Manama vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manama Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1267
$2357
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3247
$5959
🏠 One person rent
$655
$1338
🏘️ Family rent
$1366
$2858
🍽️ Food expenses
$375
$620
🚐 Transport expenses
$134
$261
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2207
$3414
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
44
99
😀 Quality of life
72
95
🏙️ Population
298K
2.15M

The cost of living in Manama is 46% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 4400th and 998th ($1267 vs $2357) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Bahrain and France, respectively. Check Bahrain vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Manama compared to 1.4 months in Paris. Manama ranked 1st best city to live in Bahrain vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 1915th and 22nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manama vs Paris

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Manama Paris
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.61
$19.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.9
$69.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.11
$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.93
$8.18
 Cappuccino
$5.22
$4.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.84
$4.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$1451
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$497
$1077
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1650
$3334
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1097
$2404
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.2
$154
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$118
$237
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.4
$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.41%
3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2471
$13808
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1550
$9821
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.86
$2.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.8
$94.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$47.3
$23.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$2.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$1.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.66
$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$21.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.84
$16.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$23.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$3.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$3.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$2.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$2.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.4
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.37
$13.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.49
$4.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.01
$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.81
$3.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.42
$2.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.2
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.1
$30.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.83
$20
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.9
$109
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.5
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$436
$792
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10026
$18941

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Isa Town
$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
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Ivry-sur-Seine
$1414
6.4 km or 4 mi Aubervilliers
$1755
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Montreuil
$1743
7 km or 4.3 mi Neuilly-sur-Seine
$2226
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Asnieres-sur-Seine
$1943
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Vitry-sur-Seine
$1558
8.4 km or 5.2 mi Boulogne-Billancourt
$2158
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Courbevoie
$1984
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Bobigny
$1659
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Saint-Denis
$1799
9.5 km or 5.9 mi La Garenne-Colombes
$1905
11 km or 7.1 mi Nanterre
$1725
12 km or 7.2 mi Creteil
$1630
12 km or 7.5 mi Rueil-Malmaison
$1701
13 km or 7.9 mi Argenteuil
$1826
13 km or 8 mi Champigny-sur-Marne
$1686
13 km or 8.1 mi Chaville
$1682
14 km or 8.5 mi Aulnay-sous-Bois
$1691
15 km or 9.4 mi Massy
$1669
17 km or 11 mi Versailles
$1894
23 km or 14 mi Guyancourt
$1699
24 km or 15 mi Acheres
$1628
32 km or 20 mi Cergy
$1309
34 km or 21 mi Savigny-le-Temple
$1532
42 km or 26 mi Melun
$1423
45 km or 28 mi Rambouillet
$1643
67 km or 42 mi Beauvais
$1312
71 km or 44 mi Compiegne
$1397
73 km or 46 mi Dreux
$1370
78 km or 49 mi Chartres
$1320
111 km or 69 mi Orleans
$1195
112 km or 69 mi Rouen
$1221
115 km or 72 mi Amiens
$1244
130 km or 81 mi Reims
$1448
141 km or 88 mi Troyes
$1262
148 km or 92 mi Chalons-en-Champagne
$1607
148 km or 92 mi Auxerre
$1349
150 km or 93 mi Dieppe
$1474
158 km or 98 mi Lisieux
$1286
162 km or 101 mi Arras
$1395