Manama vs Ramallah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manama Ramallah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1267
$952
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3247
$2170
🏠 One person rent
$655
$429
🏘️ Family rent
$1366
$677
🍽️ Food expenses
$375
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$134
$62.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2207
$937
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
44
55
😀 Quality of life
72
51
🏙️ Population
298K
39K

The cost of living in Manama is 33% more expensive than in Ramallah. Cities ranked 4400th and 5974th ($1267 vs $952) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Bahrain and the Palestine, respectively. Check Bahrain vs the Palestine comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Manama compared to 1 months in Ramallah. Manama ranked 1st best city to live in Bahrain vs Ramallah ranked 1st in the Palestine, while ranked 1915th and 6160th among best cities to live in the world.

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Manama Ramallah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.61
$8.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.9
$37.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.11
$8.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.93
$5.4
 Cappuccino
$5.22
$3.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.84
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$386
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$497
$322
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1650
$676
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1097
$520
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.2
$60.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$118
$91.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.4
$34.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.41%
6.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2471
$1208
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1550
$903
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.86
$1.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.8
$74.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$47.3
$16.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.66
$3.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$7.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.84
$8.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$1.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.4
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$2.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.37
$7.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.49
$5.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.01
$4.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.81
$2.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.42
$3.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.2
$61.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$8.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.1
$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.83
$5.55
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.9
$74.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.5
$93.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$436
$194
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10026
$3782

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Isa Town
$1226
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1218
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$870
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$989
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$878
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$1719
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$928
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$1810
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$548
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$541
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$561
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$537
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$558
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1586
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$556
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1457
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$546
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$713
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2309
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$507
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1503
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$716
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$2084
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$489
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$557
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$552
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$705
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$879
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1050
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1232
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$588
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$520

Cities near Ramallah

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi Jerusalem
$2037
21 km or 13 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1835
21 km or 13 mi Bethlehem
$934
23 km or 14 mi Ariel
$1536
26 km or 16 mi Beit Shemesh
$1400
29 km or 18 mi Lod
$1768
31 km or 19 mi Ramla
$2115
32 km or 20 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1853
32 km or 20 mi Kafr Qasim
$1868
34 km or 21 mi Yehud
$1866
36 km or 22 mi Nablus
$730
36 km or 23 mi Petah Tikva
$1769
37 km or 23 mi Rehovot
$1741
38 km or 23 mi Kiryat Ono
$1836
38 km or 24 mi Ness Ziona
$1825
38 km or 24 mi Rishon LeZion
$1881
39 km or 24 mi Qalqilya
$705
40 km or 25 mi Bnei Brak
$1996
41 km or 26 mi Hod HaSharon
$2098
41 km or 26 mi Hebron
$721
41 km or 26 mi Givatayim
$2020
42 km or 26 mi Ramat Gan
$2154
42 km or 26 mi Kfar Saba
$1918
43 km or 27 mi Holon
$1751
43 km or 27 mi Tel Aviv
$2254
44 km or 27 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1651
44 km or 27 mi Tira
$1872
44 km or 27 mi Yavne
$1815
44 km or 28 mi Herzliya
$2085
45 km or 28 mi Bat Yam
$1795
45 km or 28 mi Ra'anana
$1917
45 km or 28 mi Tayibe
$1838
46 km or 29 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1771
46 km or 29 mi Dura
$847
52 km or 32 mi Kiryat Gat
$1754
52 km or 33 mi Al-Salt
$692
53 km or 33 mi Ashdod
$1775
58 km or 36 mi Netanya
$2045
60 km or 37 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1758
65 km or 41 mi Ashkelon
$1671