Manama vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manama New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1267
$4051
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3247
$8925
🏠 One person rent
$655
$2620
🏘️ Family rent
$1366
$4454
🍽️ Food expenses
$375
$807
🚐 Transport expenses
$134
$399
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2207
$5777
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
44
100
😀 Quality of life
72
97
🏙️ Population
298K
8.8M

The cost of living in Manama is 69% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 4400th and 5th ($1267 vs $4051) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Bahrain and the United States, respectively. Check Bahrain vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Manama compared to 1.4 months in New York City. Manama ranked 1st best city to live in Bahrain vs New York City ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 1915th and 13th among best cities to live in the world.

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Manama New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.61
$24.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.9
$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.11
$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.93
$9.78
☕ Cappuccino
$5.22
$6.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.84
$3.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$2702
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$497
$2361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1650
$5005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1097
$3996
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.2
$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$118
$187
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.4
$69.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.41%
6.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2471
$19111
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1550
$3215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.86
$2.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.8
$138
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$47.3
$27.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$4.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$6.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.66
$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.84
$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$5.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$5.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$5.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$3.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$3.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$2.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.4
$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$3.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.37
$17.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.49
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.01
$10
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.81
$7.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.42
$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.2
$144
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$19.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.1
$156
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.83
$25.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.9
$65.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.5
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$436
$1717
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10026
$20585

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$1226
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1218
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$870
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$989
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$878
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$1719
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$928
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$1810
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$548
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$541
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$561
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$537
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$558
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1586
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$556
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1457
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$546
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$713
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2309
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$507
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1503
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$716
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$2084
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$489
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$557
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$552
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$705
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$879
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1050
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1232
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$588
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$520

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Astoria
$2510
11 km or 6.8 mi Hoboken
$3280
11 km or 7.1 mi Jersey
$3002
13 km or 8.3 mi Union
$2857
14 km or 8.8 mi West New York
$2634
14 km or 8.9 mi Bayonne
$3168
15 km or 9.6 mi North Bergen
$2611
17 km or 10 mi Secaucus
$2701
17 km or 11 mi Cliffside Park
$2414
18 km or 11 mi Kearny
$2671
20 km or 12 mi Valley Stream
$2715
20 km or 13 mi Fort Lee
$2165
20 km or 13 mi Lyndhurst
$2605
22 km or 14 mi Newark
$2575
23 km or 14 mi Elizabeth
$2733
23 km or 14 mi Belleville
$2479
25 km or 15 mi Hillside
$2664
25 km or 15 mi Long Beach
$2722
25 km or 15 mi Nutley
$2493
25 km or 16 mi East Orange
$2635
25 km or 16 mi Irvington
$2622
26 km or 16 mi Rockville Centre
$2607
26 km or 16 mi Linden
$2762
26 km or 16 mi Hackensack
$2590
26 km or 16 mi Bloomfield
$2424
26 km or 16 mi Teaneck
$2641
26 km or 16 mi Carteret
$2778
26 km or 16 mi Passaic
$2646
27 km or 17 mi Roselle
$2760
27 km or 17 mi Hempstead
$2702
28 km or 17 mi Union Township
$2732
28 km or 18 mi Clifton
$2721
28 km or 18 mi Maplewood
$2691
29 km or 18 mi Montclair
$2454
29 km or 18 mi Bergenfield
$2586
29 km or 18 mi Mount Vernon
$2811
30 km or 18 mi Rahway
$2771
30 km or 18 mi Uniondale
$2578
30 km or 18 mi West Orange
$2553
30 km or 18 mi New Rochelle
$3108