Manama vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manama Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1237
$811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2873
$2043
🏠 One person rent
$660
$286
🏘️ Family rent
$1136
$478
🍽️ Food expenses
$378
$286
🚐 Transport expenses
$99.7
$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1982
$181
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
46
68
😀 Quality of life
77
58
🏙️ Population
298K
5.55M

The cost of living in Manama is 53% more expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 4625th and 6622nd ($1237 vs $811) 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 1.6 months in Manama compared to 0.2 months in Nairobi. Manama ranked 1st best city to live in Bahrain vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 1191st and 6071st among best cities to live in the world.

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Manama Nairobi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.59
$5.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.6
$38.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.37
$6.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.04
$2.33
☕ Cappuccino
$5.35
$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.79
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$740
$399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$492
$179
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1322
$726
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$892
$322
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.2
$23.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$118
$35.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.7
$39.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.61%
15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2794
$1979
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2737
$1111
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.81
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.6
$31.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$33.1
$17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$1.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.65
$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.13
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.56
$1.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.67
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.01
$6.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$5.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.77
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.97
$2.2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.01
$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.5
$2.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$3.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.83
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.41
$1.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$71
$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.6
$7.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.7
$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.82
$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.2
$19.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.5
$67.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$304
$225
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8943
$8707

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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
$1201
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$908
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$1008
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$873
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$1770
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$930
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$1849
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$453
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$477
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1283
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$530
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$503
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$553
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1627
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$529
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1454
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$530
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$730
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2514
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$483
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1419
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$726
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$2521
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$463
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$549
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$542
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$719
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$889
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1449
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1228
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$571
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$534

Cities near Nairobi

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$460
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$420
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$503
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$549
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$612
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$533
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$528
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$543
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$511
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$623
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$654
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$548
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$596
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$582
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$656
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$552
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$658
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$717
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$578
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$526
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$567
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$609
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$421
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$799
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$627
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$687
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$597
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$758
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$687
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$567
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$524
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$833
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$499
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$686
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$412
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$689
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$688
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$617
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$491
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$820