Manama vs Maputo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manama Maputo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1309
$966
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3020
$2229
🏠 One person rent
$724
$466
🏘️ Family rent
$1242
$741
🍽️ Food expenses
$382
$327
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$85.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2278
$129
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
1 km
🎓 Higher education
45
30
😀 Quality of life
76
42
🏙️ Population
298K
1.13M

The cost of living in Manama is 36% more expensive than in Maputo. Cities ranked 4555th and 5915th ($1309 vs $966) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Bahrain and Mozambique, respectively. Check Bahrain vs Mozambique comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Manama compared to 0.1 months in Maputo. Manama ranked 1st best city to live in Bahrain vs Maputo ranked 1st in Mozambique, while ranked 1317th and 7630th among best cities to live in the world.

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Manama Maputo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.78
$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.7
$58.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.44
$7.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.02
$1.57
☕ Cappuccino
$5.22
$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$789
$482
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$548
$293
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1454
$851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$971
$511
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.1
$52.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$80.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.9
$82.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.23%
24.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2606
$4210
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2317
$2095
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.2
$14.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$32.8
$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.21
$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.44
$2.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.67
$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.98
$5.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.34
$5.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$0.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.79
$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.8
$8.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.43
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.31
$2.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.43
$4.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.04
$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.82
$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.38
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.5
$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.6
$7.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.2
$35.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.56
$5.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.6
$51.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.2
$78.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$350
$143
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10032
$5840

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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
12 km or 7.7 mi Matola
$916
136 km or 85 mi Manzini
$511
144 km or 90 mi Xai-Xai
$950
148 km or 92 mi Mbabane
$652
272 km or 169 mi Vryheid
$912
310 km or 193 mi Middelburg
$899
318 km or 197 mi Bethal
$910
415 km or 258 mi Springs
$792
426 km or 265 mi Benoni
$892
439 km or 273 mi Centurion
$967
440 km or 273 mi Pretoria
$1049
453 km or 281 mi Sandton
$1089
454 km or 282 mi Johannesburg
$1171
457 km or 284 mi Randburg
$958
460 km or 286 mi Pietermaritzburg
$716
464 km or 288 mi Durban
$948
471 km or 292 mi Vereeniging
$765
472 km or 293 mi Soweto
$1057
480 km or 299 mi Vanderbijlpark
$865
483 km or 300 mi Brits
$950
534 km or 332 mi Butha-Buthe
$604
536 km or 333 mi Rustenburg
$1017
553 km or 343 mi Potchefstroom
$791
564 km or 351 mi Kroonstad
$875
598 km or 371 mi Teyateyaneng
$573
598 km or 372 mi Klerksdorp
$826
624 km or 388 mi Welkom
$826
628 km or 390 mi Maseru
$681
661 km or 411 mi Mahalapye
$628
667 km or 414 mi Palapye
$551
674 km or 419 mi Masvingo
$861
680 km or 422 mi Mafeteng
$630
685 km or 425 mi Gaborone
$731
695 km or 432 mi Mmabatho
$901
697 km or 433 mi Lobatse
$697
712 km or 443 mi Serowe
$583
715 km or 444 mi Beira
$1000
720 km or 447 mi Bloemfontein
$763
730 km or 453 mi Mthatha
$952
732 km or 455 mi Molepolole
$662