Manama vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manama Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1340
$2348
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3091
$5497
🏠 One person rent
$765
$1452
🏘️ Family rent
$1313
$2508
🍽️ Food expenses
$372
$573
🚐 Transport expenses
$102
$170
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2321
$3236
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
45
90
😀 Quality of life
76
92
🏙️ Population
298K
548K

The cost of living in Manama is 43% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 4453rd and 1193rd ($1340 vs $2348) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 30th 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 12th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 1297th and 84th 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
$20.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.6
$93.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.4
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.74
$7.78
☕ Cappuccino
$4.88
$4.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$2.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$904
$1619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$568
$1133
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1636
$2982
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1009
$1988
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.1
$180
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$280
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.8
$41.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.26%
5.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2618
$4975
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1965
$4650
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.69
$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37
$107
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$33.1
$22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.59
$1.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$1.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.22
$3.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.65
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.54
$8.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.69
$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$3.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$3.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.77
$2.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.6
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.56
$2.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.31
$23.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.42
$9.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.05
$5.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.8
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.41
$2.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.5
$53.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.6
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.6
$90.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.56
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.2
$90.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.2
$96.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$403
$1414
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10985
$20557

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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

Cities near Manchester

Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$2043
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1975
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$2025
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1993
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1862
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1689
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1945
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1784
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1838
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1987
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1880
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2022
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1742
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1832
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1682
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1885
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1781
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1890
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1501
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1833
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1961
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1894
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1827
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1694
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1733
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1831
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1774
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1847
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1922
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1808
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1853
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1535
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1559
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1942
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1948
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1710
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$2035
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1860
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1854
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1831