Manama vs Ramallah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manama Ramallah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1375
$1011
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3148
$2300
🏠 One person rent
$807
$474
🏘️ Family rent
$1414
$770
🍽️ Food expenses
$396
$372
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.6
$63.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2188
$836
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
44
55
😀 Quality of life
70
53
🏙️ Population
157K
39K

The cost of living in Manama is 36% more expensive than in Ramallah. Cities ranked 3950th and 5228th ($1375 vs $1011) 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 1.6 months in Manama compared to 0.8 months in Ramallah. Manama ranked 1st best city to live in Bahrain vs Ramallah ranked 1st in the Palestine, while ranked 3031st and 6114th among best cities to live in the world.

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Manama Ramallah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.12
$9.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.3
$38.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.49
$8.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$11.4
$5.51
☕ Cappuccino
$5.68
$3.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$798
$432
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$612
$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1690
$770
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1068
$561
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$84.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$183
$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.5
$38.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.85%
6.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2294
$1116
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1484
$876
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.1
$76
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.8
$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.41
$1.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.2
$0.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.98
$2.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.82
$7.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.49
$8.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.47
$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.14
$1.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21.2
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.29
$2.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.29
$7.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.48
$5.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.01
$4.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.8
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.16
$4.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.2
$59
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.6
$9.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.3
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.56
$6.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.5
$70.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$404
$196
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10676
$3737

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Isa Town
$1327
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1285
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$959
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$1005
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$868
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$1810
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$910
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$1872
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$646
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$621
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$798
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$606
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$606
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1642
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$890
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1424
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$604
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$710
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2229
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$541
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1612
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$708
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$1841
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$561
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$543
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$540
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$698
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$875
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1132
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1191
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$559
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$604

Cities near Ramallah

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi Jerusalem
$1948
21 km or 13 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1840
21 km or 13 mi Bethlehem
$964
23 km or 14 mi Ariel
$1583
26 km or 16 mi Beit Shemesh
$1366
29 km or 18 mi Lod
$1752
31 km or 19 mi Ramla
$2068
32 km or 20 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1885
32 km or 20 mi Kafr Qasim
$1896
34 km or 21 mi Yehud
$1900
36 km or 22 mi Nablus
$849
36 km or 23 mi Petah Tikva
$1871
37 km or 23 mi Rehovot
$1701
38 km or 23 mi Kiryat Ono
$1914
38 km or 24 mi Ness Ziona
$1912
38 km or 24 mi Rishon LeZion
$2010
39 km or 24 mi Qalqilya
$760
40 km or 25 mi Bnei Brak
$2050
41 km or 26 mi Hod HaSharon
$2010
41 km or 26 mi Hebron
$737
41 km or 26 mi Givatayim
$2113
42 km or 26 mi Ramat Gan
$2212
42 km or 26 mi Kfar Saba
$1920
43 km or 27 mi Holon
$1776
43 km or 27 mi Tel Aviv
$2259
44 km or 27 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1718
44 km or 27 mi Tira
$1873
44 km or 27 mi Yavne
$1826
44 km or 28 mi Herzliya
$2149
45 km or 28 mi Bat Yam
$1871
45 km or 28 mi Ra'anana
$1939
45 km or 28 mi Tayibe
$1850
46 km or 29 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1779
46 km or 29 mi Dura
$802
52 km or 32 mi Kiryat Gat
$1825
52 km or 33 mi Al-Salt
$679
53 km or 33 mi Ashdod
$1848
58 km or 36 mi Netanya
$1962
60 km or 37 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1746
65 km or 41 mi Ashkelon
$1499