Manama vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manama Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1375
$500
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3148
$1369
🏠 One person rent
$807
$200
🏘️ Family rent
$1414
$417
🍽️ Food expenses
$396
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.6
$39.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2188
$269
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
44
52
😀 Quality of life
70
45
🏙️ Population
157K
2.11M

The cost of living in Manama is 175% more expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 3950th and 8502nd ($1375 vs $500) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 35th 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 14th in Indonesia, while ranked 3031st and 6617th among best cities to live in the world.

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Manama Medan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.12
$2.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.3
$11.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.49
$3.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$11.4
$2.77
☕ Cappuccino
$5.68
$1.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$798
$190
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$612
$115
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1690
$449
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1068
$296
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$41
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$183
$62.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.5
$28.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.85%
11.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2294
$1660
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1484
$636
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.1
$6.93
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.8
$3.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.41
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.2
$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.98
$1.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.82
$5.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.49
$2.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.47
$8.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.14
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21.2
$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.29
$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.29
$2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.48
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.01
$2.51
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.8
$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.16
$0.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.2
$25.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.6
$3.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.3
$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.56
$2.87
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.5
$58.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$404
$63.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10676
$11223

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$1327
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$1285
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$959
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$1005
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$868
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$1810
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$910
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$1872
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$646
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$621
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$798
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$606
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$606
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1642
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$890
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1424
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$604
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$710
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2229
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$541
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1612
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$708
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$1841
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$561
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$543
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$540
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$698
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$875
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1132
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1191
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$559
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$604

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Binjai
$483
67 km or 41 mi Tebing Tinggi
$485
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$499
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$472
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$515
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$443
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$565
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$638
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$596
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$566
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$578
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$550
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$544
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$587
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$553
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$650
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$496
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$582
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$453
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$644
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$645
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$743
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$539
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$480
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$487
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$545
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$554
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$520
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$403
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$602
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$697
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$558
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$611
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$870
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$455
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$653
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$739
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$609
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$482
529 km or 329 mi Kuala Terengganu
$465