Manama vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manama New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1309
$4207
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3020
$9179
🏠 One person rent
$724
$2718
🏘️ Family rent
$1242
$4382
🍽️ Food expenses
$382
$875
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$373
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2278
$5229
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
45
100
😀 Quality of life
76
95
🏙️ Population
298K
8.8M

The cost of living in Manama is 69% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 4555th and 4th ($1309 vs $4207) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 1.2 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 1317th and 18th among best cities to live in the world.

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Manama New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.78
$23.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.7
$107
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.44
$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.02
$8.27
☕ Cappuccino
$5.22
$5.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$789
$3712
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$548
$2223
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1454
$5056
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$971
$3881
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.1
$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.9
$66.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.23%
6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2606
$17512
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2317
$9335
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.2
$134
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$32.8
$23.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.21
$4.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$6.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.44
$7.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.67
$19.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.98
$15.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.34
$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$6.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$5.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$6.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$3.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$3.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$1.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.79
$3.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.8
$18.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.43
$4.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.31
$18.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.43
$23.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.04
$13.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.82
$7.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.38
$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.5
$118
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.6
$21.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.2
$156
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.56
$40.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.6
$68.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.2
$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$350
$2132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10032
$21999

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$1192
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$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
11 km or 6.6 mi Astoria
$2850
11 km or 6.8 mi Hoboken
$3614
11 km or 7.1 mi Jersey
$3134
13 km or 8.3 mi Union
$3092
14 km or 8.8 mi West New York
$2814
14 km or 8.9 mi Bayonne
$3307
15 km or 9.6 mi North Bergen
$2803
17 km or 10 mi Secaucus
$2868
17 km or 11 mi Cliffside Park
$2738
18 km or 11 mi Kearny
$2781
20 km or 12 mi Valley Stream
$2803
20 km or 13 mi Fort Lee
$2801
20 km or 13 mi Lyndhurst
$2696
22 km or 14 mi Newark
$2750
23 km or 14 mi Elizabeth
$2792
23 km or 14 mi Belleville
$2533
25 km or 15 mi Hillside
$2717
25 km or 15 mi Long Beach
$2809
25 km or 15 mi Nutley
$2539
25 km or 16 mi East Orange
$2512
25 km or 16 mi Irvington
$2665
26 km or 16 mi Rockville Centre
$2684
26 km or 16 mi Linden
$2774
26 km or 16 mi Hackensack
$2685
26 km or 16 mi Bloomfield
$2477
26 km or 16 mi Teaneck
$2702
26 km or 16 mi Carteret
$2782
26 km or 16 mi Passaic
$2665
27 km or 17 mi Roselle
$2772
27 km or 17 mi Hempstead
$2697
28 km or 17 mi Union Township
$2734
28 km or 18 mi Clifton
$2666
28 km or 18 mi Maplewood
$2638
29 km or 18 mi Montclair
$2497
29 km or 18 mi Bergenfield
$2687
29 km or 18 mi Mount Vernon
$2863
30 km or 18 mi Rahway
$2758
30 km or 18 mi Uniondale
$2690
30 km or 18 mi West Orange
$2503
30 km or 18 mi New Rochelle
$3188