Manama vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manama Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1237
$549
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2873
$1431
🏠 One person rent
$660
$175
🏘️ Family rent
$1136
$281
🍽️ Food expenses
$378
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$99.7
$42.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1982
$360
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
46
29
😀 Quality of life
77
32
🏙️ Population
298K
42.7K

The cost of living in Manama is 125% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 4625th and 8291st ($1237 vs $549) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Bahrain and Kenya, respectively. Check Bahrain vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Manama compared to 0.7 months in Meru. Manama ranked 1st best city to live in Bahrain vs Meru ranked 9th in Kenya, while ranked 1191st and 8680th 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
$6.59
$5.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.6
$38.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.37
$6.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.04
$2.31
☕ Cappuccino
$5.35
$2.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.79
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$740
$167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$492
$98.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1322
$304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$892
$181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.2
$23.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$118
$35.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.7
$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.61%
15.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2794
$1175
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2737
$1345
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.81
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.6
$28.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$33.1
$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.65
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.13
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.56
$1.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.67
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.01
$6.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$5.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$3.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.77
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.97
$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.01
$3.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.5
$2.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$3.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.83
$1.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.41
$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$71
$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.6
$7.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.7
$21.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.82
$3.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.2
$19.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.5
$68.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$304
$222
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8943
$8839

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Isa Town
$1230
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1201
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$908
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$1008
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$873
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$1770
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$930
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$1849
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$453
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$477
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1283
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$530
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$503
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$553
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1627
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$529
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1454
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$530
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$730
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2514
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$483
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1419
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$726
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$2521
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$463
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$549
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$542
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$719
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$889
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1449
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1228
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$571
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$534

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Distance City Cost of living
138 km or 85 mi Thika
$460
175 km or 109 mi Nairobi
$811
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$420
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$503
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$528
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$543
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$511
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$533
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$623
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$612
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$654
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$548
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$582
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$596
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$658
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$717
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$578
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$552
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$656
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$627
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$567
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$609
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$526
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$724
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$421
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$799
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$1031
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$617
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$833
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$802
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$567
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$527
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$597
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$758
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$687
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$715
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$499
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$687
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$820
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$524