Manama vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manama Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1267
$2137
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3247
$5153
🏠 One person rent
$655
$1275
🏘️ Family rent
$1366
$2202
🍽️ Food expenses
$375
$530
🚐 Transport expenses
$134
$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2207
$3299
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
44
91
😀 Quality of life
72
92
🏙️ Population
298K
548K

The cost of living in Manama is 41% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 4400th and 1500th ($1267 vs $2137) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 53rd 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 1.5 months in Manchester. Manama ranked 1st best city to live in Bahrain vs Manchester ranked 8th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 1915th and 76th 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
$6.61
$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.9
$78.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.11
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.93
$6.48
☕ Cappuccino
$5.22
$4.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.84
$2.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$1425
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$497
$953
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1650
$2281
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1097
$1768
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.2
$191
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$118
$296
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.4
$36.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.41%
5.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2471
$5337
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1550
$3610
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.86
$2.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.8
$112
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$47.3
$25.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$2.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.66
$3.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.84
$8.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$3.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$3.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$2.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.4
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$2.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.37
$16.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.49
$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.01
$5.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.81
$2.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.42
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.2
$35.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.1
$91.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.83
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.9
$85.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.5
$90.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$436
$1753
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10026
$17390

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Isa Town
$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
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$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

Cities near Manchester

Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$1936
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1877
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$1910
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1894
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1793
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1722
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1849
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1592
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1776
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1852
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1802
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2069
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1659
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1752
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1529
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1824
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1860
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1844
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1493
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1761
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$2098
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1898
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1780
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1552
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1585
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1776
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1670
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1788
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1853
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1804
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1789
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1712
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1449
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1889
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1809
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1614
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$1957
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1784
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1797
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1761