Manama vs Rawalpindi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manama Rawalpindi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1375
$331
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3148
$799
🏠 One person rent
$807
$128
🏘️ Family rent
$1414
$227
🍽️ Food expenses
$396
$119
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.6
$56.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2188
$138
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
44
67
😀 Quality of life
70
35
🏙️ Population
157K
2.1M

The cost of living in Manama is 316% more expensive than in Rawalpindi. Cities ranked 3950th and 9155th ($1375 vs $331) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 11th in Bahrain and Pakistan, respectively. Check Bahrain vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Manama compared to 0.4 months in Rawalpindi. Manama ranked 1st best city to live in Bahrain vs Rawalpindi ranked 8th in Pakistan, while ranked 3031st and 7850th among best cities to live in the world.

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Manama Rawalpindi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.12
$1.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.3
$8.01
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.49
$3.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$11.4
$1.36
☕ Cappuccino
$5.68
$1.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$798
$90.1
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$612
$71.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1690
$222
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1068
$136
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$183
$60.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.5
$12.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.85%
20.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2294
$714
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1484
$274
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.1
$10.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.8
$6.72
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.41
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.2
$0.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.98
$1.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.82
$3.97
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.49
$3.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.47
$3.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$0.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$0.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.14
$0.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21.2
$7.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.29
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.29
$1.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.48
$0.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.01
$1.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.8
$0.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.16
$0.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.2
$7.87
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.6
$3.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.3
$4.55
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.56
$1.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.5
$12.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$43.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$404
$36
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10676
$1496

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Islamabad
$389
40 km or 25 mi Wah
$238
82 km or 51 mi Mirpur
$278
116 km or 72 mi Mardan
$335
120 km or 75 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$287
135 km or 84 mi Baramulla
$281
146 km or 90 mi Mingora
$311
148 km or 92 mi Gujrat
$277
151 km or 94 mi Kohat
$307
152 km or 94 mi Peshawar
$352
170 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$393
173 km or 107 mi Sargodha
$330
180 km or 112 mi Hafizabad
$303
183 km or 114 mi Sialkot
$298
192 km or 119 mi Jammu
$399
192 km or 119 mi Gujranwala
$240
210 km or 130 mi Chiniot
$344
211 km or 131 mi Kamoke
$268
228 km or 142 mi Sheikhupura
$337
243 km or 151 mi Faisalabad
$289
257 km or 160 mi Lahore
$386
258 km or 160 mi Jalalabad
$347
269 km or 167 mi Jhang
$364
275 km or 171 mi Gojra
$337
276 km or 172 mi Sahiwal
$260
277 km or 172 mi Amritsar
$508
283 km or 176 mi Pathankot
$399
294 km or 183 mi Khost
$423
312 km or 194 mi Okara
$290
346 km or 215 mi Jalandhar
$394
355 km or 221 mi Gardez
$449
374 km or 232 mi Kabul
$567
382 km or 238 mi Khanewal
$328
385 km or 239 mi Burewala
$338
397 km or 247 mi Ludhiana
$448
409 km or 254 mi Multan
$307
430 km or 267 mi Ghazni
$455
457 km or 284 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$242
474 km or 294 mi Chandigarh
$401
475 km or 295 mi Shimla
$282