Manama vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manama Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1266
$743
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3257
$2026
🏠 One person rent
$653
$269
🏘️ Family rent
$1372
$622
🍽️ Food expenses
$376
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$135
$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2216
$399
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
44
67
😀 Quality of life
72
57
🏙️ Population
298K
5.55M

The cost of living in Manama is 70% more expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 4409th and 6698th ($1266 vs $743) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Bahrain and Kenya, respectively. Check Bahrain vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Manama compared to 0.5 months in Nairobi. Manama ranked 1st best city to live in Bahrain vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 1904th and 5626th among best cities to live in the world.

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Manama Nairobi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.7
$3.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.9
$26.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.24
$5.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8
$2.2
 Cappuccino
$5.2
$2.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$705
$367
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$494
$164
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1649
$1025
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1105
$423
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.8
$25.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$118
$38.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.2
$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.42%
14.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2454
$1547
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1555
$1135
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.86
$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.4
$34.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$47.7
$13
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.54
$1.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.55
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.65
$1.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.32
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.92
$6.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$5.15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.03
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.2
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.62
$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.36
$2.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.43
$3.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.96
$3.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.8
$0.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.37
$1.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$72.2
$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.6
$6.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.7
$22.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.81
$5.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.1
$19
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.3
$58.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$437
$166
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10147
$8239

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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
$1219
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$871
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$991
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$876
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$1726
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$784
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$929
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$1799
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$547
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$540
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1265
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$560
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$539
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1628
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$558
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1588
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$1803
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$556
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1454
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$543
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$713
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2313
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$509
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1499
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$715
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$2082
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1769
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$490
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$557
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$551
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$707
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$881
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1609
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1047
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1228
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$589
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$523

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$569
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$481
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$494
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$536
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$545
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$547
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$460
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$516
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$483
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$580
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$583
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$502
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$560
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$512
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$467
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$596
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$643
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$704
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$561
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$566
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$676
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$733
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$641
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$583
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$509
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$621
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$721
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$509
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$572
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$544
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$781
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$595
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$507
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$438
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$511
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$509
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$576
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$581
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$768