Kathmandu vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$443
$1267
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1153
$3247
🏠 One person rent
$147
$655
🏘️ Family rent
$283
$1366
🍽️ Food expenses
$188
$375
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.3
$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$231
$2207
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
28
44
😀 Quality of life
45
72
🏙️ Population
846K
298K

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 65% less expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 8885th and 4400th ($443 vs $1267) 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 6524th and 1915th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kathmandu Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.48
$6.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$52.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.71
$7.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.63
$7.93
 Cappuccino
$1.71
$5.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$706
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$97.7
$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$359
$1650
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$208
$1097
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.3
$76.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.1
$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$40.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.76%
7.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2306
$2471
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1201
$1550
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.86
$34.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.3
$47.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$2.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.7
$7.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$6.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.35
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.82
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.99
$19.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.21
$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.96
$6.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.3
$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.65
$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.95
$2.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.73
$3.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.5
$73.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.33
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$40.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.84
$4.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.5
$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.3
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$87.7
$436
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4063
$10026

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$350
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$311
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$335
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$321
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$377
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$294
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$306
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$339
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$356
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$297
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$331
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$303
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$268
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$314
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$337
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$331
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$316
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$312
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$930
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$365
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$455
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$311
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$293
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$387
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$461
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$311
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$298
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$393
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$285
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$284
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$273
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$396
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$396
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$279
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$309
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$288
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$379
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$282
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$329
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$330

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1226
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1218
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$870
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$989
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$878
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$1719
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$928
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$1810
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$548
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$541
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$561
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$537
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$558
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1586
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$556
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1457
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$546
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$713
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2309
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$507
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1503
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$716
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$2084
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$489
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$557
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$552
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$705
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$879
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
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$1050
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1232
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$588
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$520