Manama vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manama Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1280
$2267
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3260
$5517
🏠 One person rent
$675
$1318
🏘️ Family rent
$1427
$2636
🍽️ Food expenses
$394
$562
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$253
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2298
$3146
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
46
99
😀 Quality of life
74
95
🏙️ Population
298K
2.15M

The cost of living in Manama is 44% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 4263rd and 1222nd ($1280 vs $2267) 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 1.8 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 1311th and 25th 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
$6.92
$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57
$61.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.22
$12.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.31
$7.55
☕ Cappuccino
$5.26
$4.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$3.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$715
$1388
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$512
$1086
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1691
$3084
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1155
$2210
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.4
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.8
$32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.7%
3.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2589
$12726
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2299
$8943
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.86
$2.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.8
$90.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$36.6
$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.82
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$2.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.68
$5.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.57
$20.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.39
$13.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$2.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$3.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$4.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$2.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.81
$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.1
$9.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.04
$2.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.44
$12.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.44
$4.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.8
$2.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.36
$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$78.5
$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.6
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.8
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.78
$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.8
$109
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$377
$738
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9896
$16193

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Isa Town
$1243
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1223
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$1068
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$1056
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$897
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$1709
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$901
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$1779
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$551
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$546
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1210
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$547
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$557
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$589
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1637
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$1828
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$548
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1393
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$563
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$736
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2379
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$536
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1494
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$740
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$2240
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$548
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1196
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$529
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$547
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$544
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$723
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$904
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1540
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1844
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$634
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1239
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$597
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$514

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Distance City Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Ivry-sur-Seine
$1276
6.4 km or 4 mi Aubervilliers
$1693
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Montreuil
$1672
7 km or 4.3 mi Neuilly-sur-Seine
$2123
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Asnieres-sur-Seine
$1861
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Vitry-sur-Seine
$1449
8.4 km or 5.2 mi Boulogne-Billancourt
$2081
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Courbevoie
$1891
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Bobigny
$1619
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Saint-Denis
$1726
9.5 km or 5.9 mi La Garenne-Colombes
$1813
11 km or 7.1 mi Nanterre
$1660
12 km or 7.2 mi Creteil
$1543
12 km or 7.5 mi Rueil-Malmaison
$1637
13 km or 7.9 mi Argenteuil
$1752
13 km or 8 mi Champigny-sur-Marne
$1603
13 km or 8.1 mi Chaville
$1638
14 km or 8.5 mi Aulnay-sous-Bois
$1621
15 km or 9.4 mi Massy
$1582
17 km or 11 mi Versailles
$1844
23 km or 14 mi Guyancourt
$1653
24 km or 15 mi Acheres
$1596
32 km or 20 mi Cergy
$1278
34 km or 21 mi Savigny-le-Temple
$1439
42 km or 26 mi Melun
$1317
45 km or 28 mi Rambouillet
$1754
67 km or 42 mi Beauvais
$1230
71 km or 44 mi Compiegne
$1343
73 km or 46 mi Dreux
$1403
78 km or 49 mi Chartres
$1202
111 km or 69 mi Orleans
$1182
112 km or 69 mi Rouen
$1159
115 km or 72 mi Amiens
$1192
130 km or 81 mi Reims
$1329
141 km or 88 mi Troyes
$1126
148 km or 92 mi Chalons-en-Champagne
$1458
148 km or 92 mi Auxerre
$1169
150 km or 93 mi Dieppe
$1382
158 km or 98 mi Lisieux
$1219
162 km or 101 mi Arras
$1293