Manama vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manama Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1309
$2365
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3020
$5609
🏠 One person rent
$724
$1445
🏘️ Family rent
$1242
$2498
🍽️ Food expenses
$382
$583
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$180
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2278
$3421
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
45
90
😀 Quality of life
76
93
🏙️ Population
298K
548K

The cost of living in Manama is 45% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 4555th and 1156th ($1309 vs $2365) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 33rd in Bahrain and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Bahrain vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Manama compared to 1.4 months in Manchester. Manama ranked 1st best city to live in Bahrain vs Manchester ranked 9th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 1317th and 78th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manama vs Manchester

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Manama Manchester
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.78
$19.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.7
$93.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.44
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.02
$7.56
☕ Cappuccino
$5.22
$4.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$2.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$789
$1540
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$548
$1148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1454
$2808
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$971
$2033
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.1
$176
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$267
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.9
$43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.23%
5.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2606
$4797
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2317
$4525
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.2
$120
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$32.8
$22.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.21
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.44
$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.67
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.98
$8.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.34
$18.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$3.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$3.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$4.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$1.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.79
$2.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.8
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.43
$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.31
$20.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.43
$7.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.04
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.82
$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.38
$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.5
$49.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.6
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.2
$92.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.56
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.6
$99.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.2
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$350
$1658
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10032
$21096

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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
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$861
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$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

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Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$2080
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$2002
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$2055
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$2033
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1866
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1741
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1974
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1818
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1827
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$2079
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1904
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2046
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1718
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1870
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1686
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1907
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1846
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1928
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1496
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1857
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1991
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1925
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1841
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1674
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1754
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1861
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1787
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1882
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1951
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1855
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1893
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1519
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1567
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1998
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1940
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1730
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$2047
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1888
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1895
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1862