Kobe vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kobe Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1185
$1340
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2857
$3091
🏠 One person rent
$519
$765
🏘️ Family rent
$877
$1313
🍽️ Food expenses
$424
$372
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1748
$2321
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
91
45
😀 Quality of life
94
76
🏙️ Population
1.52M
298K

The cost of living in Kobe is 12% less expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 4788th and 4453rd ($1185 vs $1340) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 1st in Japan and Bahrain, respectively. Check Japan vs Bahrain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Kobe compared to 1.7 months in Manama. Kobe ranked 5th best city to live in Japan vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 40th and 1297th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kobe vs Manama

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Kobe Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.42
$6.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$52.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.76
$7.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.43
$6.74
☕ Cappuccino
$2.42
$4.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.02
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$483
$904
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$362
$568
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$882
$1636
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$644
$1009
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$94.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.4
$35.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.08%
6.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4306
$2618
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2819
$1965
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.44
$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.7
$37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.4
$33.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$0.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.25
$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$8.65
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$6.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$28.9
$8.69
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.06
$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.98
$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$1.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.76
$18.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$3.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.42
$5.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.35
$5.42
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.26
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.99
$2.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$3.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.9
$63.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.3
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$39.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.2
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.3
$51.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$45.5
$88.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$320
$403
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10496
$10985

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Ashiya
$1012
15 km or 9 mi Nishinomiya
$1066
18 km or 11 mi Akashi
$1141
20 km or 13 mi Takarazuka
$1024
20 km or 13 mi Amagasaki
$1059
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1031
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$1021
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1010
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1014
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$996
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$988
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$1042
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$991
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1004
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1254
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$997
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$1028
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$982
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$1020
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1099
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1046
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$997
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1063
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1035
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1007
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$1033
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$1039
35 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1026
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$1034
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$975
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$1026
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$946
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1010
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$1046
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$1056
38 km or 23 mi Awaji
$1119
38 km or 24 mi Ibaraki
$986
38 km or 24 mi Higashiosaka
$1044
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$989
39 km or 24 mi Yao
$1038

Cities near Manama

Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Isa Town
$1218
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1062
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$965
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$1059
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$778
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$2015
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$917
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$2100
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$454
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$457
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$494
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$471
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$505
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1628
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$497
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1437
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$485
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$703
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2470
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$469
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1543
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$708
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$2356
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$459
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$522
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$509
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$694
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$861
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1455
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1173
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$548
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$521