Manama vs Philadelphia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manama Philadelphia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1237
$2584
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2873
$5778
🏠 One person rent
$660
$1504
🏘️ Family rent
$1136
$2234
🍽️ Food expenses
$378
$732
🚐 Transport expenses
$99.7
$191
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1982
$4329
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
46
100
😀 Quality of life
77
93
🏙️ Population
298K
1.6M

The cost of living in Manama is 52% less expensive than in Philadelphia. Cities ranked 4625th and 744th ($1237 vs $2584) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 660th 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 1.7 months in Philadelphia. Manama ranked 1st best city to live in Bahrain vs Philadelphia ranked 25th in the United States, while ranked 1191st and 95th 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
$6.59
$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.6
$95.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.37
$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.04
$6.02
☕ Cappuccino
$5.35
$5.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.79
$2.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$740
$1597
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$492
$1193
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1322
$2401
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$892
$1807
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.2
$153
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$118
$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.7
$76.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.61%
6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2794
$3243
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2737
$2372
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.81
$2.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.6
$99
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$33.1
$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.65
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.13
$4.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$8.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.56
$4.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.67
$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.01
$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$20.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$6.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$4.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$5.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$3.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$1.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.77
$3.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.97
$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.01
$14.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.5
$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$7.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.83
$4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.41
$2.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$71
$58.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.6
$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.7
$85.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.82
$28.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.2
$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.5
$95
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$304
$2021
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8943
$15283

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Isa Town
$1230
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1201
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$908
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$1008
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$873
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$1770
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$930
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$1849
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$453
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$477
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1283
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$530
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$503
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$553
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1627
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$529
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1454
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$530
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$730
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2514
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$483
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1419
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$726
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$2521
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$463
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$549
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$542
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$719
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$889
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1449
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1228
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$571
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$534

Cities near Philadelphia

Distance City Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi Camden
$2593
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Pennsauken Township
$2580
12 km or 7.1 mi Cherry Hill
$2638
12 km or 7.7 mi West Deptford Township
$2616
16 km or 9.9 mi Fox Chase
$2408
16 km or 9.9 mi Deptford Township
$2603
19 km or 12 mi Moorestown
$2578
21 km or 13 mi Gloucester Township
$2603
21 km or 13 mi Chester
$2476
22 km or 14 mi Mount Laurel
$2568
25 km or 15 mi Evesham Township
$2594
25 km or 16 mi Willingboro Township
$2637
31 km or 19 mi Medford
$2627
35 km or 22 mi Levittown
$2358
35 km or 22 mi Winslow Township
$2620
36 km or 23 mi Monroe Township
$2610
38 km or 23 mi West Chester
$2737
40 km or 25 mi Wilmington
$2267
46 km or 28 mi Trenton
$2676
46 km or 29 mi Ewing Township
$2609
50 km or 31 mi Hamilton Township
$2671
52 km or 32 mi Pottstown
$2355
54 km or 33 mi Lawrence Township
$2741
56 km or 35 mi Vineland
$2533
58 km or 36 mi Newark
$2121
59 km or 36 mi Bridgeton
$2608
62 km or 38 mi Princeton
$3102
63 km or 39 mi Millville
$2524
64 km or 39 mi East Windsor Township
$2797
65 km or 40 mi Plainsboro Township
$2846
67 km or 42 mi Montgomery Township
$2883
67 km or 42 mi Manchester Township
$2714
71 km or 44 mi Jackson Township
$2770
72 km or 45 mi South Brunswick
$2880
77 km or 48 mi Allentown
$2323
77 km or 48 mi Bethlehem
$2278
77 km or 48 mi Hillsborough Township
$2948
78 km or 48 mi Reading
$2239
78 km or 49 mi Barnegat Township
$2737
79 km or 49 mi Manalapan Township
$2886