Manama vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manama Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1267
$535
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3247
$1499
🏠 One person rent
$655
$177
🏘️ Family rent
$1366
$411
🍽️ Food expenses
$375
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$134
$38.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2207
$443
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
44
30
😀 Quality of life
72
25
🏙️ Population
298K
42.7K

The cost of living in Manama is 137% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 4400th and 8393rd ($1267 vs $535) 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 1915th and 8584th 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
$3.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.9
$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.11
$5.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.93
$2.33
☕ Cappuccino
$5.22
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.84
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$191
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$497
$102
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1650
$648
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1097
$269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.2
$17.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$118
$26.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.4
$40.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.41%
14.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2471
$1063
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1550
$1352
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.86
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.8
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$47.3
$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.66
$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.84
$6.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$5.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.4
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.37
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.49
$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.01
$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.81
$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.42
$1.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.2
$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$6.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.1
$21.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.83
$3.94
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.9
$19.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.5
$66.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$436
$166
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10026
$8360

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5.9 km or 3.7 mi Isa Town
$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
138 km or 85 mi Thika
$571
175 km or 109 mi Nairobi
$745
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$482
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$493
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$460
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$518
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$483
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$548
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$581
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$543
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$583
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$502
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$511
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$560
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$643
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$707
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$559
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$601
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$466
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$579
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$675
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$736
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$564
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$711
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$639
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$810
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$576
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$784
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$590
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$568
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$520
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$622
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$723
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$509
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$719
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$598
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$509
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$768
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$545