Manama vs Phoenix - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manama Phoenix
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1280
$2395
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3260
$5245
🏠 One person rent
$675
$1494
🏘️ Family rent
$1427
$2384
🍽️ Food expenses
$394
$594
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2298
$4432
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
46
69
😀 Quality of life
74
90
🏙️ Population
298K
1.61M

The cost of living in Manama is 47% less expensive than in Phoenix. Cities ranked 4263rd and 955th ($1280 vs $2395) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 875th 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 1.8 months in Manama compared to 1.9 months in Phoenix. Manama ranked 1st best city to live in Bahrain vs Phoenix ranked 31st in the United States, while ranked 1311th and 146th among best cities to live in the world.

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Manama Phoenix
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.92
$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57
$71.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.22
$12.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.31
$6.03
☕ Cappuccino
$5.26
$6.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$2.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$715
$1526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$512
$1215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1691
$2412
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1155
$2009
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.4
$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$224
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.8
$70.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.7%
6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2589
$3736
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2299
$3133
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.86
$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.8
$63.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$36.6
$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.82
$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$3.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$3.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.68
$4.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.57
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.39
$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$4.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$3.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$4.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$2.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$1.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.81
$2.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.1
$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.04
$2.3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.44
$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.44
$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.8
$4.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.36
$2.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$78.5
$27.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.6
$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.8
$132
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.78
$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.8
$50.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90
$92.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$377
$1103
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9896
$12281

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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
13 km or 8.1 mi Glendale
$1979
14 km or 9 mi Scottsdale
$2524
16 km or 10 mi Peoria
$2342
17 km or 10 mi Tempe
$2423
25 km or 15 mi El Mirage
$2304
26 km or 16 mi Mesa
$2413
27 km or 17 mi Avondale
$2525
28 km or 17 mi Goodyear
$2468
29 km or 18 mi Surprise
$2328
33 km or 21 mi Chandler
$2306
33 km or 21 mi Gilbert
$2417
33 km or 21 mi Fountain Hills
$2353
51 km or 31 mi Queen Creek
$2353
51 km or 32 mi Apache Junction
$2342
51 km or 32 mi Buckeye
$2388
53 km or 33 mi Maricopa
$2281
78 km or 48 mi Casa Grande
$2296
84 km or 52 mi Florence
$2319
118 km or 73 mi Prescott
$2466
122 km or 76 mi Prescott Valley
$2423
155 km or 96 mi Marana
$2073
160 km or 99 mi Oro Valley
$2056
165 km or 102 mi Casas Adobes
$2027
181 km or 112 mi Tucson
$1957
190 km or 118 mi Flagstaff
$2543
205 km or 128 mi Sahuarita
$2037
232 km or 144 mi Lake Havasu
$2013
234 km or 145 mi Blythe
$2763
254 km or 158 mi Yuma
$1815
259 km or 161 mi Kingman
$1926
264 km or 164 mi Nogales
$2077
268 km or 166 mi Nogales
$830
276 km or 171 mi San Luis
$1947
276 km or 172 mi San Luis Rio Colorado
$823
278 km or 173 mi Sierra Vista
$1638
290 km or 180 mi Bullhead
$1852
313 km or 194 mi Caborca
$788
327 km or 203 mi Brawley
$2729
330 km or 205 mi Mexicali
$913
332 km or 207 mi Calexico
$2724