Manama vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manama Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1309
$836
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3020
$2112
🏠 One person rent
$724
$408
🏘️ Family rent
$1242
$716
🍽️ Food expenses
$382
$295
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$54
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2278
$632
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
45
59
😀 Quality of life
76
68
🏙️ Population
298K
2M

The cost of living in Manama is 57% more expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 4555th and 6618th ($1309 vs $836) 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 0.8 months in Minsk. Manama ranked 1st best city to live in Bahrain vs Minsk ranked 1st in Belarus, while ranked 1317th and 4692nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Manama Minsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.78
$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.7
$38.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.44
$6.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.02
$1.36
☕ Cappuccino
$5.22
$1.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$789
$494
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$548
$329
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1454
$888
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$971
$591
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.1
$35.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$54.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.9
$11
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.23%
15.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2606
$2225
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2317
$1419
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.2
$17.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$32.8
$4.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.21
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.44
$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.67
$7.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.98
$4.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.34
$8.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.79
$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.8
$8.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.43
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.31
$2.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.43
$6.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.04
$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.82
$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.38
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.5
$34.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.6
$5.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.2
$14.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.56
$4.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.6
$44
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.2
$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$350
$353
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10032
$12897

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5.9 km or 3.7 mi Isa Town
$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
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$628
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$568
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$450
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1461
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$622
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$1003
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$335
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$484
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$952
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$907
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$399
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$890
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1279
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$545
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$947
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$1012
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$853
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1133
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$1214
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$589
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$912
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$589
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1184
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$1001
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$1109
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$500
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$1062
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1027
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$405
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$554
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$908
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$1028
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1248
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1188
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$562
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1220
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1423
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$944
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$903
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$882