Kathmandu vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$427
$1237
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1087
$2873
🏠 One person rent
$127
$660
🏘️ Family rent
$214
$1136
🍽️ Food expenses
$182
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.9
$99.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$253
$1982
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
28
46
😀 Quality of life
51
77
🏙️ Population
846K
298K

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 65% less expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 8921st and 4625th ($427 vs $1237) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Nepal and Bahrain, respectively. Check Nepal vs Bahrain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Kathmandu compared to 1.6 months in Manama. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 6559th and 1191st among best cities to live in the world.

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Kathmandu Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.76
$6.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.5
$52.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.36
$7.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.48
$8.04
☕ Cappuccino
$1.76
$5.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$158
$740
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$84.8
$492
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$284
$1322
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$150
$892
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19
$77.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.6
$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.19
$40.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.29%
8.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1810
$2794
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1154
$2737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.5
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.4
$33.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.85
$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.96
$6.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$7.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.14
$9.31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.71
$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.99
$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$6.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.22
$5.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.48
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.9
$2.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$3.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.5
$71
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.2
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.8
$39.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.68
$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.4
$48.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.2
$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$75.8
$304
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3066
$8943

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$350
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$293
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$328
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$293
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$386
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$284
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$298
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$321
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$320
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$281
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$316
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$284
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$257
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$297
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$297
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$279
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$273
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$298
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$918
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$276
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$450
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$297
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$311
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$420
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$300
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$297
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$308
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$339
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$289
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$289
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$286
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$383
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$369
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$274
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$294
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$289
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$367
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$287
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$320
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$348

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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