Manama vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manama Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1309
$797
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3020
$1994
🏠 One person rent
$724
$296
🏘️ Family rent
$1242
$498
🍽️ Food expenses
$382
$280
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2278
$208
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
45
67
😀 Quality of life
76
58
🏙️ Population
298K
5.55M

The cost of living in Manama is 64% more expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 4555th and 6763rd ($1309 vs $797) 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 1317th and 6139th among best cities to live in the world.

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Manama Nairobi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.78
$5.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.7
$39.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.44
$6.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.02
$2.35
☕ Cappuccino
$5.22
$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$789
$395
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$548
$192
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1454
$697
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$971
$351
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.1
$25.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$39.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.9
$38
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.23%
15.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2606
$1677
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2317
$943
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.2
$30.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$32.8
$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.21
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.44
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.67
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.98
$6.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.34
$5.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.79
$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.8
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.43
$2.14
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.31
$3.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.43
$2.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.04
$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.82
$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.38
$1.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.5
$45.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.6
$7.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.2
$16.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.56
$4.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.6
$19.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.2
$59.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$350
$221
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10032
$9106

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5.9 km or 3.7 mi Isa Town
$1192
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1109
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$931
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$1037
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$823
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$1923
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$928
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$2014
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$465
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$489
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$545
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$523
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$565
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1632
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$541
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1461
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$547
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$707
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2420
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$492
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1473
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$711
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$2183
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$487
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$556
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$551
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$698
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$861
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1457
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1214
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$571
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$545

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$455
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$419
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$508
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$542
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$602
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$523
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$520
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$533
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$505
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$624
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$651
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$553
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$604
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$593
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$623
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$544
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$670
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$722
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$563
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$506
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$551
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$588
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$408
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$763
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$627
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$691
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$620
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$811
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$693
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$572
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$544
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$825
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$518
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$692
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$409
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$694
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$691
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$617
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$507
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$810