Kobe vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kobe Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1076
$1375
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2686
$3148
🏠 One person rent
$489
$807
🏘️ Family rent
$946
$1414
🍽️ Food expenses
$335
$396
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$61.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2275
$2188
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
91
44
😀 Quality of life
96
70
🏙️ Population
1.52M
157K

The cost of living in Kobe is 22% less expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 4822nd and 3950th ($1076 vs $1375) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 106th and 1st in Japan and Bahrain, respectively. Check Japan vs Bahrain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Kobe compared to 1.6 months in Manama. Kobe ranked 3rd best city to live in Japan vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 14th and 3031st among best cities to live in the world.

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Kobe Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.97
$8.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.6
$54.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.62
$7.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.36
$11.4
☕ Cappuccino
$2.89
$5.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.92
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$415
$798
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$313
$612
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$906
$1690
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$676
$1068
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$183
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.7
$38.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.63%
7.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3336
$2294
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2678
$1484
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.4
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80
$37.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$25.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.38
$1.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$8.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.25
$7.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$9.47
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.23
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.69
$21.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$3.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.5
$8.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.31
$5.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.45
$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.08
$2.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.7
$4.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.4
$74.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.1
$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.3
$54.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.3
$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$336
$404
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9012
$10676

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Ashiya
$1006
15 km or 9 mi Nishinomiya
$1085
18 km or 11 mi Akashi
$1060
20 km or 13 mi Takarazuka
$1024
20 km or 13 mi Amagasaki
$1058
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1000
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$993
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1006
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1005
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$995
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$977
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$972
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$996
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1006
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1116
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$1000
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$996
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$997
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$997
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1103
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1012
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$995
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1284
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1012
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1048
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$994
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$994
35 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1069
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$990
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$1105
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$995
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$1024
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1048
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$997
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$998
38 km or 23 mi Awaji
$995
38 km or 24 mi Ibaraki
$1103
38 km or 24 mi Higashiosaka
$1041
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$993
39 km or 24 mi Yao
$1015

Cities near Manama

Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Isa Town
$1327
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1285
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$959
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$1005
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$868
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$1810
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$910
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$1872
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$646
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$621
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$798
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$606
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$606
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1642
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$890
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1424
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$604
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$710
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2229
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$541
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1612
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$708
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$1841
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$561
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$543
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$540
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$698
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$875
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1132
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1191
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$559
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$604