Manama vs Rawalpindi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manama Rawalpindi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1280
$401
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3260
$1010
🏠 One person rent
$675
$150
🏘️ Family rent
$1427
$317
🍽️ Food expenses
$394
$163
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$42.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2298
$170
😷 Air quality
Bad
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
46
68
😀 Quality of life
74
46
🏙️ Population
298K
2.1M

The cost of living in Manama is 219% more expensive than in Rawalpindi. Cities ranked 4263rd and 8953rd ($1280 vs $401) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Bahrain and Pakistan, respectively. Check Bahrain vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Manama compared to 0.4 months in Rawalpindi. Manama ranked 1st best city to live in Bahrain vs Rawalpindi ranked 4th in Pakistan, while ranked 1311th and 6500th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manama vs Rawalpindi

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Manama Rawalpindi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.92
$1.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57
$13.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.22
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.31
$1.43
☕ Cappuccino
$5.26
$1.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$715
$113
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$512
$58
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1691
$341
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1155
$169
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.4
$63.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$97.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.8
$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.7%
19.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2589
$747
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2299
$421
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.86
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.8
$9.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$36.6
$3.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.82
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.68
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.57
$6.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.39
$3.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$4.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$0.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$0.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$0.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$0.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.81
$0.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.1
$25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.04
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.44
$1.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.44
$0.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$1.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.8
$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.36
$0.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$78.5
$10.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.6
$3.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.8
$12.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.78
$2.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.8
$10.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$377
$37.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9896
$1075

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110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$1709
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
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$901
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$1779
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$551
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$546
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1210
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$547
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$557
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$589
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1637
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$1828
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$548
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$1393
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$563
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$736
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2379
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$536
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1494
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$740
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$2240
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$548
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1196
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$529
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$547
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$544
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$723
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$904
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1540
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1844
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$634
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1239
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$597
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$514

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Distance City Cost of living
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$442
40 km or 25 mi Wah
$382
82 km or 51 mi Mirpur
$354
116 km or 72 mi Mardan
$366
120 km or 75 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$355
135 km or 84 mi Baramulla
$273
146 km or 90 mi Mingora
$364
148 km or 92 mi Gujrat
$373
151 km or 94 mi Kohat
$379
152 km or 94 mi Peshawar
$346
170 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$354
173 km or 107 mi Sargodha
$458
180 km or 112 mi Hafizabad
$380
183 km or 114 mi Sialkot
$281
192 km or 119 mi Jammu
$287
192 km or 119 mi Gujranwala
$308
210 km or 130 mi Chiniot
$389
211 km or 131 mi Kamoke
$321
228 km or 142 mi Sheikhupura
$374
243 km or 151 mi Faisalabad
$306
257 km or 160 mi Lahore
$411
258 km or 160 mi Jalalabad
$303
269 km or 167 mi Jhang
$292
275 km or 171 mi Gojra
$342
276 km or 172 mi Sahiwal
$305
277 km or 172 mi Amritsar
$383
283 km or 176 mi Pathankot
$355
294 km or 183 mi Khost
$366
312 km or 194 mi Okara
$300
346 km or 215 mi Jalandhar
$358
355 km or 221 mi Gardez
$386
374 km or 232 mi Kabul
$474
382 km or 238 mi Khanewal
$361
385 km or 239 mi Burewala
$356
397 km or 247 mi Ludhiana
$441
409 km or 254 mi Multan
$392
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$389
457 km or 284 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$297
474 km or 294 mi Chandigarh
$369
475 km or 295 mi Shimla
$272