Kathmandu vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$419
$1280
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1077
$3260
🏠 One person rent
$131
$675
🏘️ Family rent
$240
$1427
🍽️ Food expenses
$181
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.2
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$238
$2298
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
28
46
😀 Quality of life
46
74
🏙️ Population
846K
298K

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 67% less expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 8918th and 4263rd ($419 vs $1280) 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 1.8 months in Manama. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 6495th and 1311th 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
$1.44
$6.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.8
$57
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.47
$7.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.57
$9.31
☕ Cappuccino
$1.81
$5.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$162
$715
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$84.7
$512
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$296
$1691
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$173
$1155
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.6
$80.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.8
$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.58
$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.88%
8.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2191
$2589
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1059
$2299
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.9
$34.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$36.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$2.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.84
$9.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$7.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.67
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.76
$2.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.27
$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.23
$3.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.87
$6.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.24
$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.53
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.92
$2.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$3.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.5
$78.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.22
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.1
$39.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.77
$4.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.8
$43.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.2
$90
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$85.2
$377
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3409
$9896

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$292
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$282
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$312
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$299
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$297
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$308
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$309
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$900
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$329
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$459
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$308
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$296
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$422
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$314
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$307
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$296
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$366
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$293
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$300
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$299
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$384
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$375
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$274
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$304
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$292
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$370
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$280
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$315
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$1243
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$1223
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$1068
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$1056
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$897
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$1709
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$901
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$1779
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$551
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$546
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1210
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$547
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$557
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$1721
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$589
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$1637
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$1828
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$548
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$1393
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$563
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$736
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$2379
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$536
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1494
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$740
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$2240
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$548
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1196
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$529
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$547
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$544
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$723
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$904
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$1540
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$1844
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$634
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$1239
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$597
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$514