Manama vs Philadelphia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Manama	Philadelphia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1375	$2422
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3148	$5661
🏠 One person rent	$807	$1440
🏘️ Family rent	$1414	$2388
🍽️ Food expenses	$396	$626
🚐 Transport expenses	$61.6	$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2188	$4287
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	44	99
😀 Quality of life	70	91
🏙️ Population	157K	1.6M

The cost of living in Manama is 43% less expensive than in Philadelphia. Cities ranked 3950th and 812th ($1375 vs $2422) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 735th 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 1.6 months in Manama compared to 1.8 months in Philadelphia. Manama ranked 1st best city to live in Bahrain vs Philadelphia ranked 14th in the United States, while ranked 3031st and 101st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manama vs Philadelphia

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	Manama	Philadelphia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.12	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54.3	$68.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.49	$9.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$11.4	$5.99
☕ Cappuccino	$5.68	$4.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.82	$2.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$798	$1648
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$612	$1155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1690	$2870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1068	$1950
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$183	$192
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.5	$62.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.85%	6.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2294	$3808
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1484	$3933
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.8	$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.1	$96.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.8	$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.41	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.79	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.2	$3.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$4.55
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.98	$3.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.82	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.49	$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.47	$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$4.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$3.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$5.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$2.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$3.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$1.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.14	$3.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.2	$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.29	$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.29	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.48	$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.01	$5.51
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.8	$3.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.16	$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$74.2	$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.6	$13.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.3	$80.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.56	$32.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.5	$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.9	$90
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$404	$1936
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10676	$15748

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Cities near Manama

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi	Isa Town	$1327
10 km or 6.2 mi	Riffa	$1285
44 km or 27 mi	Dhahran	$959
54 km or 33 mi	Dammam	$1005
98 km or 61 mi	Qatif	$868
110 km or 68 mi	Al Khor	$1810
126 km or 78 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$768
126 km or 78 mi	Jubail	$910
139 km or 87 mi	Doha	$1872
307 km or 191 mi	Bushehr	$646
345 km or 214 mi	Borazjan	$621
376 km or 233 mi	Al Wafrah	$1256
388 km or 241 mi	Jahrom	$798
392 km or 244 mi	Kazerun	$606
421 km or 262 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1673
424 km or 263 mi	Shiraz	$606
426 km or 265 mi	Riyadh	$1642
427 km or 265 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1936
428 km or 266 mi	Fasa	$890
435 km or 270 mi	Kuwait City	$1424
461 km or 287 mi	Marvdasht	$604
467 km or 290 mi	Al-Faw	$710
485 km or 301 mi	Dubai	$2229
488 km or 303 mi	Behbahan	$541
491 km or 305 mi	Sharjah	$1612
498 km or 309 mi	Umm Qasr	$708
498 km or 310 mi	Ajman	$1841
501 km or 312 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$544
503 km or 312 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1577
504 km or 313 mi	Yasuj	$561
510 km or 317 mi	Abadan	$543
524 km or 326 mi	Khorramshahr	$540
543 km or 337 mi	Az Zubayr	$698
547 km or 340 mi	Basra	$875
555 km or 345 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1584
565 km or 351 mi	Al Ain	$1132
573 km or 356 mi	Bandar Abbas	$758
589 km or 366 mi	Fujairah	$1191
597 km or 371 mi	Ahvaz	$559
617 km or 383 mi	Sirjan	$604

Cities near Philadelphia

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Camden	$2322
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Pennsauken Township	$2267
12 km or 7.1 mi	Cherry Hill	$2269
12 km or 7.7 mi	West Deptford Township	$2361
16 km or 9.9 mi	Fox Chase	$2274
16 km or 9.9 mi	Deptford Township	$2354
19 km or 12 mi	Moorestown	$2282
21 km or 13 mi	Gloucester Township	$2352
21 km or 13 mi	Chester	$2301
22 km or 14 mi	Mount Laurel	$2266
25 km or 15 mi	Evesham Township	$2334
25 km or 16 mi	Willingboro Township	$2384
31 km or 19 mi	Medford	$2393
35 km or 22 mi	Levittown	$2242
35 km or 22 mi	Winslow Township	$2418
36 km or 23 mi	Monroe Township	$2422
38 km or 23 mi	West Chester	$2402
40 km or 25 mi	Wilmington	$2196
46 km or 28 mi	Trenton	$2390
46 km or 29 mi	Ewing Township	$2434
50 km or 31 mi	Hamilton Township	$2469
52 km or 32 mi	Pottstown	$2281
54 km or 33 mi	Lawrence Township	$2618
56 km or 35 mi	Vineland	$2419
58 km or 36 mi	Newark	$1861
59 km or 36 mi	Bridgeton	$2457
62 km or 38 mi	Princeton	$2895
63 km or 39 mi	Millville	$2430
64 km or 39 mi	East Windsor Township	$2674
65 km or 40 mi	Plainsboro Township	$2740
67 km or 42 mi	Montgomery Township	$2788
67 km or 42 mi	Manchester Township	$2603
71 km or 44 mi	Jackson Township	$2654
72 km or 45 mi	South Brunswick	$2783
77 km or 48 mi	Allentown	$2196
77 km or 48 mi	Bethlehem	$2169
77 km or 48 mi	Hillsborough Township	$2879
78 km or 48 mi	Reading	$2486
78 km or 49 mi	Barnegat Township	$2469
79 km or 49 mi	Manalapan Township	$2766