Manama vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manama Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1267
$717
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3247
$1821
🏠 One person rent
$655
$350
🏘️ Family rent
$1366
$629
🍽️ Food expenses
$375
$246
🚐 Transport expenses
$134
$45.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2207
$641
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
44
62
😀 Quality of life
72
67
🏙️ Population
298K
1.99M

The cost of living in Manama is 77% more expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 4400th and 6834th ($1267 vs $717) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Bahrain and Belarus, respectively. Check Bahrain vs Belarus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Manama compared to 0.9 months in Minsk. Manama ranked 1st best city to live in Bahrain vs Minsk ranked 1st in Belarus, while ranked 1915th and 3775th among best cities to live in the world.

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Manama Minsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.61
$9.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.9
$30.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.11
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.93
$1.51
☕ Cappuccino
$5.22
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.84
$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$435
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$497
$271
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1650
$787
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1097
$510
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.2
$34.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$118
$53
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.4
$10.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.41%
14.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2471
$1923
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1550
$1217
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.86
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.8
$15.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$47.3
$3.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.66
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$6.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.84
$3.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$7.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$2.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$0.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.4
$7.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.37
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.49
$5.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.01
$2.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.81
$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.42
$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.2
$31.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$4.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.1
$11
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.83
$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.9
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.5
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$436
$302
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10026
$10290

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Distance City Cost of living
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

Cities near Minsk

Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$563
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$516
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$437
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1341
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$467
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$950
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$298
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$437
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$899
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$871
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$390
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$856
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1191
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$469
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$886
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$902
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$817
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1061
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$1002
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$461
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$946
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$527
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1057
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$999
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$1113
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$422
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$916
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1111
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$418
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$487
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$856
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$931
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1169
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1042
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$529
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1118
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1377
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$893
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$1042
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$795