Manama vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manama Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1237
$2265
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2873
$5312
🏠 One person rent
$660
$1378
🏘️ Family rent
$1136
$2219
🍽️ Food expenses
$378
$544
🚐 Transport expenses
$99.7
$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1982
$3266
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
46
91
😀 Quality of life
77
93
🏙️ Population
298K
548K

The cost of living in Manama is 45% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 4625th and 1330th ($1237 vs $2265) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 39th 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 1.6 months in Manama compared to 1.4 months in Manchester. Manama ranked 1st best city to live in Bahrain vs Manchester ranked 10th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 1191st and 107th among best cities to live in the world.

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Manama Manchester
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.59
$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.6
$81.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.37
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.04
$7.26
☕ Cappuccino
$5.35
$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.79
$2.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$740
$1608
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$492
$1050
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1322
$2460
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$892
$1770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.2
$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$118
$271
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.7
$39.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.61%
6.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2794
$5680
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2737
$3963
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.81
$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.6
$120
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$33.1
$26.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$1.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.65
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.13
$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.56
$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.67
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.01
$9.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$3.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$3.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$3.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.77
$2.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.97
$2.42
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.01
$17.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.5
$6.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$4.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.83
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.41
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$71
$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.6
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.7
$89.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.82
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.2
$96.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.5
$93.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$304
$1945
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8943
$20873

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Isa Town
$1230
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1201
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$908
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$1008
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$873
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$1770
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$930
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$1849
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$453
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$477
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1283
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$530
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$503
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$553
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1627
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$529
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1454
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$530
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$730
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2514
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$483
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1419
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$726
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$2521
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$463
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$549
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$542
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$719
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$889
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1449
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1228
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$571
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$534

Cities near Manchester

Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$2034
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1921
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$2001
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1968
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1803
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1698
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1918
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1759
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1788
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$2040
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1835
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2011
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1723
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1828
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1680
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1873
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1866
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1883
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1513
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1834
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1968
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1887
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1783
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1578
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1652
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1822
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1746
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1833
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1897
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1850
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1832
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1484
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1507
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1937
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1890
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1633
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$2023
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1834
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1831
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1804