465
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$489
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$545
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$523
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$565
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1632
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$541
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1461
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$547
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$707
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2420
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$492
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1473
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$711
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$2183
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$487
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$556
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$551
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$698
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$861
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1457
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1214
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$571
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$545