Manama vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manama Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1267
$1038
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3247
$3066
🏠 One person rent
$655
$368
🏘️ Family rent
$1366
$1034
🍽️ Food expenses
$375
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$134
$212
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2207
$1869
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
44
99
😀 Quality of life
72
79
🏙️ Population
298K
1.33M

The cost of living in Manama is 22% more expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 4400th and 5386th ($1267 vs $1038) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 468th in Bahrain and Japan, respectively. Check Bahrain vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Manama compared to 1.8 months in Saitama. Manama ranked 1st best city to live in Bahrain vs Saitama ranked 24th in Japan, while ranked 1915th and 592nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Manama Saitama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.61
$6.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.9
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.11
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.93
$2.29
☕ Cappuccino
$5.22
$2.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.84
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$378
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$497
$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1650
$1155
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1097
$784
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.2
$90.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$118
$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.4
$35.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.41%
1.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2471
$5623
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1550
$3881
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.86
$5.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.8
$69.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$47.3
$25.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$1.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$3.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.66
$2.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.84
$4.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$5.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$4.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$3.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.4
$7.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.37
$4.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.49
$9.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.01
$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.81
$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.42
$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.2
$60.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.1
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.83
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.9
$23
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.5
$53
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$436
$286
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10026
$12701

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$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

Cities near Saitama

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$964
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$980
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1000
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1038
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1016
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1056
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1059
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1061
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1037
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1033
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1116
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1062
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1060
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1031
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1077
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1033
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1079
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1068
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$1095
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1056
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1109
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1121
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1041
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1041
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1113
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1050
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1044
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1641
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1078
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1040
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1052
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1062
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1049
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1095
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1133
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1084
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1057
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1065
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1075