Manama vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manama Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1237
$1903
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2873
$4337
🏠 One person rent
$660
$969
🏘️ Family rent
$1136
$1582
🍽️ Food expenses
$378
$579
🚐 Transport expenses
$99.7
$191
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1982
$2945
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
46
100
😀 Quality of life
77
95
🏙️ Population
298K
1.8M

The cost of living in Manama is 35% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 4625th and 2306th ($1237 vs $1903) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 52nd in Bahrain and Canada, respectively. Check Bahrain vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Manama compared to 1.5 months in Montreal. Manama ranked 1st best city to live in Bahrain vs Montreal ranked 4th in Canada, while ranked 1191st and 46th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manama vs Montreal

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Manama Montreal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.59
$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.6
$65.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.37
$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.04
$5.78
☕ Cappuccino
$5.35
$3.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.79
$1.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$740
$1055
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$492
$839
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1322
$1821
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$892
$1381
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.2
$47.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$118
$74.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.7
$39.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.61%
5.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2794
$6195
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2737
$4493
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.81
$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.6
$72.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$33.1
$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.65
$2.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.13
$2.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.56
$3.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.67
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.01
$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$3.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$3.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$3.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$2.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.77
$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.97
$2.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.01
$11.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.5
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$5.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.83
$4.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.41
$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$71
$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.6
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.7
$133
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.82
$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.2
$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.5
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$304
$509
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8943
$4789

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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

Cities near Montreal

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1828
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1814
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1842
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1820
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1835
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2055
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1911
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1820
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1892
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1864
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1853
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1869
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$1930
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1822
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1829
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1867
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1838
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1786
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1805
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1853
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1763
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1835
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1767
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1785
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1766
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1806
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1776
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1780
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1805
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1671
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1850
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1719
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1782
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1753
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1586
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1935
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1449
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1120
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1549
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1811