Manama vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manama Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1280
$1857
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3260
$4312
🏠 One person rent
$675
$940
🏘️ Family rent
$1427
$1577
🍽️ Food expenses
$394
$575
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$187
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2298
$2742
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
46
100
😀 Quality of life
74
93
🏙️ Population
298K
1.8M

The cost of living in Manama is 31% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 4263rd and 2225th ($1280 vs $1857) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 51st in Bahrain and Canada, respectively. Check Bahrain vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Manama compared to 1.5 months in Montreal. Manama ranked 1st best city to live in Bahrain vs Montreal ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 1311th and 51st 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
$6.92
$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57
$64.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.22
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.31
$6.26
☕ Cappuccino
$5.26
$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$715
$1030
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$512
$807
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1691
$1828
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1155
$1371
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.4
$47.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$73.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.8
$40.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.7%
6.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2589
$6524
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2299
$4131
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.86
$2.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.8
$73.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$36.6
$17.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.82
$2.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$2.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$2.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.68
$3.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.57
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.39
$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$14.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$3.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$4.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$4.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.81
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.1
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.04
$2.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.44
$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.44
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$4.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.8
$4.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.36
$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$78.5
$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.6
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.8
$126
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.78
$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.8
$59.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90
$94.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$377
$639
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9896
$5725

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$349

$907

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Isa Town
$1243
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1223
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$1068
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$1056
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$897
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$1709
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$901
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$1779
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$551
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$546
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1210
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$547
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$557
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$589
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1637
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$1828
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$548
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1393
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$563
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$736
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2379
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$536
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1494
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$740
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$2240
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$548
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1196
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$529
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$547
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$544
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$723
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$904
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1540
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1844
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$634
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1239
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$597
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$514

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Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1790
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1773
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1835
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1792
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1803
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2004
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1889
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1804
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1852
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1824
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1810
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1836
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$1900
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1800
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1814
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1841
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1819
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1764
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1776
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1829
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1732
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1807
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1743
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1753
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1735
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1768
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1742
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1761
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1769
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1651
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1830
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1690
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1762
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1733
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1562
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1894
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1433
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1106
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1532
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1692