Manama vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manama San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1267
$3346
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3247
$7719
🏠 One person rent
$655
$2248
🏘️ Family rent
$1366
$4052
🍽️ Food expenses
$375
$722
🚐 Transport expenses
$134
$185
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2207
$5772
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
44
87
😀 Quality of life
72
92
🏙️ Population
298K
1.39M

The cost of living in Manama is 62% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 4400th and 45th ($1267 vs $3346) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 36th in Bahrain and the United States, respectively. Check Bahrain vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Manama compared to 1.7 months in San Diego. Manama ranked 1st best city to live in Bahrain vs San Diego ranked 12th in the United States, while ranked 1915th and 75th among best cities to live in the world.

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Manama San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.61
$20.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.9
$85.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.11
$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.93
$8.25
☕ Cappuccino
$5.22
$5.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.84
$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$2399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$497
$1894
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1650
$4351
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1097
$3534
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.2
$184
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$118
$286
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.4
$69.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.41%
6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2471
$9294
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1550
$7063
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.86
$2.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.8
$72.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$47.3
$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$3.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$3.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.66
$4.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.84
$14.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$4.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$3.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$5.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$1.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$3.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.4
$18.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$3.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.37
$11.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.49
$16.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.01
$10.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.81
$5.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.42
$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.2
$72.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.1
$132
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.83
$28
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.9
$56.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.5
$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$436
$1752
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10026
$21468

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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
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Coronado
$2973
7.2 km or 4.5 mi National
$2877
13 km or 7.8 mi Lemon Grove
$2783
14 km or 9 mi Chula Vista
$2893
14 km or 9 mi La Mesa
$2775
16 km or 9.8 mi Imperial Beach
$2786
18 km or 11 mi La Jolla
$2821
21 km or 13 mi El Cajon
$2936
24 km or 15 mi Tijuana
$1050
25 km or 15 mi Santee
$2799
30 km or 19 mi Poway
$2765
38 km or 24 mi Encinitas
$2853
40 km or 25 mi Las Delicias
$922
43 km or 26 mi Rosarito Beach
$922
46 km or 29 mi Escondido
$2795
47 km or 30 mi San Marcos
$2718
52 km or 33 mi Carlsbad
$2997
54 km or 33 mi Vista
$2783
57 km or 36 mi Oceanside
$2926
73 km or 46 mi Fallbrook
$2767
88 km or 55 mi Temecula
$2579
91 km or 57 mi San Clemente
$2886
95 km or 59 mi Murrieta
$3006
97 km or 61 mi Dana Point
$2828
98 km or 61 mi French Valley
$2650
99 km or 61 mi San Juan Capistrano
$2842
99 km or 61 mi Wildomar
$2717
104 km or 65 mi Laguna Niguel
$3001
107 km or 66 mi Laguna Beach
$2928
107 km or 67 mi Menifee
$2587
109 km or 68 mi Ensenada
$912
109 km or 68 mi Lake Elsinore
$2654
110 km or 68 mi Mission Viejo
$3444
110 km or 69 mi Laguna Hills
$3035
111 km or 69 mi Rancho Santa Margarita
$2950
114 km or 71 mi Aliso Viejo
$3330
114 km or 71 mi Lake Forest
$3047
115 km or 72 mi Hemet
$2789
119 km or 74 mi Perris
$2595
119 km or 74 mi Temescal Valley
$2647