Manama vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manama Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1309
$542
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3020
$1408
🏠 One person rent
$724
$179
🏘️ Family rent
$1242
$284
🍽️ Food expenses
$382
$263
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$39.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2278
$415
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
45
27
😀 Quality of life
76
32
🏙️ Population
298K
42.7K

The cost of living in Manama is 141% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 4555th and 8447th ($1309 vs $542) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Bahrain and Kenya, respectively. Check Bahrain vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Manama compared to 0.8 months in Meru. Manama ranked 1st best city to live in Bahrain vs Meru ranked 9th in Kenya, while ranked 1317th and 8725th among best cities to live in the world.

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Manama Meru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.78
$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.7
$39
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.44
$6.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.02
$2.34
☕ Cappuccino
$5.22
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$789
$165
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$548
$103
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1454
$304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$971
$183
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.1
$25.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$39.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.9
$37.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.23%
15.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2606
$1070
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2317
$1158
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.2
$28.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$32.8
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.21
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.44
$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.67
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.98
$6.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.34
$4.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$0.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.79
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.8
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.43
$2.14
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.31
$3.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.43
$2.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.04
$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.82
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.38
$1.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.5
$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.6
$7.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.2
$21.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.56
$3.51
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.6
$19.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.2
$59.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$350
$220
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10032
$9031

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$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
138 km or 85 mi Thika
$455
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$797
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$419
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$508
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$520
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$533
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$505
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$523
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$624
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$602
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$651
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$553
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$593
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$604
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$670
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$722
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$563
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$544
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$623
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$627
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$551
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$588
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$506
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$743
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$408
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$763
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$996
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$617
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$825
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$775
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$572
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$528
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$620
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$811
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$691
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$724
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$518
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$693
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$810
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$544