Manama vs Ramallah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manama Ramallah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1309
$1122
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3020
$2575
🏠 One person rent
$724
$456
🏘️ Family rent
$1242
$668
🍽️ Food expenses
$382
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$88.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2278
$217
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
45
57
😀 Quality of life
76
31
🏙️ Population
298K
43.9K

The cost of living in Manama is 17% more expensive than in Ramallah. Cities ranked 4555th and 4985th ($1309 vs $1122) 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 0.2 months in Ramallah. Manama ranked 1st best city to live in Bahrain vs Ramallah ranked 8th in Palestine, while ranked 1317th and 8803rd 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
$6.78
$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.7
$44.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.44
$9.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.02
$6.05
☕ Cappuccino
$5.22
$4.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$789
$475
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$548
$320
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1454
$762
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$971
$464
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.1
$68.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$108
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.9
$36.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.23%
5.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2606
$1204
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2317
$1024
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$2.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.2
$95.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$32.8
$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$2.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$2.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.21
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.44
$4.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.67
$9.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.98
$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.34
$21.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$2.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.79
$1.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.8
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.43
$3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.31
$8.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.43
$6.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.04
$5.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.82
$2.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.38
$4.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.5
$67.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.6
$9.95
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.2
$32.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.56
$7.97
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.6
$92.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.2
$127
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$350
$268
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10032
$4719

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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
13 km or 7.9 mi Jerusalem
$2483
21 km or 13 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$2198
21 km or 13 mi Bethlehem
$1010
23 km or 14 mi Ariel
$1821
26 km or 16 mi Beit Shemesh
$1823
29 km or 18 mi Lod
$2154
31 km or 19 mi Ramla
$2346
32 km or 20 mi Rosh HaAyin
$2270
32 km or 20 mi Kafr Qasim
$2288
34 km or 21 mi Yehud
$2260
36 km or 22 mi Nablus
$978
36 km or 23 mi Petah Tikva
$2253
37 km or 23 mi Rehovot
$2066
38 km or 23 mi Kiryat Ono
$2192
38 km or 24 mi Ness Ziona
$2298
38 km or 24 mi Rishon LeZion
$2403
39 km or 24 mi Qalqilya
$910
40 km or 25 mi Bnei Brak
$2385
41 km or 26 mi Hod HaSharon
$2320
41 km or 26 mi Hebron
$895
41 km or 26 mi Givatayim
$2449
42 km or 26 mi Ramat Gan
$2451
42 km or 26 mi Kfar Saba
$2346
43 km or 27 mi Holon
$2031
43 km or 27 mi Tel Aviv
$2702
44 km or 27 mi Ramat HaSharon
$2110
44 km or 27 mi Tira
$2274
44 km or 27 mi Yavne
$2172
44 km or 28 mi Herzliya
$3089
45 km or 28 mi Bat Yam
$2147
45 km or 28 mi Ra'anana
$2432
45 km or 28 mi Tayibe
$2207
46 km or 29 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2105
46 km or 29 mi Dura
$1062
52 km or 32 mi Kiryat Gat
$2079
52 km or 33 mi Al-Salt
$546
53 km or 33 mi Ashdod
$2145
58 km or 36 mi Netanya
$2136
60 km or 37 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2098
65 km or 41 mi Ashkelon
$1761