Manama vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manama Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1280
$481
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3260
$1335
🏠 One person rent
$675
$187
🏘️ Family rent
$1427
$394
🍽️ Food expenses
$394
$189
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$35.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2298
$262
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
46
53
😀 Quality of life
74
44
🏙️ Population
298K
2.11M

The cost of living in Manama is 166% more expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 4263rd and 8745th ($1280 vs $481) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 47th in Bahrain and Indonesia, respectively. Check Bahrain vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Manama compared to 0.5 months in Medan. Manama ranked 1st best city to live in Bahrain vs Medan ranked 14th in Indonesia, while ranked 1311th and 6633rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Manama Medan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.92
$1.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57
$12.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.22
$3.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.31
$2.39
☕ Cappuccino
$5.26
$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$715
$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$512
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1691
$469
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1155
$265
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.4
$40.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$62.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.8
$26.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.7%
9.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2589
$1337
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2299
$614
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.86
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.8
$8.02
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$36.6
$2.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.82
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.68
$1.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.57
$8.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.39
$3.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$6.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.81
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.1
$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.04
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.44
$2.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.44
$2.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$2.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.8
$0.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.36
$0.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$78.5
$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.6
$3.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.8
$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.78
$2.73
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.8
$55.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$377
$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9896
$10763

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$1056
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$897
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$1709
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$901
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$1779
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$551
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$546
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1210
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$547
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$557
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$589
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1637
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$1828
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$548
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1393
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$563
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$736
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2379
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$536
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1494
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$740
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$2240
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$548
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1196
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$529
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$547
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$544
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$723
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$904
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1540
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1844
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$634
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1239
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$597
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$514

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Binjai
$470
67 km or 41 mi Tebing Tinggi
$474
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$486
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$461
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$503
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$435
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$631
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$695
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$582
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$620
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$619
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$628
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$605
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$571
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$670
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$719
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$560
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$645
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$490
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$714
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$701
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$810
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$585
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$532
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$536
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$604
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$543
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$570
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$398
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$669
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$772
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$542
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$682
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$940
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$485
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$792
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$782
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$703
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$529
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$501