Manama vs Ramallah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manama Ramallah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1340
$1205
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3091
$2730
🏠 One person rent
$765
$499
🏘️ Family rent
$1313
$715
🍽️ Food expenses
$372
$478
🚐 Transport expenses
$102
$97
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2321
$115
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
45
57
😀 Quality of life
76
28
🏙️ Population
298K
43.9K

The cost of living in Manama is 11% more expensive than in Ramallah. Cities ranked 4453rd and 4742nd ($1340 vs $1205) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Bahrain and Palestine, respectively. Check Bahrain vs Palestine comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Manama compared to 0.1 months in Ramallah. Manama ranked 1st best city to live in Bahrain vs Ramallah ranked 4th in Palestine, while ranked 1297th and 8857th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manama vs Ramallah

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Manama Ramallah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.61
$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.6
$38.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.4
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.74
$6.93
☕ Cappuccino
$4.88
$4.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$904
$501
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$568
$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1636
$810
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1009
$493
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.1
$77.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.8
$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.26%
5.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2618
$1378
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1965
$1080
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.69
$3.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37
$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$33.1
$27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.59
$2.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$2.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.22
$4.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.65
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.54
$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.69
$24.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$2.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.77
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.6
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.56
$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.31
$9.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.42
$6.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.05
$5.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.8
$2.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.41
$4.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.5
$63.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.6
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.6
$35
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.56
$8.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.2
$105
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.2
$134
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$403
$310
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10985
$4139

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5.9 km or 3.7 mi Isa Town
$1218
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1062
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$965
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$1059
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$778
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$2015
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$917
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$2100
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$454
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$457
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$494
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$471
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$505
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1628
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$497
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1437
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$485
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$703
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2470
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$469
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1543
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$708
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$2356
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$459
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$522
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$509
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$694
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$861
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1455
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1173
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$548
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$521

Cities near Ramallah

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi Jerusalem
$2663
21 km or 13 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$2393
21 km or 13 mi Bethlehem
$1077
23 km or 14 mi Ariel
$1994
26 km or 16 mi Beit Shemesh
$2054
29 km or 18 mi Lod
$2336
31 km or 19 mi Ramla
$2465
32 km or 20 mi Rosh HaAyin
$2470
32 km or 20 mi Kafr Qasim
$2463
34 km or 21 mi Yehud
$2466
36 km or 22 mi Nablus
$1070
36 km or 23 mi Petah Tikva
$2500
37 km or 23 mi Rehovot
$2201
38 km or 23 mi Kiryat Ono
$2359
38 km or 24 mi Ness Ziona
$2487
38 km or 24 mi Rishon LeZion
$2587
39 km or 24 mi Qalqilya
$1020
40 km or 25 mi Bnei Brak
$2565
41 km or 26 mi Hod HaSharon
$2400
41 km or 26 mi Hebron
$977
41 km or 26 mi Givatayim
$2541
42 km or 26 mi Ramat Gan
$2555
42 km or 26 mi Kfar Saba
$2422
43 km or 27 mi Holon
$2283
43 km or 27 mi Tel Aviv
$2966
44 km or 27 mi Ramat HaSharon
$2328
44 km or 27 mi Tira
$2379
44 km or 27 mi Yavne
$2354
44 km or 28 mi Herzliya
$2873
45 km or 28 mi Bat Yam
$2288
45 km or 28 mi Ra'anana
$2430
45 km or 28 mi Tayibe
$2347
46 km or 29 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2283
46 km or 29 mi Dura
$1149
52 km or 32 mi Kiryat Gat
$2225
52 km or 33 mi Al-Salt
$538
53 km or 33 mi Ashdod
$2305
58 km or 36 mi Netanya
$2175
60 km or 37 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2214
65 km or 41 mi Ashkelon
$1845