Manama vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manama Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1340
$543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3091
$1430
🏠 One person rent
$765
$185
🏘️ Family rent
$1313
$300
🍽️ Food expenses
$372
$258
🚐 Transport expenses
$102
$40.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2321
$173
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
45
27
😀 Quality of life
76
28
🏙️ Population
298K
42.7K

The cost of living in Manama is 147% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 4453rd and 8425th ($1340 vs $543) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th 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 0.3 months in Meru. Manama ranked 1st best city to live in Bahrain vs Meru ranked 10th in Kenya, while ranked 1297th and 8855th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manama vs Meru

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Manama Meru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.61
$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.6
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.4
$6.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.74
$2.3
☕ Cappuccino
$4.88
$2.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$0.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$904
$165
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$568
$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1636
$304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1009
$199
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.1
$29.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$45.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.8
$35.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.26%
14.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2618
$1039
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1965
$1138
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.69
$0.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37
$33.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$33.1
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.59
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.22
$1.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.65
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.54
$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.69
$5.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$0.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.77
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.6
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.56
$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.31
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.42
$2.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.05
$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.8
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.41
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.5
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.6
$7.77
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.6
$20.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.56
$3.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.2
$22.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.2
$54.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$403
$254
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10985
$10408

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$1218
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1062
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$965
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$1059
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$778
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$2015
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$917
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$2100
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$454
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$457
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$494
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$471
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$505
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1628
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$497
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1437
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$485
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$703
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2470
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$469
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1543
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$708
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$2356
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$459
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$522
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$509
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$694
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$861
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1455
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1173
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$548
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$521

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Distance City Cost of living
138 km or 85 mi Thika
$448
175 km or 109 mi Nairobi
$807
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$415
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$532
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$513
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$549
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$524
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$540
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$603
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$618
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$624
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$563
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$573
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$611
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$635
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$697
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$531
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$533
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$613
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$591
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$546
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$586
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$495
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$745
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$417
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$735
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$910
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$577
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$810
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$746
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$541
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$513
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$671
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$872
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$688
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$721
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$553
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$688
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$795
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$583