Manama vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manama Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1375
$1821
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3148
$4326
🏠 One person rent
$807
$928
🏘️ Family rent
$1414
$1624
🍽️ Food expenses
$396
$569
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.6
$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2188
$2722
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
44
100
😀 Quality of life
70
95
🏙️ Population
157K
1.76M

The cost of living in Manama is 24% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 3950th and 2281st ($1375 vs $1821) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 76th 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 1st in Canada, while ranked 3031st and 30th 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
$8.12
$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.3
$69.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.49
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$11.4
$6.11
☕ Cappuccino
$5.68
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$798
$1044
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$612
$780
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1690
$1952
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1068
$1385
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$52
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$183
$81.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.5
$43.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.85%
6.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2294
$7593
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1484
$4320
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.1
$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.8
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.41
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.2
$2.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.98
$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.82
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.49
$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.47
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$3.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$3.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$4.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.14
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21.2
$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.29
$3.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.29
$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.48
$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.01
$4.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.8
$4.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.16
$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.2
$31.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.6
$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.3
$119
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.56
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.5
$62.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$90
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$404
$703
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10676
$7624

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Isa Town
$1327
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1285
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$959
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$1005
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$868
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$1810
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$910
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$1872
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$646
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$621
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$798
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$606
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$606
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1642
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$890
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1424
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$604
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$710
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2229
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$541
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1612
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$708
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$1841
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$561
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$543
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$540
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$698
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$875
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1132
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1191
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$559
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$604

Cities near Montreal

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1869
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1808
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1962
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1821
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1840
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2105
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1949
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1882
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1912
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1888
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1846
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1924
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$1874
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1874
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1835
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1841
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1846
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1835
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1820
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1906
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1813
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1845
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1783
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1808
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1772
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1827
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1816
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1808
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1847
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1659
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1894
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1705
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1797
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1757
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1626
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$2014
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1397
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1158
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1558
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1576