Manama vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manama Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1237
$466
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2873
$1207
🏠 One person rent
$660
$186
🏘️ Family rent
$1136
$296
🍽️ Food expenses
$378
$170
🚐 Transport expenses
$99.7
$35.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1982
$223
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
46
55
😀 Quality of life
77
62
🏙️ Population
298K
2.11M

The cost of living in Manama is 166% more expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 4625th and 8825th ($1237 vs $466) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 48th in Bahrain and Indonesia, respectively. Check Bahrain vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Manama compared to 0.5 months in Medan. Manama ranked 1st best city to live in Bahrain vs Medan ranked 7th in Indonesia, while ranked 1191st and 5663rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Manama Medan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.59
$1.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.6
$10.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.37
$3.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.04
$1.51
☕ Cappuccino
$5.35
$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.79
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$740
$172
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$492
$86.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1322
$312
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$892
$156
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.2
$48.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$118
$75.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.7
$32.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.61%
9.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2794
$1333
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2737
$604
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.81
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.6
$9.61
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$33.1
$2.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.65
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.13
$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.56
$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.67
$9.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.01
$3.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$6.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.77
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20
$6.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.97
$1.34
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.01
$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.5
$1.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$2.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.83
$0.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.41
$0.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$71
$22.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.6
$3.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.7
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.82
$2.72
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.2
$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.5
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$304
$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8943
$10637

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Binjai
$460
67 km or 41 mi Tebing Tinggi
$461
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$472
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$449
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$488
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$423
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$654
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$552
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$563
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$754
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$701
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$657
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$653
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$554
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$704
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$756
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$592
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$681
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$509
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$789
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$731
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$866
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$609
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$584
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$570
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$643
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$519
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$592
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$386
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$689
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$807
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$503
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$771
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$1014
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$517
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$773
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$854
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$788
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$552
529 km or 329 mi Kuala Terengganu
$534