Manama vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manama Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1267
$519
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3247
$1426
🏠 One person rent
$655
$204
🏘️ Family rent
$1366
$428
🍽️ Food expenses
$375
$191
🚐 Transport expenses
$134
$44.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2207
$315
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
44
52
😀 Quality of life
72
43
🏙️ Population
298K
2.11M

The cost of living in Manama is 144% more expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 4400th and 8536th ($1267 vs $519) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 38th in Bahrain and Indonesia, respectively. Check Bahrain vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Manama compared to 0.6 months in Medan. Manama ranked 1st best city to live in Bahrain vs Medan ranked 14th in Indonesia, while ranked 1915th and 6659th among best cities to live in the world.

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Manama Medan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.61
$2.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.9
$11.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.11
$3.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.93
$3.02
☕ Cappuccino
$5.22
$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.84
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$190
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$497
$116
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1650
$456
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1097
$302
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.2
$42.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$118
$65
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.4
$29.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.41%
10.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2471
$1907
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1550
$661
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.86
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.8
$9.09
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$47.3
$4.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.66
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$4.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.84
$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$7.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.4
$19.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.37
$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.49
$2.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.01
$2.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.81
$0.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.42
$0.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.2
$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$3.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.1
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.83
$2.98
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.9
$60.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.5
$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$436
$85.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10026
$11482

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$1226
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1218
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$870
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$989
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$878
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$1719
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$928
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$1810
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$548
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$541
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$561
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$537
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$558
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1586
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$556
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1457
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$546
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$713
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2309
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$507
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1503
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$716
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$2084
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$489
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$557
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$552
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$705
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$879
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1050
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1232
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$588
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$520

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Binjai
$503
67 km or 41 mi Tebing Tinggi
$504
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$518
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$490
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$538
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$461
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$673
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$759
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$624
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$669
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$671
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$670
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$637
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$613
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$729
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$742
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$594
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$687
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$523
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$732
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$738
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$892
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$617
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$571
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$563
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$630
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$585
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$561
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$421
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$699
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$799
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$590
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$752
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$985
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$517
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$822
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$807
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$750
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$518
529 km or 329 mi Kuala Terengganu
$544