Manama vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manama Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1237
$1037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2873
$2691
🏠 One person rent
$660
$364
🏘️ Family rent
$1136
$607
🍽️ Food expenses
$378
$370
🚐 Transport expenses
$99.7
$203
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1982
$1593
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
46
99
😀 Quality of life
77
80
🏙️ Population
298K
1.33M

The cost of living in Manama is 19% more expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 4625th and 5298th ($1237 vs $1037) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 260th in Bahrain and Japan, respectively. Check Bahrain vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Manama compared to 1.5 months in Saitama. Manama ranked 1st best city to live in Bahrain vs Saitama ranked 31st in Japan, while ranked 1191st and 750th among best cities to live in the world.

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Manama Saitama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.59
$5.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.6
$33
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.37
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.04
$1.99
☕ Cappuccino
$5.35
$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.79
$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$740
$369
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$492
$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1322
$663
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$892
$393
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.2
$83.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$118
$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.7
$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.61%
1.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2794
$5146
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2737
$2855
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.81
$3.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.6
$73.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$33.1
$24.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.65
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.13
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$2.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.56
$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.67
$9.59
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.01
$5.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$5.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$3.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$5.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$3.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.77
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20
$6.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.97
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.01
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.5
$9.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$3.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.83
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.41
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$71
$65.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.6
$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.7
$35.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.82
$18.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.2
$35.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.5
$57.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$304
$268
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8943
$17943

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Isa Town
$1230
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1201
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$908
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$1008
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$873
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$1770
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$930
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$1849
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$453
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$477
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1283
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$530
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$503
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$553
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1627
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$529
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1454
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$530
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$730
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2514
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$483
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1419
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$726
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$2521
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$463
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$549
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$542
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$719
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$889
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1449
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1228
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$571
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$534

Cities near Saitama

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$945
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$961
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$972
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1020
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$975
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1025
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1035
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1033
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$997
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$961
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1078
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1025
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1004
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$994
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1047
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$990
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1049
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1038
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$952
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1028
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1061
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1110
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$976
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$998
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1094
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1031
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1002
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1007
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1698
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1040
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1007
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1005
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1005
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$981
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1066
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1125
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1066
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1016
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1017
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1055