Manama vs Rawalpindi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manama Rawalpindi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1267
$376
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3247
$904
🏠 One person rent
$655
$144
🏘️ Family rent
$1366
$241
🍽️ Food expenses
$375
$125
🚐 Transport expenses
$134
$57.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2207
$187
😷 Air quality
Bad
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
44
67
😀 Quality of life
72
31
🏙️ Population
298K
2.1M

The cost of living in Manama is 236% more expensive than in Rawalpindi. Cities ranked 4400th and 9038th ($1267 vs $376) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Bahrain and Pakistan, respectively. Check Bahrain vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Manama compared to 0.5 months in Rawalpindi. Manama ranked 1st best city to live in Bahrain vs Rawalpindi ranked 6th in Pakistan, while ranked 1915th and 7946th among best cities to live in the world.

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Manama Rawalpindi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.61
$1.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.9
$9.23
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.11
$3.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.93
$2.05
☕ Cappuccino
$5.22
$1.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.84
$0.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$117
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$497
$77.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1650
$253
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1097
$135
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.2
$45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$118
$68.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.4
$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.41%
20.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2471
$831
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1550
$482
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.86
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.8
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$47.3
$6.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.66
$1.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$5.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.84
$3.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$4.26
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$0.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$0.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$0.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$0.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.4
$4.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.37
$1.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.49
$0.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.01
$1.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.81
$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.42
$0.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.2
$7.35
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$3.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.1
$17.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.83
$2.12
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.9
$12.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.5
$92.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$436
$31.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10026
$1015

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Islamabad
$439
40 km or 25 mi Wah
$323
82 km or 51 mi Mirpur
$328
116 km or 72 mi Mardan
$372
120 km or 75 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$341
135 km or 84 mi Baramulla
$277
146 km or 90 mi Mingora
$354
148 km or 92 mi Gujrat
$330
151 km or 94 mi Kohat
$374
152 km or 94 mi Peshawar
$338
170 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$388
173 km or 107 mi Sargodha
$456
180 km or 112 mi Hafizabad
$380
183 km or 114 mi Sialkot
$335
192 km or 119 mi Jammu
$344
192 km or 119 mi Gujranwala
$280
210 km or 130 mi Chiniot
$373
211 km or 131 mi Kamoke
$308
228 km or 142 mi Sheikhupura
$376
243 km or 151 mi Faisalabad
$319
257 km or 160 mi Lahore
$406
258 km or 160 mi Jalalabad
$358
269 km or 167 mi Jhang
$292
275 km or 171 mi Gojra
$344
276 km or 172 mi Sahiwal
$312
277 km or 172 mi Amritsar
$500
283 km or 176 mi Pathankot
$407
294 km or 183 mi Khost
$441
312 km or 194 mi Okara
$310
346 km or 215 mi Jalandhar
$378
355 km or 221 mi Gardez
$469
374 km or 232 mi Kabul
$599
382 km or 238 mi Khanewal
$358
385 km or 239 mi Burewala
$360
397 km or 247 mi Ludhiana
$430
409 km or 254 mi Multan
$371
430 km or 267 mi Ghazni
$476
457 km or 284 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$273
474 km or 294 mi Chandigarh
$397
475 km or 295 mi Shimla
$286