Manama vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manama Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1340
$807
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3091
$2035
🏠 One person rent
$765
$305
🏘️ Family rent
$1313
$518
🍽️ Food expenses
$372
$276
🚐 Transport expenses
$102
$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2321
$228
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
45
67
😀 Quality of life
76
59
🏙️ Population
298K
5.55M

The cost of living in Manama is 66% more expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 4453rd and 6736th ($1340 vs $807) 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 1.7 months in Manama compared to 0.3 months in Nairobi. Manama ranked 1st best city to live in Bahrain vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 1297th and 6034th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manama vs Nairobi

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Manama Nairobi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.61
$5.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.6
$34.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.4
$6.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.74
$2.32
☕ Cappuccino
$4.88
$2.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$0.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$904
$383
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$568
$205
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1636
$704
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1009
$371
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.1
$29.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$45.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.8
$35.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.26%
14.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2618
$1533
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1965
$900
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.69
$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37
$35.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$33.1
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.59
$1.48
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$0.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.22
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.65
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.54
$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.69
$6.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$3.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$0.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.77
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.6
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.56
$2.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.31
$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.42
$3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.05
$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.8
$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.41
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.5
$47.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.6
$7.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.6
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.56
$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.2
$22.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.2
$54.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$403
$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10985
$10471

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Isa Town
$1218
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1062
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$965
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$1059
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$778
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$2015
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$917
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$2100
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$454
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$457
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$494
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$471
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$505
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1628
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$497
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1437
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$485
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$703
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2470
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$469
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1543
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$708
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$2356
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$459
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$522
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$509
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$694
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$861
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1455
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1173
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$548
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$521

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$448
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$415
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$532
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$543
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$618
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$540
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$513
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$549
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$524
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$603
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$624
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$563
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$611
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$573
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$613
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$533
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$635
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$697
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$531
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$495
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$546
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$586
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$417
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$735
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$591
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$688
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$671
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$872
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$688
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$541
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$583
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$810
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$553
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$689
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$447
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$691
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$690
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$577
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$533
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$795