Manama vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manama Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1309
$2480
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3020
$5726
🏠 One person rent
$724
$1432
🏘️ Family rent
$1242
$2535
🍽️ Food expenses
$382
$622
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$274
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2278
$3974
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
45
99
😀 Quality of life
76
96
🏙️ Population
298K
2.11M

The cost of living in Manama is 47% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 4555th and 916th ($1309 vs $2480) 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 1.6 months in Paris. Manama ranked 1st best city to live in Bahrain vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 1317th and 14th 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
$6.78
$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.7
$70.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.44
$13.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.02
$8.61
☕ Cappuccino
$5.22
$5.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$4.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$789
$1595
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$548
$1144
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1454
$2814
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$971
$2101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.1
$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.9
$33.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.23%
3.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2606
$14879
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2317
$9948
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$2.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.2
$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$32.8
$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.21
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.44
$5.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.67
$22.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.98
$16.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.34
$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$4.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.79
$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.8
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.43
$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.31
$14.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.43
$4.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.04
$4.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.82
$3.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.38
$3.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.5
$42.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.6
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.2
$31
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.56
$25.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.6
$114
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.2
$123
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$350
$911
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10032
$17184

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Isa Town
$1192
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$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
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Ivry-sur-Seine
$2060
6.4 km or 4 mi Aubervilliers
$1935
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Montreuil
$1975
7 km or 4.3 mi Neuilly-sur-Seine
$2421
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Asnieres-sur-Seine
$2114
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Vitry-sur-Seine
$2010
8.4 km or 5.2 mi Boulogne-Billancourt
$2364
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Courbevoie
$2141
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Bobigny
$1803
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Saint-Denis
$1985
9.5 km or 5.9 mi La Garenne-Colombes
$2028
11 km or 7.1 mi Nanterre
$1831
12 km or 7.2 mi Creteil
$1975
12 km or 7.5 mi Rueil-Malmaison
$1746
13 km or 7.9 mi Argenteuil
$1991
13 km or 8 mi Champigny-sur-Marne
$1960
13 km or 8.1 mi Chaville
$1874
14 km or 8.5 mi Aulnay-sous-Bois
$1860
15 km or 9.4 mi Massy
$1876
17 km or 11 mi Versailles
$1992
23 km or 14 mi Guyancourt
$1911
24 km or 15 mi Acheres
$1821
32 km or 20 mi Cergy
$1459
34 km or 21 mi Savigny-le-Temple
$1654
42 km or 26 mi Melun
$1469
45 km or 28 mi Rambouillet
$1775
67 km or 42 mi Beauvais
$1448
71 km or 44 mi Compiegne
$1547
73 km or 46 mi Dreux
$1443
78 km or 49 mi Chartres
$1383
111 km or 69 mi Orleans
$1370
112 km or 69 mi Rouen
$1365
115 km or 72 mi Amiens
$1358
130 km or 81 mi Reims
$1520
141 km or 88 mi Troyes
$1276
148 km or 92 mi Chalons-en-Champagne
$1650
148 km or 92 mi Auxerre
$1306
150 km or 93 mi Dieppe
$1626
158 km or 98 mi Lisieux
$1437
162 km or 101 mi Arras
$1544