Kathmandu vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$412
$1309
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1054
$3020
🏠 One person rent
$122
$724
🏘️ Family rent
$207
$1242
🍽️ Food expenses
$175
$382
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.5
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$214
$2278
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
29
45
😀 Quality of life
51
76
🏙️ Population
846K
298K

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 69% less expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 8958th and 4555th ($412 vs $1309) 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 0.5 months in Kathmandu compared to 1.7 months in Manama. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 6657th and 1317th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kathmandu vs Manama

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Kathmandu Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.72
$6.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.3
$52.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.81
$7.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$8.02
☕ Cappuccino
$1.69
$5.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$163
$789
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$78.3
$548
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$289
$1454
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$141
$971
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18
$89.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28
$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.24
$38.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.2%
7.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2071
$2606
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1335
$2317
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.4
$36.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.8
$32.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$2.36
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.82
$7.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$6.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.56
$8.34
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.67
$2.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$19.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$3.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$5.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.2
$5.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.43
$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$2.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$3.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20
$67.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.13
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21
$40.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.62
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.7
$51.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.5
$88.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$69.1
$350
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3536
$10032

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$340
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$285
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$319
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$284
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$395
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$281
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$295
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$315
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$308
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$278
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$310
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$283
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$253
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$293
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$282
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$276
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$267
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$299
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$943
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$273
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$443
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$300
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$320
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$412
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$300
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$299
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$307
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$340
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$288
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$285
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$280
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$363
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$363
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$281
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$298
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$284
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$347
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$293
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$314
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$360

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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
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$861
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
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$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